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Line 1: − + − + − + − |term_start=January 3, 2003 − |term_end=January 3, 2019 (pending) − |predeceded=Ed Bryant]] − |succeeded= − |office2=State Senator for Tennessee's 23rd district − |term_start2=January 12, 1999 − |term_end2= January 3, 2003 − |preceded2=Keith Jordan − |succeeded2=Jim Bryson − |office3= Executive Director of the Tennessee Film, Entertainment, and Music Commission − |term_start3=February 1995 − |term_end3=June 1997 − |preceded3=Dancy Jones − |succeeded3=Anne Pope − |office4= Chairman of the Williamson County [[Republican Party]] − |term_start4=1989 − |term_end4=1991 − |preceded4= George Miller − |succeeded4=Al Nations − |birth_date=June 6, 1952 − |birth_place=Laurel, Jones County<br> − [[Mississippi]] − |death_date= − |death_place= + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + − '''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. − 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]] 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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{{Officeholder
|name=Marsha Wedgeworth Blackburn
|name=Marsha Blackburn
|image=Marsha Blackburn.jpg
|image=Marsha Blackburn.jpg
|office=[[U.S. Representative]] for [[Tennessee]]'s 7th congressional district
|party=[[Republican]]
|spouse= Chuck Blackburn
|spouse= Chuck Blackburn
|children=Two children
|children=Two children
|alma_mater=Mississippi State University
|alma_mater=Mississippi State University
|religion=[[Presbyterian]]
|religion=[[Presbyterian]]
|offices=
{{Officeholder/senator
|state=Tennessee
|terms=January 3, 2019 – present
|preceded=[[Bob Corker]]
|succeeded=
}}
{{Officeholder/representative
|state=Tennessee
|district=7th
|terms=January 3, 2003 – Januaty 3, 2019
|preceded=Ed Bryant
|succeeded=Mark Green
}}
{{Officeholder/misc
|office=Tennessee Senate, 23rd district
|terms=January 12, 1999 – January 3, 2003
|preceded=Keith Jordan
|succeeded=Jim Bryson
}}
{{Officeholder/misc
|office=Executive Director of the Tennessee Film, Entertainment, and Music Commission
|terms=February 1995 – June 1997
|preceded=Dancy Jones
|succeeded=Anne Pope
}}
{{Officeholder/misc
|office=Chairman of the Williamson County [[Republican Party]]
|terms=1989 – 1991
|preceded=George Miller
|succeeded=Al Nations
}}
}}
}}
'''Marsha Wedgeworth Blackburn''' (born June 5, 1952) is a [[movement conservative]] [[Republican Party|Republican]] who is a senator from Tennessee. She has previously represented [[Tennessee]]'s 7th congressional district seat in the [[United States House of Representatives]] since her election in 2002. Prior to that, she served in the Tennessee State Senate.
==U.S. Senate==
===2018 Senate campaign===
In late May 2018, [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]] traveled to Tennessee to rally voters on Blackburn's behalf.<ref>[https://www.wbir.com/article/news/politics/national-politics/president-trump-coming-to-nashville-on-may-29/51-554131731 President Trump coming to Nashville on May 29]</ref> 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>
===Republican primary and general election===
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, After winning the Republican primary,<ref>[https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_election_in_Tennessee_(August_2,_2018_Republican_primary) United States Senate election in Tennessee (August 2, 2018 Republican primary)]</ref> Blackburn faced [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Phil Bredesen]], a popular former [[governor]] of Tennessee. Despite more money donated to her opponent's campaign<ref>[https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/TN/2018/ 2018 Election United States Senate Campaign Finance Totals]</ref> and polling that suggested a tossup,<ref>[http://cdn.cnn.com/cnn/2018/images/11/01/rel2_tn.pdf rel2_tn.pdf]</ref><ref>[https://www.targoz.com/market-matters-blog/2018/11/3/tennessee-poll-the-race-for-senate-is-too-close-to-call Tennessee Poll: The Race for Senate is Too Close to Call]</ref> she won the general election by over 10% of the vote.<ref>[https://www.politico.com/election-results/2018/tennessee/senate/ Tennessee Senate Election Results 2018]</ref>
==Personal life==
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]].
==References==
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.marshablackburn.com/ Home | Marsha Blackburn for U.S. Senate]
*[https://www.blackburn.senate.gov/ Home | Senator Marsha Blackburn]
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