Stephen Fincher

Stephen Fincher
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 8th district
In office
January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017
Preceded byJohn Tanner
Succeeded byDavid Kustoff
Personal details
Born (1973-02-07) February 7, 1973 (age 51)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseLynn Fincher
Children3

Stephen Lee Fincher (born February 7, 1973)[1] is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for Tennessee's 8th congressional district from 2011 to 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party. The seat was vacated by retiring Democratic incumbent John Tanner in 2010, and Fincher defeated Democratic Tennessee state senator Roy Herron in the 2010 mid-term Congressional election.[2] Fincher was reelected in 2012 and 2014. On February 1, 2016, he announced that he would not be running for a fourth term. On October 22, 2017, Fincher announced his candidacy for the U.S Senate seat held by outgoing Senator Bob Corker.[3] Fincher withdrew his candidacy in February 2018, instead urging Corker to seek reelection.[4]

  1. ^ "Guide to the New Congress" (PDF). CQ Roll Call. November 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
  2. ^ Kane, Paul and Chris Cillizza. GOP casting wide net in effort to recruit 2010 hopefuls, Washington Post, January 8, 2010.
  3. ^ "Republicans line up for Rep. Fincher's seat". Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  4. ^ Ebert, Joel (February 16, 2018). "Stephen Fincher halts U.S. Senate bid, encourages Corker to seek re-election". The Tennessean. USA Today Network. Retrieved May 2, 2018.

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