Bart Gordon

Bart Gordon
Chair of the House Science Committee
In office
January 4, 2007 – January 3, 2011
Preceded bySherwood Boehlert
Succeeded byRalph Hall
Ranking Member of the House Science Committee
In office
January 3, 2003 – January 4, 2007
Preceded byRalph Hall
Succeeded byRalph Hall
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 6th district
In office
January 3, 1985 – January 3, 2011
Preceded byAl Gore
Succeeded byDiane Black
Personal details
Born
Barton Jennings Gordon

(1949-01-24) January 24, 1949 (age 75)
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLeslie
EducationMiddle Tennessee State University (BS)
University of Tennessee, Knoxville (JD)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1971–1972

Barton Jennings Gordon (born January 24, 1949) is an American politician and former U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 6th congressional district, serving from 1985 until 2011. The district includes several rural areas and fast-growing suburbs east of Nashville. He was Chairman of the House Committee on Science and Technology from 2007 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He announced on December 14, 2009, that he would not seek re-election in 2010.[1][2]

  1. ^ Broden, Scott (December 23, 2009). "Bart Gordon: I...don't have any regrets". The Daily News Journal.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Theobald, Bill (December 14, 2009). "Bart Gordon announces he will retire from U.S. House". The Tennessean.[permanent dead link]