Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1988-2010

Tennessee House Committee on Commerce, Chair, 1987-1988

Army Caucus, 108th Congress

Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus, 108th Congress

Congressional Wireless Caucus, 108th Congress

Congressional Vietnam-Era Veterans Caucus, 108th Congress

Congressional Soybean Caucus, 108th Congress

Congressional Internet Caucus, 108th Congress

Congressional Fire Services Caucus, 108th Congress

Co-founder, Blue Dog Coalition

Executive Board, Congressional Arts Caucus, 108th Congress

Steering Committee, Congressional Rural Health Care Caucus

Experience, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus

Experience, Democratic Study Group

Chief Deputy Whip, House Democratic Caucus, 109th and 110th Congress

Experience, House Wireless Caucus

Experience, I-69 Caucus

Experience, Mississippi River Caucus

Vice-Chair, National Guard & Reserve Components Congressional Members Organization

Vice Chair, Reserve Components Caucus, 108th Congress.

Chair, United States Delegation to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Parliamentary Assembly

Attorney, Elam Glasgow Tanner & Acree Law Firm

Experience, Owner Insurance Company

Tennessee National Guard, Lieutenant Colonel, 1974-2000

Lieutenant, United States Navy, 1968-1972

Member, 32nd Degree Mason

Member, American Legion

Elder, First Christian Church, Disciples of Christ

Member, Masons

Vice President, NATO Parliamentary Assembly

Member, New Democrat Coalition

Member, Obion County Bar Association

Member, Obion County Cancer Society

Member, Obion County Chamber of Commerce

Member, Professional Advisory Board of ALSAC-Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Member, The Concord Coalition

Member, Union City Rotary Club

Astrological Sign:

Virgo

Awards:

-Silver Bayonet Award, American Veterans
-Outdoor Life Conservation Award for Public Service

Names of Grandchildren:

Abby Frances Atkins and Tanner Lantrip Atkins

Number of Grandchildren:

2