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Fincher to Debate Herron in October
Stephen Fincher for Congress
August 28, 2010
FROG JUMP, TN - Republican congressional candidate Stephen Fincher today announced that his campaign has accepted an invitation from Union University officials to participate in an Eighth District congressional debate on that school’s campus in October.
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Fincher Applauds Stem Cell Decision
Stephen Fincher for Congress
August 26, 2010
FROG JUMP, TN - Republican congressional candidate Stephen Fincher applauded this week's federal court decision by Judge Royce Lamberth to block President Obama's executive order that violated a congressional ban on federal money being used to destroy human embryos.
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Fincher Reaffirms Commitment to Seniors
Stephen Fincher for Congress
August 19, 2010
FROG JUMP, TN - Republican Stephen Fincher reacted to misleading attacks from Democrat Roy Herron's campaign by reaffirming his commitment to fight for the seniors of the eighth district.
Taking another page out of the Obama-Pelosi-Herron politics-as-usual playbook by parroting the President's recent speech, 24-year career politician Roy Herron's campaign has publicized outright lies regarding Stephen Fincher's position on Social Security.
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Fincher Starts Campaign
with Double-Digit Lead
Stephen Fincher for Congress
August 18, 2010
FROG JUMP - Stephen Fincher for Congress today released the results of a poll that shows Fincher emerging from the Republican primary campaign with a double-digit lead over his nearest general election rival in the race for Tennessee's eighth district congressional seat.
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Fincher Says Obama is Wrong on NYC Mosque
Stephen Fincher for Congress
August 17, 2010
FROG JUMP - Republican Stephen Fincher responded to President Barack Obama's recent endorsement of a proposed mosque near the site of the September 11th terrorist attacks in New York City.
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Fincher Commits To Unifying Republican Party, Defeating Career Politician Roy Herron
Stephen Fincher for Congress
August 6, 2010
FROG JUMP - Stephen Fincher, conservative Republican nominee for Tennessee's Eighth Congressional District, today released the following statement on the heels of last night's Republican Primary victory:
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Fincher Denounces Ruling to Block Important Arizona Immigration Law
Stephen Fincher for Congress
July 29, 2010
FROG JUMP - Stephen Fincher, conservative Republican candidate for Tennessee's Eighth Congressional District, today issued the following statement in response to a U.S. District court judge's ruling Wednesday to block key provisions in Arizona's immigration enforcement law:
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Fincher Awarded Key Second Amendment Endorsement
Stephen Fincher for Congress
July 28, 2010
FROG JUMP - Stephen Fincher, conservative Republican candidate for Tennessee's Eighth Congressional District, today accepted the powerful endorsement of the Gun Owners of America Political Victory Fund, an important organization in the fight to protect our Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.
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With Early Voting Underway, Fincher Campaign
Unveils Victory Task Force
Stephen Fincher for Congress
July 19, 2010
FROG JUMP - Stephen Fincher's campaign for Congress today released an impressive list of community leaders and Republican Party activists who are steering his grassroots victory operation across all 19 counties of the Eighth Congressional District.
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Fincher brings in most 2Q money in GOP race
The Jackson Sun
July 18, 2010
Stephen Fincher led his two major GOP challengers in fundraising in the second quarter, taking in about $212,000.
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Fincher Releases Impressive List of Endorsements
From Tennessee's Republican Leaders
Stephen Fincher for Congress
July 15, 2010
Stephen Fincher, farmer, gospel singer and conservative Republican candidate for Congress, today released an impressive list of Tennessee's Republican leaders who have endorsed his candidacy. With the vast majority of local Republican elected officials and party organizers endorsing Fincher, it's clear that Republican standard-bearers from across Middle and West Tennessee recognize that Fincher is the conservative leader who can win this November.
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Stephen Fincher Endorsed By Leading Tennessee Pro-Life Organization
Stephen Fincher for Congress
July 6, 2010
FROG JUMP - Stephen Fincher, conservative candidate for Tennessee's Eighth Congressional District, today was humbled to accept the endorsement of Tennessee Right to Life, the leading pro-life organization in the state of Tennessee.
