Joe Towns Jr

Joe Towns Jr. was a Democratic candidate in the 2008 congressional elections for the 9th Congressional District (map) of Tennessee. He was challenging incumbent Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) in the Democratic primary, but Cohen won the primary on August 7.

2008 elections
Towns was challenging incumbent Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) in the Democratic primary, but Cohen won the primary on August 7.

Committees
Towns will be assigned committees if and when he is elected to Congress.

Related SourceWatch articles

 * 2008 U.S. congressional elections
 * 2008 U.S. congressional election dates
 * Portal:Tennessee and the U.S. Congress

External resources

 * 2008 Race Tracker page on Tennessee's 9th Congressional District