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Barton Jennings "Bart" Gordon, a Democrat represented the Sixth Congressional District of Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2011.
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Bio
Gordon was born January 24, 1949 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University. Gordon was the state chairman of the Tennessee . When Sixth District Congressman Al Gore ran for the U. S. Senate in 1984, Gordon won a hard-fought race for Gore's former seat.
Congressional career
Gordon is frequently described as a moderate.
Gordon was reelected by large margins until 1994, when his Republican opponent was attorney Steve Gill], a former University of Tennessee basketball player who is now a radio talk show host. Gordon only won by one percentage point, but managed to defeat Gill more handily in 1996. Gordon was re-elected by large margins in 1998 and 2000. He faced no significant opposition in 2002 and 2004, in large part because the 2002 reapportionment by the Democratic-controlled Tennessee General Assembly removed Williamson County, a large suburban area south of Nashville which is very strongly conservative and Republican, from the Sixth Congressional District and added it to the already overwhelmingly-Republican Seventh District. That district is now represented by Marsha Blackburn, a Williamson County resident who was Gordon's opponent in 1992.
2006 elections
In 2006, the Republicans nominated David R. Davis to face Gordon in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [1] Gordon retained his seat.
Money in politics
This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.
| Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle | |
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| Donor | Amount (US Dollars) |
| Air Line Pilots Assn | $ 10,000 |
| American Assn of Clinical Urologists | $ 10,000 |
| American Assn of Neurological Surgeons | $ 10,000 |
| American Assn of Orthopaedic Surgeons | $ 10,000 |
| American Bankers Assn | $ 10,000 |
| American College of Emergency Physicians | $ 10,000 |
| American College of Surgeons Prof Assn | $ 10,000 |
| American Soc Cataract/Refractive Surgery | $ 10,000 |
| American Society of Plastic Surgeons | $ 10,000 |
| Blue Dog PAC | $ 10,000 |
| FedEx Corp | $ 10,000 |
| Honeywell International | $ 10,000 |
| International Assn of Fire Fighters | $ 10,000 |
| Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers | $ 10,000 |
| National Assn of Home Builders | $ 10,000 |
| National Beer Wholesalers Assn | $ 10,000 |
| National Cable & Telecommunications Assn | $ 10,000 |
| National HealthCare Corp | $ 10,000 |
| National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn | $ 10,000 |
| T-Mobile USA | $ 10,000 |
| Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates. | |
| Links to more campaign contribution information for Bart Gordon from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site. |
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| Fundraising profile: | 2008 election cycle | Career totals |
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- Revolving door profile for Bart Gordon from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
- 2006 privately funded travel profile for Bart Gordon from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
- Personal finance profile for Bart Gordon from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
Committees and Affiliations
Committees
Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Subcommittee on Health
- Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet
- House Committee on Science and Technology, Chair
- Subcommittee on Environment and Energy
- Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight
- Subcommittee on Research and Science Education
- Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
- Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation
More Background Data
Wikipedia also has an article on Bart Gordon. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.
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Articles and resources
- Official website
- Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database
Local blogs and discussion sites
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Date of Birth: January 24, 1949 November 6, 1984 | |||
Latitude: 36°9′44.15″N
Longitude: 85°30′0.963″W
Latitude: 36°23′19.586″N
Longitude: 86°26′47.563″W
Latitude: 35°50′53.968″N
Longitude: 86°23′32.364″W
Latitude: 36°30′34.456″N
Longitude: 86°53′6.403″W