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Fincher Overwhelmingly Endorsed By
Major Tea Party Organization
Stephen Fincher for Congress
June 29, 2010
FROG JUMP - Stephen Fincher, conservative Republican candidate for Tennessee's Eighth Congressional District, today accepted the overwhelming endorsement of the Humphreys County Tea Party, another indication of Fincher's considerable support with grassroots conservatives from all corners of the district.
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Stand with me against Nancy Pelosi
Stephen Fincher for Congress
June 29, 2010
We have been blessed with tremendous momentum generated throughout the 19 counties of the Eighth Congressional District.
I am convinced that, united by our conservative ideals, we won't be stopped in our quest to turn back Barack Obama's and Nancy Pelosi's liberal agenda.
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Fincher Tours Milan Arsenal, Challenges Tanner To Fight For West Tennessee Jobs
Stephen Fincher for Congress
June 24, 2010
FROG JUMP - Eighth District Congressional candidate Stephen Fincher today issued the following statement coinciding with his tour of the Milan Arsenal this afternoon and his meeting with Milan Mayor Chris Crider to discuss the issue:
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Stephen Fincher Endorsed by Gibson County Patriots
Stephen Fincher for Congress
June 23, 2010
FROG JUMP - Stephen Fincher, conservative candidate for Tennessee's Eighth Congressional District, today proudly accepted the unanimous endorsement of the Gibson County Patriots, a respected organization of 350 conservative activists from across the county.
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Poll Results Confirm Fincher's Decisive Victory at Slater Raider Freedom Forum
Stephen Fincher for Congress
June 17, 2010
FROG JUMP - Results of an online poll released today by The Mike Slater Radio Show confirm that conservative Stephen Fincher was the clear winner in Tuesday's Slater Raider Freedom Forum. The final numbers indicate that Fincher won the four-candidate congressional forum with 60% of the vote, outpacing runner-up Dr. Ron Kirkland by a wide 25% margin.
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Fincher Honors Tennessee's Fallen Heroes,
Fincher Attends Freedom Celebration, Wraps Week Long Care Package Drive for Our Troops
Stephen Fincher for Congress
June 7, 2010
FROG JUMP - Stephen Fincher, conservative Republican candidate for Tennessee's Eighth Congressional District, concluded a successful week-long care package drive for our troops on Saturday by joining hundreds of neighbors at the TJ Network's 2010 West Tennessee Freedom Celebration in Jackson.
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Fincher Honors Tennessee's Fallen Heroes,
Launches Weeklong Care Package Drive
Stephen Fincher for Congress
May 31, 2010
FROG JUMP - Stephen Fincher, Republican candidate for the Eighth Congressional District, today paid his respects to our fallen heroes and launched a weeklong care package drive to collect gifts and comforts from home for our troops currently stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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IN THE NEWS: Stephen Fincher hopes to break through in Congress race
The Paris Post-Intelligencer
May 28, 2010
Stephen Fincher seems to have come a long way since last summer when he was first approached by some Republican Party friends about running for Congress.
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Fincher Denounces Senate Passage of Ineffective Finance Reform Bill
Stephen Fincher for Congress
May 22, 2010
FROG JUMP - Stephen Fincher, conservative Republican candidate for Tennessee's Eighth Congressional District, today released the following statement regarding Senate passage of Wall Street reform legislation Thursday evening:
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IN THE NEWS: Stephen Fincher Touted by U.S. News & World Report
Stephen Fincher for Congress
May 20, 2010
The front-runner for the GOP nod is Stephen Fincher, who boasts a biography that could not be better suited for his demographic. "He's a farmer/gospel singer. They always describe him with the 'slash,'" says Wood. "It's a great fit for the district, and the two best things you can put on your resume in Tennessee."
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Fincher launches new TV, mail and sign campaign
Stephen Fincher for Congress
May 18, 2010
Stephen Fincher, local farmer and conservative Republican candidate for Tennessee's Eighth Congressional District, today launched an aggressive new television, mail, and sign campaign denouncing the liberal agenda of House Democrats and vowing to turn Washington upside-down and PLOW Congress.
