| Full Name: | John Tanner |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Betty Ann; 2 Children: Elizabeth Tanner Atkins, John Portis |
| Birth Date: | 09/22/1944 |
| Birth Place: | Halls, TN |
| Home City: | Union City, TN |
| Religion: | Disciples of Christ |
Summary
John Tanner
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts, Entertainment, and History
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
Recent Key Votes
HR 847 - 9/11 Health and Compensation Act
Legislation (Did Not Vote)
Dec. 22, 2010 - Establishes the World Trade Center Health Program, beginning July 1, 2011, to provide the following (Sec. 101): Medical monitoring and treatment benefits to ...
HR 3470 - Infant Mortality Pilot Programs
Legislation (Yea)
Sept. 22, 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to state, county, city, territorial, or tribal health departments to create and implement ...
HR 1586 - Aid To States for Medicaid, Teacher Employment, and Other Purposes
More Key Votes
Legislation (Did Not Vote)
Aug. 10, 2010 - Appropriates $10 billion for the Education Jobs Fund to be allocated to states for the retention, rehiring, or hiring of elementary and secondary education ...
Recent Public Statements
Remarks to the House of Representatives--Hon. John S. Tanner
Dec. 18, 2010 - * Mr. TANNER. Madam Speaker, it has been a true privilege for Betty Ann and me to represent Tennessee's 8th district in this chamber for ...
Omnibus Trade Act of 2010
Dec. 15, 2010 - BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT Mr. TANNER. Thank you, Chairman Levin, and I want to thank Mr. Brady, who is the ranking member on the Trade Subcommittee. ...
Letter to Senators McConnell and Reid
More Public Statements
Dec. 9, 2010 - Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the founder and co-chair of the House Bipartisan Task Force on Nonproliferation, this week led a letter, cosigned by 34 ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | League of Women Voters Children's Health Issues Score | 100% |
| 2009-2010 | Alzheimer's Impact Movement Positions | 33% |
| 2010 | American Public Health Association Positions | 25% |
Campaign Finances
| Election Cycle | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Total Income | $39,141.39 |
| Total Spent | $559,282.28 |
| Cash On Hand | $354,483.03 |
| Debt | $0.00 |
| Source | OpenSecrets.org |
| Updated | 12/31/2012 |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
John Tanner repeatedly refused to provide any responses to citizens on the issues through the 2008 Political Courage Test when asked to do so by national leaders of the political parties, prominent members of the media, Project Vote Smart President Richard Kimball, and Project Vote Smart staff.
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