John is a former Congressman for the U.S. House of Representatives for the Eighth Congressional District of Tennessee. He focuses his practice on governmental relations.
Overview
John is a former Congressman for the U.S. House of Representatives for the Eighth Congressional District of Tennessee. He focuses his practice on governmental relations.
Practice Area
Distinctions
- U.S. House of Representatives for the Eighth Congressional District of Tennessee, Former Congressman
- Social Security Subcommittee and Ways and Means Subcommittee, Chairman
- House Armed Services and House Science Committees, Member
- Chief Deputy Whip, the Democratic Congress in the 109th, 110th and 111th Congresses
- Democratic Blue Dog Coalition, Co-founder
- U.S. House delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Chairman
- NATO Parliamentary Assembly, President, 2008-2010
- Tennessee House of Representatives, Representative, 1976-1988
- Tennessee Army National Guard, Retired Colonel, 1974-2000
- U.S. Navy Reserve Judge Advocate General’s Corps, Judge Advocate, 1968-1972
- Board Member, Board of Visitors for the Naval Academy, the Air Force Academy and the U.S. Military Academy
- Union City Rotary Club, Past President and Paul Harris Fellow
- St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Advisory Board, Member
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 1968
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1972
Education
- University of Tennessee, J.D., 1968
- University of Tennessee, B.A., Business Administration, 1966
Associations
- Center for Strategic and International Studies Board
- Atlantic Council Board
- Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Board
Papers, Presentations & Publications
- Featured in Back on His Own Schedule in the National Journal.
- Published in Stanford Law & Policy Review on Congressional Gerrymandering