Marsha Blackburn
American politician and businesswoman (born 1952) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mary Marsha Blackburn (née Wedgeworth; born June 6, 1952) is an American politician and businesswoman serving as the senior United States senator from Tennessee. Blackburn was first elected to the Senate in 2018. A member of the Republican Party, Blackburn was a state senator from 1999 to 2003 and represented Tennessee's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2003 to 2019, during which time the National Journal rated her among the House's most conservative members.
Marsha Blackburn | |
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United States Senator from Tennessee | |
Assumed office January 3, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Bob Corker |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 7th district | |
In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Ed Bryant |
Succeeded by | Mark Green |
Member of the Tennessee Senate from the 23rd district | |
In office January 12, 1999 – January 3, 2003 | |
Preceded by | Keith Jordan |
Succeeded by | Jim Bryson |
Executive Director of the Tennessee Film, Entertainment, and Music Commission | |
In office February 1995 – June 1997 | |
Governor | Don Sundquist |
Preceded by | Dancy Jones |
Succeeded by | Anne Pope |
Personal details | |
Born | Mary Marsha Wedgeworth (1952-06-06) June 6, 1952 (age 71) Laurel, Mississippi, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Chuck Blackburn (m. 1975) |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Brentwood, Tennessee, U.S. |
Education | Mississippi State University (BS) |
Website | Senate website |
Marsha Blackburn on data privacy concerns in tech regulation Recorded January 20, 2022 | |
On November 6, 2018, Blackburn became the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate from Tennessee, defeating Democratic former Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen. Blackburn became the state's senior senator in January 2021 upon the retirement of Senator Lamar Alexander. A supporter of the Tea Party movement, Blackburn is a staunch backer of former president Donald Trump. Upon the retirement of Congressman Jim Cooper in 2023, she became the dean of Tennessee's congressional delegation.