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Poll: Fincher Leads by 23 in GOP Primary
Stephen Fincher for Congress
April 14, 2010
According to a new poll commissioned by his campaign and conducted by a nationally-respected survey research firm, Stephen Fincher is leading his closest competitor in the Republican primary by 23 points.
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In Case You Missed It: Conservative Doctor Voicing Support for Fincher
Stephen Fincher for Congress
April 13, 2010
Excerpts from Nicholas Beadle's blog post on phone calls from doctor and Chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee, Congressman Tom Price.
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Fincher tops $1,000,000 raised
Stephen Fincher for Congress
April 6, 2010
First Quarter fundraising reports to be filed soon with the Federal Election Commission will show that farmer, small businessman and gospel-singer Stephen Fincher has raised in excess of $1,000,000 from 1,058 donors through the end of March.
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Stephen Fincher Kicks Off Ad Campaign
Stephen Fincher for Congress
April 1, 2010
Frog Jump farmer and gospel-singer Stephen Fincher announced he's taking his campaign to the airwaves, unveiling an ad set to debut Thursday on district-wide cable and Jackson-area broadcast television.
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Fincher stops in Camden
The Camden Chronicle
March 30, 2010
Several people gathered at City Hall on Tuesday when Stephen Fincher stopped in Camden. He was on a tour through the Eight Congressional District. Fincher is running for the seat that will be vacated by John Tanner.
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Drafting the Conservative Class for 2010
Human Events Online
March 29, 2010
They're all challenging Democrat incumbents except for Fincher, who, according to McHenry, raised so much money that the incumbent John Tanner decided not to run again.
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Fincher: Congress is 'out of touch'
The Leaf Chronicle
March 25, 2010
Stephen Fincher is a farmer from Frog Jump. And he wants you to know it.
Fincher, a conservative seeking the GOP nomination for the 8th Congressional District, described the legislature as "out of touch" in a campaign stop in Clarksville on Tuesday.
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Fincher Visits; Blasts Recently Passed Demo Healthcare Plan
The Lake County Banner
March 24, 2010
Stephen Fincher made his final campaign stop of the day in Tiptonville Monday where he arrived ahead of schedule and brimming with enthusiasm.
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Fincher Kicks Off Campaign; denounces government takeover of healthcare and Medicare cuts
Stephen Fincher for Congress
March 22, 2010
Stephen Fincher, the conservative Republican candidate for Congress in the Eighth District, formally kicked off his campaign for Congress with a three day, 19 county bus tour from the Mississsippi River to Middle Tennessee. The sprawling Eighth District is currently represented by Congressman John Tanner, and many analysts cite Fincher as the reason for Tanner's retirement.
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Fincher kicks off 19-county bus tour
The Jackson Sun
March 17, 2010
Stephen Fincher, who is running as a Republican for the 8th District congressional seat, will kick off his campaign next week with a three-day, 19-county bus tour from the Mississippi River to Middle Tennessee, according to a news release. The schedule includes a stop in Jackson on Monday morning.
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Fincher to Kick Off Campaign with 19 County Tour
Stephen Fincher for Congress
March 16, 2010
Stephen Fincher, the conservative Republican candidate for Congress in the Eighth District, will kick off his campaign with a three day, 19 county bus tour from the Mississsippi River to Middle Tennessee.
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Fincher Wins 4th Consecutive County GOP Straw Poll
Stephen Fincher for Congress
March 7, 2010
Showing again that he is the overwhelming favorite of grassroots Republicans, Frog Jump farmer and gospel singer Stephen Fincher won his fourth consecutive straw poll Saturday night.
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Citizens United Political Victory Fund Backs Stephen Fincher
Stephen Fincher for Congress
March 4, 2010
Frog Jump farmer and gospel-singer Stephen Fincher today welcomed a key endorsement from Citizens United Political Victory Fund, a leading conservative group on Capitol Hill.
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Fincher first to oppose pay hikes for politicians
Stephen Fincher for Congress
February 25, 2010
Frog Jump farmer and gospel-singer Stephen Fincher today said he would vote against any congressional pay raise that comes up for a vote should he be elected to Congress. If a salary hike were to pass, anyway, Fincher pledged to return it to taxpayers by donating it to the Bureau of Public Debt's national debt reduction fund.
