| 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 2638 - Continuing Appropriations
Legislation (Yea)
Sept. 24, 2008 - Appropriates funds necessary to continue until March 6, 2009 projects or activities that were conducted in fiscal year 2008 and for which funds or ...
HR 2642 - GI Bill, Funding for Midwest Flood Cleanup, Extension of Unemployment Benefits, and Other Provisions
Legislation (Yea)
June 19, 2008 - Appropriates $8.48 billion for natural disaster relief and recovery, including $5.76 billion for construction of flood prevention and protection structures in Louisiana. ...
HR 2642 - G.I. Bill Expansion and Other Domestic Provisions
More Key Votes
Legislation (Yea)
May 15, 2008 - Designates amounts of payments to be made to fund the higher education of individuals who have served on active duty in the Armed Forces ...
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Disabled American Veterans House of Representatives Score | 100% |
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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