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Rep. John Tanner
Democrat • 8th District, Tennessee • 11th Term • Sworn In 1989
- 14 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 191 of 440) 3 Made Into Law (Ranks 3 of 440)
- 129 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 407 of 440) 6 Made Into Law (Ranks 254 of 440)
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- Rep. Mike Ross
- Rep. Frank LoBiondo
- Least often votes with:
- Rep. Walter Minnick
- Rep. Paul Broun
- Votes with party 95%
- Abstains: 9%
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Jim Cooper
John Tanner and Bart Gordon, in districts that were carried by John McCain. However, Cooper's district is one of two solidly Democratic districts in the ...
NUNNELEE - Washington is no longer a place for a Conservative Democrat
This announcement follows two other Blue Dogs announcement of their retirement from Congress – John Tanner and Bart Gordon, both from Tennessee. ...
RE: John Tanner
Bart Gordon (D-TX), and John Tanner (D-TN) both voted against the bill this fall, then quickly announced that they won't be seeking re-election in 2010. ...
How The Democrats Could Win For Losing
John Tanner and Bart Gordon of Tennessee, as well as Rep. Dennis Moore of Kansas) surprised Democratic leaders by voting with them to do something that ...
RE: John Tanner
Bart Gordon (D-TX), and John Tanner (D-TN) both voted against the bill this fall, then quickly announced that they won't be seeking re-election in 2010. ...
RE: John Tanner
As Tennesseans know, Blue Dog Democratic Congressmen Bart Gordon (TN-06) and John Tanner (TN-08) have both announced that they are retiring. ...
RE: John Tanner
As Tennesseans know, Blue Dog Democratic Congressmen Bart Gordon (TN-06) and John Tanner (TN-08) have both announced that they are retiring. ...
Commentary eyes 8th Congressional District
and John Tanner (D., Tenn.) have all announced their retirements. “Don't count on the Blue Dogs, though, since most of them are experts at folding under ...
Congressman To Switch Parties Over Health Care
...numbers of democratic moderates are dwindling. Rep. Bart Gordon is retiring Rep. John Tanner is retiring Rep. Dennis Moore is retiring All of those three are Blue Dogs Rep. Brian Baird is retiring (he is a moderate as far as being a deficit hawk) Also,
RE: John Tanner
As Tennesseans know, Blue Dog Democratic Congressmen Bart Gordon (TN-06) and John Tanner (TN-08) have both announced that they are retiring. ...
Rating Change Signifies Challenge to Tenn.’s Davis
...even as they favored Republican presidential nominee John McCain . But the unexpected retirement announcements by 8th District Rep. Tanner on Dec. 1 and by 6th District incumbent Gordon on Dec. 14 changed those races from uphill Republican challenges to
Rating Change Signifies Challenge to Tenn.'s Davis
But 2010 is looming as a tougher year for Democrats than 2006 or 2008 both nationally and in Tennessee, where two senior House Democrats, John Tanner and ...
RE: John Tanner
... District Congressional seat that will be vacated upon the retirement of incumbent Congressman John Tanner, who has said he will not seek re-election. ...
Alabama Democrat Switching Parties in Blow to Obama, Pelosi
...of Southern Republicans, moderate-to-conservative Democrats in the South--like Griffith and retiring Tennessee Reps. Bart Gordon and John Tanner--more easily win re-election in suburban districts by voting against the national leadership, not with it...
Ridgeway won't run for Congress
... Congressional seat that will be vacated upon the retirement of incumbent Congressman John Tanner, who has said he will not seek re-election in 2010. ...
Gizzi on Politics, Dec. 21, 2009
Neil Abercrombie (D.-Hawaii) announced he was resigning to run for governor full-time and less than two weeks after Rep. John Tanner (D.-Tenn. ...
Democrats Worry of Dismal Mid-Term
...As John Dickerson reports, the Blue Dogs have an early case of the mid-term election blues. Tennessee Democratic Rep. John Tanner, one of four congressmen to announce his retirement in as many weeks, talks about the congressional Blue Dog Coalition, whi
US House retirements will cost Tennessee clout
Bart Gordon and John Tanner, combined with US Rep. Zach Wamp's decision to run for governor, will give Tennesseans an exciting political year in 2010. ...
Questions over judge's action damaging Shorstein
The officers testified they feared not getting a fair trial from Hammond because of his relationship with John Tanner. As evidence, they presented an ...
State will lose clout
...Recent retirement announcements by Reps. Bart Gordon and John Tanner, combined with Rep. Zach Wamp's decision to run for governor, will give Tennesseans an exciting political year in 2010. But the three departures also will diminish the Tennessee House
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*Longtime US Rep. John Tanner announces Dec. 1 that he will retire at the end of his term next year, leading several Democrats to consider a run for the 8th ...
Rep. Bart Gordon's exit opens door for GOP outsiders
... himself as a political newcomer in the race for the seat in Tennessee's 8th Congressional District being vacated by Democratic Rep. John Tanner. ...
RE: John Tanner
and John Tanner (Tenn.) -- also voted to increase the debt limit. That was surprising as they're all Blue Dog Democrats, dedicated to fighting deficit ...
RE: John Tanner
Tennessee Democratic Rep. John Tanner, one of four congressmen to announce his retirement in as many weeks, talks about the congressional Blue Dog Coalition ...
Looming retirements could smooth rough votes for House Democrats
and John Tanner (Tenn.) -- also voted to increase the debt limit. That was surprising as they're all Blue Dog Democrats, dedicated to fighting deficit ...
RE: John Tanner
and John Tanner (Tenn.) -- also voted to increase the debt limit. That was surprising as they're all Blue Dog Democrats, dedicated to fighting deficit ...
'Boro benefited greatly from Gordon
“Like John Tanner, Bart Gordon can see the writing on the wall in 2010 and has chosen to step aside,” Tennessee Republican Party Chairman Chris Devaney said ...
Wilhite faces lawsuit over travel show
The State Attorney's Office under John Tanner couldn't help us. We've gone to the Attorney General. The (Florida) Department of Agriculture and Consumer ...
Law student looks at Tanner seat
Another Democrat with strong Jackson ties could jump in the race to replace longtime US Rep. John Tanner of Union City. ...
Law student looks at Tanner seat
...Democrat with strong Jackson ties could jump in the race to replace longtime U.S. Rep. John Tanner of Union City. William Godwin, a 24-year-old University of Chicago law student, announced Friday that he has formed an exploratory committee to consider a
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