Current Office: U.S. House
Current District: 8
First Elected: 11/08/1988
Last Elected: 11/04/2008
Next Election: 2010
Party: Democratic
Background Information
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Betty Ann
2 Children: Elizabeth Tanner Atkins, John Portis.
Birth Date: 09/22/1944
Birthplace: Halls, TN
Home City: Union City, TN
Religion: Disciples of Christ
Education:
JD, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 1968
BS, Business Administration, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 1966.
Professional Experience:
Tennessee National Guard, Lieutenant Colonel, 1974-2000
Lieutenant, United States Navy, 1968-1972
Owner Insurance Company
Attorney, Elam Glasgow Tanner & Acree Law Firm.
Political Experience:
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1988-present
Chief Deputy Whip, House Democratic Caucus, 109th and 110th Congress
Representative, Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1976-1988
Tennessee House Committee on Commerce, Chair, 1987-1988.
Organizations:
Member, 32nd Degree Mason
Member, American Legion
Member, The Concord Coalition
Elder, First Christian Church, Disciples of Christ
Member, Masons
Vice President, NATO Parliamentary Assembly
Member, New Democrat Coalition
Member, Obion County Bar Association
Member, Obion County Chamber of Commerce
Member, Obion County Cancer Society
Member, Professional Advisory Board of ALSAC-Saint Jude Childrens Research Hospital
Member, Union City Rotary Club.
Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Chief Deputy Whip, House Democratic Caucus, 109th and 110th Congress
Army Caucus, 108th Congress
Co-founder, Blue Dog Coalition
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.
Chair, United States Delegation to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Parliamentary Assembly.
Committees:
Foreign Affairs, Member
Subcommittee on Europe, Member
Subcommittee on Social Security, Chair
Subcommittee on Trade, Member
Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Member
Ways and Means, Member
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Contact Information
Washington, D.C. Website:
http://www.house.gov/tanner/
Washington, D.C. Webmail:
http://www.house.gov/writerep/
Washington, D.C. Address
1226 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-4714
Fax: 202-225-1765
District Address
8120 Highway 51 North, Suite 3
Millington, TN 38053
Phone: 901-873-5690
Fax: 901-873-5692
District Address
Federal Building, Room B-7
Jackson, TN 38301
Phone: 731-423-4848
Fax: 731-427-1537
District Address
Post Office Box 629
Union City, TN 38281
Phone: 731-885-7070
Fax: 731-885-7094
District Address
Toll Free: 931-289-3357
District Address
Toll Free: 615-441-2030
District Address
Toll Free: 931-296-0860
District Address
Toll Free: 931-503-1777
Key Staff AddressRandy Ford Press Secretary 1226 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-4208 Phone: 202-225-4714 Fax: 202-225-1765
Key Staff AddressVickie Walling Chief of Staff 1226 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-4208 Phone: 202-225-4714 Fax: 202-225-1765
Key Staff AddressKathy Becker Appointment Secretary 1226 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-4208 Phone: 202-225-4714 Fax: 202-225-1765
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