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John Tanner
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| U.S. Representative John Tanner (D) | ||
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| Leadership: | No leadership position | |
| Committees: | House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and House Committee on Ways and Means | |
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2010 candidates for TN-08 | ||
| Confirmed: | John Tanner, James Hart, Donn James | |
| Considering: | None so far | |
| Rumored: | None so far | |
| Potential: | None so far | |
| Dropped-out: | Craig Steinfels | |
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John S. Tanner, a Democrat, has represented the Eighth Congressional District of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives since 1988.
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Record and controversies
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Iraq War
Tanner voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.[1]
Environmental record
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Bio
Background
Tanner was born September 22, 1944 in Halls, Tennessee and graduated from the University of Tennessee. Tanner served in the United States Navy from 1968 to 1972. He was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1976, replacing Larry Bates, who mounted an unsuccessful primary challenge against Congressman Ed Jones.
Congressional Career
When Jones retired in 1988, Tanner won the Democratic nomination for the seat and handily defeated Republican nominee Ed Bryant, who went on to represent the neighboring 7th District from 1995 to 2003.
Tanner was reelected in 1990 with no major-party opposition, a feat he repeated in 1992. In 1998, he was completely unopposed. He handily defeated Republican opponents in 1994 (the only time besides his initial election that he faced a serious or well-funded Republican), 1996, 2000, 2002 and 2004. His 2004 opponent, James L. Hart, was an avowed eugenicist disavowed by the state Republican Party.
Positions and Views
As a Congressman, Tanner has sponsored a bill to repeal the inheritance tax (which was vetoed by President Bill Clinton), and he is in favor of a balanced budget. It is reported that Tanner could have been appointed to the United States Senate by governor of Tennessee Ned McWherter in1992 to replace Al Gore but he declined the offer, and Harlan Mathews was appointed as a caretaker instead. Tanner was a founder of the Blue Dog Democrats, and has an earned reputation as a moderate.
Tanner is strongly in favor of balancing the budget and paying down the national debt, and has been a strong opponent of the fiscal policies of President George W. Bush, voting against virtually all tax cuts passed since his taking office. Tanner was one of the few Democrats in the House to vote in favor of CAFTA and has long distanced himself from the majority of his party on issues such as bankruptcy law and lawsuit reform. He voted for the Federal Marriage Amendment, the ban on "partial-birth" abortions, limiting death penalty appeals, and has voted against most gun control measures. On other issues he is more liberal: he often votes with his party on separation of church and states issues, and has consistently voted against the Flag Desecration Amendment. Tanner voted with the majority of his party to expand stem cell research and against renewing the controversial portions of the Patriot Act.
Tanner received much of his knowledge of politics as a youth from his mother Doris, who was an associate professor of history at the University of Tennessee-Martin and a former Women's Auxiliary Service Pilot (WASP) in World War II who had long been a leading advocate for these women to receive veteran status, which they were eventually granted.
In 2004, Congressman Tanner made a brief cameo appearance alongside Michael Moore in Fahrenheit 9/11.
He recently drafted a bill that would forbid state legislatures from drawing congressional districts. It is generally believed that this bill is a response to Republican-inspired mid-decade redistricting in Texas and recent similar efforts in Colorado and Georgia.
