Newsletter     Signup   Email:    Zip:      Or click to Volunteer.               Executive   |   Legislative   |   Judicial Tennessee Politicians on the Issues Governor: Phil Bredesen  Democratic TN Governor Senate: Lamar Alexander  Republican Jr Senator (TN); previously candidate for President (2008 race) Bob Corker  Republican challenger Chris Lugo  Green challenger (2008 race) Mike Padgett  Democratic Challenger (2008 race) Bob Tuke  Democratic challenger (2008 race) House: Marsha Blackburn  Republican Representative (TN-7) Steve Cohen  Democrat (District ) Jim Cooper  Democratic Representative (TN-5) David Davis  Republican (District ) Lincoln Davis  Democratic Representative (TN-4) Jimmy Duncan  Republican Representative (TN-2) Bart Gordon  Democratic Representative (TN-6) John Tanner  Democratic Representative (TN-8) Zach Wamp  Republican Representative (TN-3) Former candidates & officeholders: Ed Bryant  Former Republican Representative (TN-7) Bob Clement  Former Democratic Representative (TN-5) Harold Ford  Former Democratic Representative (TN-9, 1997-2007) Van Hilleary  Former Republican Representative (TN-4) Bill Jenkins  Former Republican Representative (TN-1, 1997-2007) Don Sundquist  Former Republican TN Governor James Quillen  Former Republican Representative (TN-1) Bob Clement  Former Democratic Representative (TN-5) Tipper Gore  Former Democratic Senate Candidate (TN) Ed Bryant  Former Republican Representative (TN-7) Harold Ford  Former Democratic Representative (TN-9, 1997-2007) Bill Frist  Republican Senate Majority Leader (TN, retiring 2006) Van Hilleary  Former Republican Representative (TN-4) Rosalind Kurita  Former Democratic challenger Fred Thompson  Former Republican Senator (TN) Bo Heyward  Independent challenger