1. Stephen Lee Fincher was born on February 7,1973 and is an American politician who was the US representative for from 2011 to 2017.
20 Facts About Stephen Fincher
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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.
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On October 22,2017, Stephen Fincher announced his candidacy for the USSenate seat held by outgoing Senator Bob Corker.
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Stephen Fincher withdrew his candidacy in February 2018, instead urging Corker to seek reelection.
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When he was 9 years old, he joined the Stephen Fincher Family singing ministry, a gospel group led by his grandmother that travels to county fairs throughout the 8th district.
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Stephen Fincher has received $8.9 million in farm subsidies over the past decade, mostly from the cotton program, according to US Department of Agriculture data.
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Stephen Fincher received a $13,650 grant to help buy grain hauling and storage equipment from the state Department of Agriculture in 2009 as part of the Tennessee Agricultural Enhancement Program.
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Stephen Fincher has received over $3.5 million from federal subsidies over the years, mostly for cotton farming.
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Stephen Fincher declined to participate in a series of public debates.
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Stephen Fincher received endorsements from former Governor Winfield Dunn, Citizens United, Eagle Forum, Family Research Council, Concerned Women for America, and State Senator Dolores Gresham.
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Stephen Fincher's seat was made considerably safer after the 2010 census.
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Stephen Fincher lost his share of Clarksville while picking up some heavily Republican territory east of Memphis which had previously been in the 7th District.
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Stephen Fincher is a fiscal and social conservative; he is strongly pro-life and pro-gun, and opposes same-sex marriage.
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In September 2011, Stephen Fincher was named one of the "Most Corrupt Members of Congress" for 2011 by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, specifically citing the Gates Banking loan.
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In 2012, Stephen Fincher received the largest election contribution from the NRA; more than any other US Senator or Representative.
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In May 2013, Stephen Fincher argued for large cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as the Food Stamp program along with his House Republican colleagues.
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Stephen Fincher, who owns a farm, has received over $3.5 million in agricultural subsidies from the federal government.
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Stephen Fincher voted to cut farm subsidies in this year's Farm Bill, the first Farm Bill he has voted on while in Congress.
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In October 2010, the Federal Election Commission announced that it was conducting an investigation into a $250,000 loan the Gates Banking and Trust Company, where Stephen Fincher's father is a board member, made to Stephen Fincher that he did not disclose on his FEC filings.
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Stephen Fincher is a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One.