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Previously, she served in the Tennessee State Senate.
On November 6, 2018, in a bid for the [[United States Senate]] seat held by the retiring [[Bob Corker]], a [[Moderate Republican]] from Chattanooga, Blackburn expects to face the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Phil Bredesen]], a popular former [[governor]] of Tennessee. In late May 2018, [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]] traveled to Tennessee to rally voters on Blackburn's behalf. Trump called Brednsen, who is backed by Senate Minority Leader [[Chuck Schumer]] of [[New York]], an obstructionist to Trump's [[Make America Great Again]] agenda.<ref>"Trump Travels to Nashville", ''The San Antonio Express-News]]'', May 30, 2018, p. A8.</ref>
