serviceyears branch birth_date residence term_end alma_mater preceded term_start spouse name occupation succeeded birth_place party office state district religion article_title
1971-1972 united states army 24 january 1949 murfreesboro , tennessee january 3 , 2011 january 3 , 2011 middle tennessee state university , university of tennessee al gore , jr. . sherwood boehlert january 3 , 1985 january 4 , 2007 leslie bart gordon attorney diane black ralph hall murfreesboro , tennessee democrat chairman of the house science and technology committee tennessee 6th methodist bart gordon

bart gordon

barton jennings `` bart '' gordon , -lrb- born january 24 , 1949 -rrb- is a lawyer and former u.s. representative for , 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 .
