Stephen Fincher | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 8th district | |
In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017 | |
Preceded by | John Tanner |
Succeeded by | David Kustoff |
Personal details | |
Born | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | February 7, 1973
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Lynn Fincher |
Children | 3 |
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]