Stephen Lee Fincher (born February 7, 1973)[1] is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for Tennessee's 8th congressional district from 2011 to 2017.

[5] When he was 9 years old, he joined the Fincher Family singing ministry, a gospel group led by his grandmother that travels to county fairs throughout the 8th district.

The company has received $8.9 million in farm subsidies over the past decade, mostly from the cotton program, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data.

[12] Fincher and his wife Lynn live in Frog Jump, an unincorporated community west of Jackson.

He won the August primary largely as a result of high voter turnout in rural areas of the district.

[13] In the general election, Fincher faced Democratic State Senator Roy Herron, Tea Party candidate Donn Janes, who earlier dropped out of the Republican primary, and Independent Mark J. Rawles.

"[19] He received endorsements from former Governor Winfield Dunn, Citizens United, Eagle Forum, Family Research Council, Concerned Women for America, and State Senator Dolores Gresham.

He lost his share of Clarksville while picking up some heavily Republican territory east of Memphis which had previously been in the 7th District.

However, his lone opponent in the Republican primary was Annette Justice, a youth worker from Dyersburg.

Fincher is a fiscal and social conservative; he is strongly pro-life and pro-gun, and opposes same-sex marriage.

"[23] In September 2011, Fincher was named one of the "Most Corrupt Members of Congress" for 2011 by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, specifically citing the Gates Banking loan.