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Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn | |
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| United States Senator from Tennessee | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2019 Serving with Bill Hagerty | |
| 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 E. 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 |
| Chair of the Williamson County Republican Party | |
| In office 1989–1991 | |
| Preceded by | George Miller |
| Succeeded by | Al Nations |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marsha Wedgeworth June 6, 1952 Laurel, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Chuck Blackburn |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Mississippi State University (BS) |
Marsha Wedgeworth Blackburn[1] (born June 6, 1952) is an American politician. She is the senior United States Senator of Tennessee since January 3, 2019.
A member of the Republican Party, she represented Tennessee's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2003 to 2019.
In October 2017, Blackburn announced that she would run for the United States Senate seat being vacated by Bob Corker in the 2018 election.[2] In August 2018, she became the Republican nominee.[3] She defeated Democrat Phil Bredesen.
- ↑ Legistorm summary page for Rep. Marsha Wedgeworth Blackburn
- ↑ Robillard, Kevin (October 5, 2017). "Blackburn enters Tennessee Senate race, as Haslam passes". Politico. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
- ↑ "August 2, 2018 Unofficial Election Results". Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
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