Tenn. Rep. Gordon won't seek re-election next year
AP - Mon Dec 14, 1:21 pm ETRep. Bart Gordon, a 13-term congressman from Tennessee, announced Monday he will not seek re-election next year, the latest Democrat in a string of retirements.
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Rep. Bart Gordon, a 13-term congressman from Tennessee, announced Monday he will not seek re-election next year, the latest Democrat in a string of retirements.
Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Representative Bart Gordon , a Tennessee Democrat, announced he would retire from Congress, becoming the latest Democrat from a competitive district not to seek re-election next year.
NASHVILLE -- In another Tennessee political bombshell today, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon -- a Democrat and the longest-serving member of the state's congressional delegation -- announced today that he will not run for re-election next year.Gordon has represented the 6th Congressional District for 25 years. The district is generally east of Nashville and encompasses most of the city's fastest growing ...
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Democrats no longer have a candidate in the race for Tennessee's 3rd District congressional seat with the exit of Brent Bene....
Veteran Tennessee Rep. Bart Gordon on Monday became the fourth centrist Democrat in three weeks to announce his retirement.
Veteran Tennessee Rep. Bart Gordon on Monday became the fourth centrist Democrat in three weeks to announce his retirement, leaving his party with another tough-to-defend seat in next year's elections.
Rep. Bart Gordon’s (D-Tenn.) retirement announcement Monday could turn the slow trickle of Democratic retirements into a steady drip. Read more...
NASHVILLE —Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen said in a statement today that retiring U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon has served his constituents honorably and well during his 25 years in Congress.
Impressing national Republicans gave Tennessee congressional hopeful Stephen Fincher a leg up in his pursuit of the seat now held by Democrat John Tanner, but the little-known farmer and gospel singer doesn't have a clear run at the GOP nomination.
Rutherford County Republican Party Chairman Rick Womick said U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon is not seeking re-election because voters no longer supported the Democrat. "I'm glad to see it," Womick said. "I think congressman Gordon did a fine job for Tennessee until the last three years. He's been voting over 95 percent of the time with Nancy Pelosi's (speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives) liberal ...
WASHINGTON — Rep. Bart Gordon's surprise retirement announcement Monday sent a political shockwave that started in Middle Tennessee but will be felt across the state and throughout the country.