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'''Marsha Wedgeworth Blackburn''' (born June 5, 1952) is a [[conservative]] [[Republican Party|Republican]] in the [[House of Representatives]], representing the 7th Congressional District of [[Tennessee]] was first elected to that office in 2002. A native of Laurel, [[Mississippi]], and a graduate of Mississippi State University in Starkville, Blackburn resides with her husband, Chuck Blackburn, in Brentwood, a [[suburb]] of the capital city of [[Nashville]].

'''Marsha Wedgeworth Blackburn''' (born June 5, 1952) is a [[conservative]] [[Republican Party|Republican]] who has represented [[Tennessee]]'s 7th congressional district seat in the [[United States House of Representatives]] since her election in 2002.  

Previously, she served in the Tennessee State Senate.

A native of Laurel, [[Mississippi]], and a graduate of Mississippi State University in Starkville, Blackburn resides with her husband, Chuck Blackburn, in Brentwood, a [[suburb]] of the capital city of [[Nashville]]. They have two children; she is a [[Presbyterian]]. 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>

On November 6, 2018, in a bid for the [[United States Senate]] seat held by the retiring [[Bob Corker]], a [[Moderate Republican]] and former [[mayor]] of 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>

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