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Stephen Fincher Fish Fry raises votes, funds
Stephen Fincher for Congress
February 24, 2010
Stephen Fincher, Republican candidate for Congress in the Eighth District, held a campaign fish fry Wednesday with over 300 local supporters in attendance. This represents one of the largest campaign events in West Tennessee this year.
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Sessions raises for Fincher
The Politico
February 22, 2010
National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Pete Sessions is wading into the GOP primary in Tennessee's 8th Congressional District, appearing at fundraiser for candidate Stephen Fincher last week and donating $5,000 to his primary campaign last month, according to a House Republican aide.
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NRCC Chairman Headlines Fincher Fundraiser
Stephen Fincher for Congress
February 22, 2010
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX), chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, headlined a fundraising event for Frog Jump farmer and gospel-singer Stephen Fincher last week.
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3 County GOP Straw Polls, 3 Huge Victories
Stephen Fincher for Congress
February 19, 2010
Winning his third consecutive county GOP straw poll Thursday night by a stunning margin, Frog Jump farmer and gospel-singer Stephen Fincher once again proved himself to be the overwhelming grassroots favorite of 8th District Republicans.
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Fincher sweeps Madison Straw Poll
Stephen Fincher for Congress
February 6, 2010
Stephen Fincher won hearts and votes at the Madison County Reagan Dinner Friday night. While praising Reagan and promising to fight to stop the Obama-Pelosi agenda, Fincher received the only standing ovation of the evening and won 66% of the vote in the home county of one of his three opponents.
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8th District needs a conservative
The Jackson Sun
January 27, 2010
Full disclosure: I have volunteered some of my time to the Fincher campaign, most of it a few months back when everyone assumed he would be facing Tanner in the general election. I did so because Fincher wasn't a politician and wasn't interested in being one. He was just like any of us, a regular citizen who stepped forward to do what none of the established Republicans in this district were willing to do, mount a principled conservative challenge against John Tanner.
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FINCHER PLEDGES TO STAND UP FOR THE TAXPAYER
Stephen Fincher For Congress
January 26, 2010
Fincher has signed Americans for Tax Reform's "Taxpayer Protection Pledge" (promising to vote no on higher taxes), Americans for Prosperity's "No Climate Tax" pledge (promising to vote no on cap-and-trade), and Club for Growth's "Repeal It!" pledge (promising to vote yes on repealing government-run healthcare).
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Americans for Prosperity Applauds U.S. Congressional Candidate Stephen Fincher
American for Prosperity
January 26, 2010
The grassroots free-market group Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today applauded
U.S. House candidate Stephen Fincher (8th District) for signing the group's "No Climate Tax" pledge.
By doing so, Fincher joins more than 325 bipartisan lawmakers and candidates on the federal, state and
local levels pledging to "oppose legislation relating to climate change that includes a net increase
in government revenue."
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Can Democrats Reverse Free Fall?
CQ Politics
January 25, 2010
One of the NRCC's most highly touted candidates is Stephen Fincher, a farmer and gospel singer from western Tennessee who has demonstrated impressive fundraising in a campaign that he originally planned to wage against 11-term Rep. John Tanner (D), who announced his retirement in November. After failing to even field a candidate against Tanner in 2008, Republicans are now at least an even-money bet to win his seat.
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GOP casting wide net in effort to recruit 2010 hopefuls
The Washington Post
January 10, 2010
The Republican road to redemption may well begin in Frog Jump, Tenn., where a gospel-singing farmer with no political experience is running for Congress.
Without any staff, Stephen Fincher raised $300,000 in September and delighted GOP leaders, who believed they had finally found a credible challenger to Rep. John Tanner (D). Then things took an even better turn for the party: On Dec. 1, Tanner announced he would not run for reelection in 2010. Two weeks later, Fincher, 37, visited Washington for the first time in his life, to get together with GOP leaders eager to meet the newcomer who helped push a 21-year incumbent into retirement.
