When the 112th Congress convenes in January, two fine new Tennessee members of the U.S. House of Representatives from the Chattanooga area will be sworn in. They are Republican Rep.-elect Chuck Fleischmann, from our 3rd District, and Republican Rep.-elect Scott DesJarlais, from the adjoining 4th District.
They will join 1st District Republican Rep. Phil Roe, 2nd District Republican Rep. John Duncan, 5th District Democrat Rep. Jim Cooper, 6th District Republican Rep.-elect Diane Black, 7th District Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn, 8th District Republican Rep.-elect Stephen Fincher and 9th District Democrat Rep. Steve Cohen.
Fleischmann said, “The liberal leadership in the House has taken this country in the wrong direction since 2006, and starting now we are working hard every day to turn this country around.”
Still representing Tennesseans in the United States Senate will be our outstanding Republican Sens. Bob Corker and Lamar Alexander.
Tennesseans surely will have great interest in how our new congressional delegation performs.