John S. Tanner

Former Congressman John Tanner joins Miller & Martin after serving in the U.S. House of Representatives for 22 years where he represented Tennessee's 8th congressional district. While in Congress, John served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Ways and Means Committee, where he chaired both the Social Security Subcommittee and the Trade Subcommittee. John also served on the House Armed Services and House Science Committees and served as Chief Deputy Whip for the Democratic Congress in the 109th, 110th and 111th Congresses. John is known and respected for his leadership as a co-founder of the Democratic Blue Dog Coalition and was a leader in Congress advocating for a fiscally conservative agenda, specifically directed at balancing the budget and decreasing the nation's debt burden. John also chaired the U.S. House delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, the alliance's legislative branch, for several years. In November 2008, legislators from all NATO member nations elected John to serve as President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly for two years. He is the past President and a Paul Harris Fellow of the Union City Rotary Club and serves as an Elder of the First Christian Church, Disciples of Christ. He is also a member of the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Professional Advisory Board.

• Attorney

• Tennessee House of Representatives, Member, 1976 - 1988
• Tennessee Army, National Guard; Colonel, 1974 - 2000
• United States Navy JAG Corps, 1968 - 1972
• Naval Academy; Air Force Academy; U.S. Military Academy, Board of Visitors

• Tennessee, 1968

• Center for Strategic and International Studies Board (Member)
• Atlantic Council Board (Member)
• Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Board (Member)