2006 elections
In 2006, the Republicans nominated John Farmer to face Tanner in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [1] Tanner 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) |
| UST Inc | $ 19,300 |
| HealthSouth Corp | $ 12,500 |
| Alpine Group | $ 11,700 |
| AT&T Inc | $ 10,500 |
| AFLAC Inc | $ 10,000 |
| Altria Group | $ 10,000 |
| American Bankers Assn | $ 10,000 |
| American College of Radiology | $ 10,000 |
| Blue Dog PAC | $ 10,000 |
| Brown-Forman Corp | $ 10,000 |
| Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu | $ 10,000 |
| Home Depot | $ 10,000 |
| Indep Insurance Agents & Brokers/America | $ 10,000 |
| International Council of Shopping Cntrs | $ 10,000 |
| Investment Co Institute | $ 10,000 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | $ 10,000 |
| Koch Industries | $ 10,000 |
| KPMG International | $ 10,000 |
| Medtronic Inc | $ 10,000 |
| Morgan Stanley | $ 10,000 |
| National Auto Dealers Assn | $ 10,000 |
| National Beer Wholesalers Assn | $ 10,000 |
| National Thoroughbred Racing Assn | $ 10,000 |
| Natl Assn Real Estate Investment Trusts | $ 10,000 |
| Natl Assn/Insurance & Financial Advisors | $ 10,000 |
| New York Life Insurance | $ 10,000 |
| Operating Engineers Union | $ 10,000 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers | $ 10,000 |
| UBS AG | $ 10,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores | $ 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 John Tanner from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site. |
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| Fundraising profile: | 2008 election cycle | Career totals |
| Top contributors by organization/corporation: | 2008 election cycle | Career totals |
| Top contributors by industry: | 2008 election cycle | Career totals |
- Revolving door profile for John Tanner from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
- 2006 privately funded travel profile for John Tanner from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
- Personal finance profile for John Tanner from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
Committees and Affiliations
Committees
Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- Subcommittee on Oversight
- Subcommittee on Trade
Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- Subcommittee on Oversight
- Subcommittee on Trade
- Trustee of the Meridian International Center
Coalitions and Caucuses
- Army Caucus, 108th Congress
- Executive Board, Congressional Arts Caucus, 108th Congress
- Congressional Fire Services Caucus, 108th Congress
- Congressional Internet Caucus, 108th Congress
- Steering Committee, Congressional Rural Health Care Caucus.
- Congressional Soybean Caucus, 108th Congress
- Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
- Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus, 108th Congress
- Congressional Vietnam-Era Veterans Caucus, 108th Congress
- Congressional Wireless Caucus, 108th Congress
- Democratic Study Group
- House Wireless Caucus
- I-69 Caucus
- Mississippi River Caucus
- Vice-Chair, National Guard & Reserve Components Congressional Members Organization
- Vice Chair, Reserve Components Caucus, 108th Congress
Boards and other Affiliations
- Member, 32nd Degree Mason
- Member, American Legion
- Member, Blue Dog Coalition
- Member, Masons
- Member, New Democrat Coalition
- Member, Obion County Chamber of Commerce
- Member, Obion County Cancer Society
- Member, Obion County Bar Association
- Member, Professional Advisory Board of ALSAC-Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital
- Member, The Concord Coalition
- Vice President, NATO Parliamentary Assembly
- Member, Union City Rotary Club
More Background Data
Wikipedia also has an article on John Tanner. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.
Contact
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Articles and resources
- Official website
- Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database
Local blogs and discussion sites
Semantic data
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| Current Office: U.S. House of Representatives | |||
| Title: Rep | First name: John | Middle name: | Last name: Tanner |
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| Party: D | State: TN | District:
08 District short: 8 | Currently in office? True |
| Gender: M | |||
| Phone: 202-225-4714 | Fax: 202-225-1765 | Website: http://www.house.gov/tanner/ | Webform email: http://www.house.gov/writerep Email address: |
| DC office: 1226 Longworth House Office Building | |||
| Bioguide ID: T000038 | Votesmart ID: 27074 | FEC ID: H8TN08033 | Govtrack ID: 400395 |
| CRP ID: N00003254 | Eventful ID: P0-001-000016635-0 | Old Sunlight ID: | Twitter ID: |
| OpenCongress Wiki URL: http://www.opencongress.org/wiki/John_Tanner | YouTubeID: | Senate class: | |
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| Current Office: U.S. House of Representatives | |||
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| Leadership Position: | Committees Chaired: | Committees, Ranking Member On: | Caucuses: Congressional Rural Health Care Caucus, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, Democratic Study Group, House Wireless Caucus, I-69 Caucus, Mississippi River Caucus, National Guard & Reserve Components Congressional Members Organization |
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House Committee on Foreign Affairs, House Committee on Foreign Affairs/Subcommittee on Europe, House Committee on Ways and Means, House Committee on Ways and Means/Subcommittee on Oversight, House Committee on Ways and Means/Subcommittee on Trade | |||
| Congressional Career | |||
| First Elected to Current Office: November 8, 1988 | First Took Current Office: January 3, 1989 | Next Election: November 2, 2010 | Term Ends: |
| Freshman Member? No | Previous Political Work? Tennessee House of Representatives | Other Party Membership: | |
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Latitude: 36°25′15.96″N
Longitude: 89°3′58.32″W
Latitude: 35°20′29.308″N
Longitude: 89°53′50.31″W
Latitude: 35°36′50.991″N
Longitude: 88°49′10.4″W
