Tanner joined Kountoupes Denham Carr & Reid in April of 2022 as a Legislative Assistant. Prior to his time at KDCR, Tanner spent two years at Abbott Laboratories as a Government Affairs Assistant focusing on issues pertaining to Healthcare, Cybersecurity, and Tax. While in undergrad, Tanner spent 5 months working as a Constituency Intern for Harriet Harman M.P. in British Parliament and additionally as an Intern for Kwame Raoul’s campaign for Illinois Attorney General in 2018.

Tanner earned his bachelor’s degree in Political Science with a minor in Economics from DePauw University in 2019.