For a beleaguered Republican Party, Fincher's candidacy is part of a recruiting renaissance following back-to-back elections during which the national political environment was tilted badly against it. In races for the House and Senate, Republicans have found credible candidates that range from intriguing first-timers such as Fincher to ambitious politicians such as California state Assemblyman Van Tran, who took a pass on previous entreaties to challenge Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.) but is ready now.
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Recruits for 2010 put glee in GOP
The Washington Times
January 6, 2010
In Tennessee's conservative-leaning 8th Congressional District, for example, farmer and gospel singer Stephen Fincher climbed down from his tractor last year to run against 11-term Rep. John S. Tanner, a Democrat who abruptly announced his retirement plans in early December.
The race is now considered wide open.
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Tennessee retirements could cause electoral earthquake
Knoxville News Sentinel
December 17, 2009
Farmer and gospel singer Stephen Fincher is the apparent Republican favorite for Tanner's seat in Tennessee's 8th Congressional District. Some Democratic kingmakers are backing state Sen. Roy Herron, D-Dresden, in the 8th. Politico wrote that Herron is a "step to the left" of Tanner based, in part, on the summary of a book Herron wrote in 2005.
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Concerned Women Political Action Committee Endorses Stephen Fincher for Congress
The Concerned Women Political Action Committee
December 15, 2009
"Stephen is a breath of fresh air and is exactly the kind of citizen legislator this district and country need most right now."
The Concerned Women Political Action Committee (CWPAC)has announced its endorsement of Stephen Fincher for Congress in Tennessee's 8th Congressional District.
Concerned Women PAC is affiliated with Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee, the nation's largest public policy women's organization with more than 500,000 grassroots members nationwide.
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Stephen Fincher Advances in Young Guns Program
National Republican Congressional Committee
December 10, 2009
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) announced today that Republican Stephen Fincher (TN-08) has reached ‘Contender' status as part of its Young Guns recruitment program. 'Contender' status is the second step in the three-level program, with Fincher now facing a new set of benchmarks to reach ‘Young Gun' status in his bid to capture the open seat being vacated by retiring Democrat Rep. John Tanner.
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GOP all behind Fincher?
Jackson Sun
December 10, 2009
With much Republican support already seemingly behind him, Frog Jump farmer and gospel singer Stephen Fincher's campaign to replace longtime Democratic U.S. Rep. John Tanner is being lauded again by his party. Officials with the National Republican Congressional Committee say they are moving Fincher up to ‘contender' status, the middle-ranking of their ‘Young Guns' initiative aimed at unseating Democrats and winning open congressional seats…Fincher, who was previously ranked as ‘on the radar' in the ‘Young Guns' program, raised more than $300,000 in the third quarter, and his supporters are predicting a similarly impressive haul for the last three months of the year.
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Something's Jumping Down in Frog Jump, Tennessee
National Review
October 21, 2009
Democrat John Tanner has represented Tennessee's eighth district in Congress since 1989. The last time he faced serious opposition was 1994. He ran unopposed last year and won 99.97 percent of the vote. He is the epitome of a longtime, well-known, well-established Democratic Blue Dog with a wide-ranging network of connections and supporters.
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Republicans Look to Farmer to Retake U.S. House
Bloomberg.com
October 21, 2009
Stephen Fincher, a gospel-singing farmer, has never lived outside of Frog Jump, Tennessee. He hasn't even visited Washington, D.C. Now he wants to work there.
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Gospel-Singing Farmer Outraises Rep. Tanner
Wall Street Journal
October 16, 2009
One of the founding members of the Blue Dogs is being hounded.
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Tanner challenger Fincher boasts $308,000 for 8th District races
Memphis Commercial Appeal
October 15, 2009
One of incumbent Democrat John Tanner's Republican opponents raised more than five times the money he did in the third quarter, spurring speculation that, as a Republican target, he's in his toughest race since he was first elected in 1988.
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GOP group touts candidate to challenge Rep. Tanner
Associated Press
October 15, 2009
The National Republican Congressional Committee is touting Crockett County farmer Stephen Fincher's bid to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. John Tanner in next year's election.
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