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John Tanner (Tennessee politician) (John Sumners Tanner) was born on 22 September, 1944 in Halls, Tennessee, U.S., is an American politician (born 1944). Discover John Tanner (Tennessee politician)'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 79 years old?

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Age 79 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 22 September 1944
Birthday 22 September
Birthplace Halls, Tennessee, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1944

John Sumners Tanner (born September 22, 1944) is a former American politician who served as the U.S. representative for TN's 8th congressional district, serving from 1989 until 2011.

He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Since his retirement, Tanner has served as the Vice Chairman of Prime Policy Group.

Tanner was born in Halls, Tennessee, the son of Edith Adell (Sumners) and Emerson Beck "Buzz" Tanner.

He grew up in Union City, Tennessee.

1968

Following graduation from the University of Tennessee, he served in the United States Navy from 1968 to 1972.

1976

He was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1976, replacing Larry Bates, who mounted an unsuccessful primary challenge against U.S. Congressman Ed Jones.

Tanner received much of his knowledge of politics as a youth from his father E.B. "Buzz" Tanner who was successful in the financial and insurance business.

He became a member of a highly political and influential law firm out of law school in his home town community and soon ran for office as a state legislator in the House of Representatives.

He was also a relative of then House Speaker Ned McWherter, who later was elected governor twice and was an extremely powerful political force in the state, having friends on both sides of the political aisle.

1988

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.

1990

Tanner was reelected in 1990 with no major-party opposition, a feat he repeated in 1992.

1992

It is reported that Tanner could have been appointed to the United States Senate by governor of Tennessee Ned McWherter in 1992 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 denied rumors that he might switch parties, and has an earned reputation as a moderate.

1994

He handily defeated Republican opponents in 1994 (the only time besides his initial election that he faced a serious or well-funded challenger), 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006.

1995

Tanner gained notoriety during the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal when it was revealed in the Starr Report that Clinton was receiving fellatio from Monica Lewinsky while on the phone with Tanner on November 15, 1995, between 9:31pm and 9:35pm.

Tanner favored balancing the federal budget and paying down the national debt.

1998

In 1998, he was completely unopposed.

2004

In 2004 and 2008, he faced James L. Hart, an avowed eugenicist.

On both occasions, Hart was disavowed by the state Republican Party.

In 2004, Congressman Tanner made a brief but unintended cameo appearance alongside Michael Moore in Fahrenheit 9/11, where Moore was trying to get Congressmen to have their children enlist in the Military to go to Iraq.

He drafted a bill that would require special bipartisan commissions rather than state legislatures to redraw congressional districts when necessary due to U.S. Census count changes.

It is generally believed that this bill was a response to Republican-inspired mid-decade redistricting in Texas and recent similar efforts in Colorado and Georgia.

2006

He was a strong opponent of the fiscal policies of President George W. Bush, voting against many of the tax cuts passed during his terms; yet, he was one of 43 Democrats to vote to repeal the estate tax in 2006.

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 had a more liberal voting record.

He often voted with his party on separation of church and states issues, and 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.

He also supported affirmative action and public education.

Tanner was firmly opposed to Bush's attempt to reform Social Security.

2008

After both his district and state chose the former first lady, Congressman Tanner endorsed Senator Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign in April 2008.

He currently works for Nashville law firm Miller & Martin and the Prime Policy Group, a lobbying firm.

2009

Tanner announced on December 1, 2009, that he would not seek re-election in 2010 and would retire after 11 terms in Congress.

State Senator Roy Herron gave up his gubernatorial bid and ran for Tanner's congressional seat.

However, he only tallied 39.8 percent of the vote against Republican farmer Stephen Fincher.

Indeed, no Democrat running in the district has cracked the 40 percent mark since Tanner left office.

As a Congressman, Tanner sponsored a bill to repeal the inheritance tax (which was vetoed by President Clinton) and he is in favor of a balanced budget.

2011

He became chairman of the International Conservation Caucus Foundation, a non-profit group that advocates U.S. leadership in conservation programs globally, in fall of 2011.

Tanner is a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One.