John Tanner on Crime

Democratic Representative (TN-8): Click here for 8 full quotes OR click here for John Tanner on other issues. Voted YES on expanding services for offendors' re-entry into society. (Nov 2007) Voted NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000) Voted YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999) Voted NO on maintaining right of habeas corpus in Death Penalty Appeals. (Mar 1996) Voted YES on making federal death penalty appeals harder. (Feb 1995) Voted NO on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment. (Apr 1994) Rated 30% by CURE, indicating anti-rehabilitation crime votes. (Dec 2000) Rated 83% by the NCJA, indicating a mixed record on criminal justice. (Dec 2005)

Zach Wamp on Crime

Republican Representative (TN-3): Click here for 8 full quotes OR click here for Zach Wamp on other issues. Voted NO on expanding services for offendors' re-entry into society. (Nov 2007) Voted NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000) Voted YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999) Voted NO on maintaining right of habeas corpus in Death Penalty Appeals. (Mar 1996) Voted YES on making federal death penalty appeals harder. (Feb 1995) Rated 30% by CURE, indicating anti-rehabilitation crime votes. (Dec 2000) Rated 88% by the NCJA, indicating a "tough-on-crime" stance. (Dec 2005) More prisons, more enforcement, effective death penalty. (Sep 1994)

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Former candidates & officeholders:

Ed Bryant on Crime

Republican (District 7): Click here for 5 full quotes OR click here for Ed Bryant on other issues. Voted NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000) Voted YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999) Voted NO on maintaining right of habeas corpus in Death Penalty Appeals. (Mar 1996) Voted YES on making federal death penalty appeals harder. (Feb 1995) More prisons, more enforcement, effective death penalty. (Sep 1994)

Bob Clement on Crime

Democrat (District 5): Click here for 6 full quotes OR click here for Bob Clement on other issues. Voted YES on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000) Voted YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999) Voted NO on maintaining right of habeas corpus in Death Penalty Appeals. (Mar 1996) Voted YES on making federal death penalty appeals harder. (Feb 1995) Voted NO on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment. (Apr 1994) More funding and stricter sentencing for hate crimes. (Apr 2001)

Harold Ford on Crime

Democrat (District 9): Click here for 9 full quotes OR click here for Harold Ford on other issues. Voted YES on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000) Voted NO on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999) Voted YES on maintaining right of habeas corpus in Death Penalty Appeals. (Mar 1996) Voted NO on making federal death penalty appeals harder. (Feb 1995) Voted YES on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment. (Apr 1994) Rated 78% by CURE, indicating pro-rehabilitation crime votes. (Dec 2000) Moratorium on death penalty; more DNA testing. (Mar 2001) More funding and stricter sentencing for hate crimes. (Apr 2001) Require DNA testing for all federal executions. (Mar 2001)

Van Hilleary on Crime

Republican (District 4): Click here for 5 full quotes OR click here for Van Hilleary on other issues. Voted NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000) Voted YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999) Voted NO on maintaining right of habeas corpus in Death Penalty Appeals. (Mar 1996) Voted YES on making federal death penalty appeals harder. (Feb 1995) More prisons, more enforcement, effective death penalty. (Sep 1994)

Bill Jenkins on Crime

Republican (District 1): Click here for 3 full quotes OR click here for Bill Jenkins on other issues. Voted NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000) Voted YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999) Rated 30% by CURE, indicating anti-rehabilitation crime votes. (Dec 2000)

Don Sundquist on Crime

Former Republican: Click here for the full quote OR click here for Don Sundquist on other issues. Supports flexible federal block grants for crime programs. (Sep 2001)

James Quillen on Crime

Republican Former (1994-) (District 1): Click here for the full quote OR click here for James Quillen on other issues. More prisons, more enforcement, effective death penalty. (Sep 1994)

Bob Clement on Crime

Democratic Nominee (Former): Click here for 6 full quotes OR click here for Bob Clement on other issues. Voted YES on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000) Voted YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999) Voted NO on maintaining right of habeas corpus in Death Penalty Appeals. (Mar 1996) Voted YES on making federal death penalty appeals harder. (Feb 1995) Voted NO on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment. (Apr 1994) More funding and stricter sentencing for hate crimes. (Apr 2001)

Tipper Gore on Crime

Democratic Candidate (Former): Click here for Tipper Gore on other issues. No stance on record.

Ed Bryant on Crime

Republican challenger, previously U.S. Rep: Click here for 5 full quotes OR click here for Ed Bryant on other issues. Voted NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000) Voted YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999) Voted NO on maintaining right of habeas corpus in Death Penalty Appeals. (Mar 1996) Voted YES on making federal death penalty appeals harder. (Feb 1995) More prisons, more enforcement, effective death penalty. (Sep 1994)

Harold Ford on Crime

Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep: Click here for 9 full quotes OR click here for Harold Ford on other issues. Voted YES on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000) Voted NO on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999) Voted YES on maintaining right of habeas corpus in Death Penalty Appeals. (Mar 1996) Voted NO on making federal death penalty appeals harder. (Feb 1995) Voted YES on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment. (Apr 1994) Rated 78% by CURE, indicating pro-rehabilitation crime votes. (Dec 2000) Moratorium on death penalty; more DNA testing. (Mar 2001) More funding and stricter sentencing for hate crimes. (Apr 2001) Require DNA testing for all federal executions. (Mar 2001)

Bill Frist on Crime

Republican Senate Majority Leader (TN, retiring 2006): Click here for 6 full quotes OR click here for Bill Frist on other issues. Voted NO on $1.15 billion per year to continue the COPS program. (May 1999) Voted YES on limiting death penalty appeals. (Apr 1996) Voted YES on limiting product liability punitive damage awards. (Mar 1996) Voted YES on restricting class-action lawsuits. (Dec 1995) Voted YES on repealing federal speed limits. (Jun 1995) Rated 13% by CURE, indicating anti-rehabilitation crime votes. (Dec 2000)

Van Hilleary on Crime

Republican challenger, previously U.S. Rep: Click here for 5 full quotes OR click here for Van Hilleary on other issues. Voted NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000) Voted YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999) Voted NO on maintaining right of habeas corpus in Death Penalty Appeals. (Mar 1996) Voted YES on making federal death penalty appeals harder. (Feb 1995) More prisons, more enforcement, effective death penalty. (Sep 1994)

Rosalind Kurita on Crime

Former Democratic challenger: Click here for Rosalind Kurita on other issues. No stance on record.

Fred Thompson on Crime

Republican Sr Senator: Click here for 8 full quotes OR click here for Fred Thompson on other issues. 3,500 distinct crimes means over-federalization of law. (Sep 2007) Death penalty DOES deter murders. (Jun 2007) Impose truth in sentencing for violent crime. (Nov 1994) Voted NO on $1.15 billion per year to continue the COPS program. (May 1999) Voted YES on limiting death penalty appeals. (Apr 1996) Voted YES on limiting product liability punitive damage awards. (Mar 1996) Voted YES on restricting class-action lawsuits. (Dec 1995) Voted YES on repealing federal speed limits. (Jun 1995)

Bo Heyward on Crime

Independent challenger: Click here for 2 full quotes OR click here for Bo Heyward on other issues. Supports giving violent criminals harsher sentences. (Jul 2006) Pedophiles deserve the death penalty. (Apr 2006)