Full Name:
John Tanner
Gender:
Male
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
JD, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 1968
BS, Business Administration, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 1966
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1988-2010
Tennessee House Committee on Commerce, Chair, 1987-1988
Army Caucus, 108th Congress
Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus, 108th Congress
Congressional Wireless Caucus, 108th Congress
Congressional Vietnam-Era Veterans Caucus, 108th Congress
Congressional Soybean Caucus, 108th Congress
Congressional Internet Caucus, 108th Congress
Congressional Fire Services Caucus, 108th Congress
Co-founder, Blue Dog Coalition
Executive Board, Congressional Arts Caucus, 108th Congress
Steering Committee, Congressional Rural Health Care Caucus
Experience, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
Experience, Democratic Study Group
Chief Deputy Whip, House Democratic Caucus, 109th and 110th Congress
Experience, House Wireless Caucus
Experience, I-69 Caucus
Experience, 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
Attorney, Elam Glasgow Tanner & Acree Law Firm
Experience, Owner Insurance Company
Tennessee National Guard, Lieutenant Colonel, 1974-2000
Lieutenant, United States Navy, 1968-1972
Member, 32nd Degree Mason
Member, American Legion
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 Cancer Society
Member, Obion County Chamber of Commerce
Member, Professional Advisory Board of ALSAC-Saint Jude Childrens Research Hospital
Member, The Concord Coalition
Member, Union City Rotary Club
Astrological Sign:
Virgo
Awards:
-Silver Bayonet Award, American Veterans
-Outdoor Life Conservation Award for Public Service
Names of Grandchildren:
Abby Frances Atkins and Tanner Lantrip Atkins
Number of Grandchildren:
2