John S. Tanner

A Representative from Tennessee. Born in Halls, Lauderdale County, Tenn. , September 22, 1944. Graduated from Union City High School, Union City, 1962. B. S. , University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn. , 1966. J. D. , University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn. , 1968. United States Navy, 1968-1972. Tennessee Army National Guard, 1974-2000. Lawyer, private practice. Member of the Tennessee state house of representatives, 1976-1986. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred First and to the ten succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1989-January 3, 2011). Not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010.