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| − | 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 | + | 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> |
Revision as of 14:10, June 3, 2018
Marsha Wedgeworth Blackburn (born June 5, 1952) is a conservative 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.
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 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.[1]
References
- ↑ "Trump Travels to Nashville", The San Antonio Express-News, May 30, 2018, p. A8.