Nathaniel Jericho

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Nathaniel Jericho
Democratic Party
Congressman
Began Present Office: 2008
Electoral District	5th Congressional district
State	Tennessee
Region and Superregion	Bluegrass, Appalachia
Previous Offices	None
Born	December 18th, 1970 Nashville, Tennessee
Spouse	Valerie Jericho
Religion	Southern Baptist
Residence	Nashville, TN
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Education	Nashville Public Schools,

Nathaniel grew up with his two parents, Art and Mary, in a Baptist household where he was born in Nashville, TN. His father was a lawyer, and his mother stayed at home. Nathaniel was educated in the public school system, and worked his way through Tennessee State studying law. Upon graduating, he signed up to the military to serve in the Gulf War. After the war, he stood for city council, and played a role in Mayor Bredesen of Nashville's urban regeneration scheme.

Nathaniel is considered to be an economic populist, but somewhat conservative on some social issues. He strongly favours clean coal development, and farm subsidies, and considers urban regeneration to be a high priority. He lives with his wife, Valerie, and two children Rupert (Born 1995) and Samuel (Born 2000).

Elections

Election Result for Tennessee's 5th District Congressional Seat, 2008
Party		Candidate	Status	%
	Republican	Sammy Johnson	Challenger	42%
	Democratic	Nathaniel Jericho	Challenger	58%