BRIEF: Crockett County farmer to seek GOP bid to challenge Rep. John Tanner
DBGC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Stephen Fincher, a 37-year-old Crockett County farmer and a singing evangelist, announced Tuesday that he is the second Republican to seek the 8th Congressional District seat held by Democrat John Tanner.
Fincher, from the Frog Jump community south of Dyersburg, joins Brighton computer consultant Donn Janes for the GOP nomination. Tanner, first elected in 1988, hasn't had a well-funded opponent since then.
Fincher was not available for comment but released a statement:
"Tennessee families and seniors deserve better representation in Washington. I may not be a polished politician, but as a lifelong farmer I know that most problems can be solved with a little common-sense. When I'm elected, I'll put that common-sense to work for everyday Tennesseans, not the special interests. Trillion-dollar bailouts, bloated budgets and boondoggle spending packages aren't working, at least for my friends and neighbors ... "
Tanner is a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee, a founder of the Blue Dog Democratic coalition of fiscal conservatives and is currently serving as the president of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.
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