'''John S. Tanner''', a [[United States Democratic Party| Democrat]], has represented the Eighth Congressional District of [[:Category:Members of the U.S. Congress from Tennessee|Tennessee]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]] since 1988. ([http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/tn08_109.gif map])
==Record and controversies==
===Voting record===
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==Bio==
In 2006, the [[Republican Party|Republicans]] nominated [[John Farmer]] to face Tanner in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See [[U.S. congressional elections in 2006]]) [http://opensecrets.org/states/election.asp?State=AL&year=2006] Tanner retained his seat.
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==Committees and Affiliations ==
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==Articles and Resources==
* [http://www.house.gov/tanner/ Official website]
*[http://opensecrets.org/races/index.asp Open Secrets] - 2006 congressional races database
====Local blogs and discussion sites====
==Contact==
[[Category:Members of U.S. House of Representatives|Tanner, John]]
[[Category:Members of the Tennessee House of Representatives|Tanner, John]]
==Articles and Resources==
* [http://www.house.gov/tanner/ Official website]
*[http://opensecrets.org/races/index.asp Open Secrets] - 2006 congressional races database
====Local blogs and discussion sites====