Difference between revisions of "Marsha Blackburn"
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| + | |name=Marsha Wedgeworth Blackburn | ||
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| + | |office=[[U.S. Representative]] for [[Tennessee]]'s 7th congressional district | ||
| + | |term_start=January 3, 2003 | ||
| + | |term_end=January 23, 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_star3= February 1995 | ||
| + | |term_end3=June 1997 | ||
| + | |preceded3=Dancy Jones | ||
| + | |succeeded2=Anne Pope<ref>https://www.nashvillescene.com/arts-culture/article/13001516/tennessee-gets-a-new-film-commissioner</ref> | ||
| + | |office4 = Chair of the [[Williamson County, Tennessee|Williamson County]] [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] | ||
| + | |term_start4 = 1989 | ||
| + | |term_end4 = 1991 | ||
| + | |predecessor4 = George Miller | ||
| + | |successor4 = Al Nations | ||
| + | |birth_date=June 6, 1952 | ||
| + | |birth_place=Laurel. [[Mississippi]] | ||
| + | |death_date = | ||
| + | |death_place = | ||
| + | |party= [[Republican Party|Republican]] | ||
| + | |spouse= Chuck Blackburn | ||
| + | |children=Two children | ||
| + | |alma_mater=[[Mississippi State University]] | ||
| + | |religion=[[Presbyterian]] | ||
| + | }} | ||
'''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. | '''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. | ||
Revision as of 14:27, June 3, 2018
| Marsha Wedgeworth Blackburn | |
U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 7th congressional district
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| In office January 3, 2003 – January 23, 2019 (pending) | |
State Senator for Tennessee's 23rd district
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| In office January 12, 1999 – January 3, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Keith Jordan |
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| Succeeded by | Anne Pope[1] |
Executive Director of the Tennessee Film, Entertainment, and Music Commission
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| Preceded by | Dancy Jones |
Chair of the Williamson County Republican Party
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| In office 1989–1991 | |
| Preceded by | George Miller |
| Succeeded by | Al Nations |
| Born | June 6, 1952 Laurel. Mississippi |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Chuck Blackburn |
| Children | Two children |
| Alma mater | Mississippi State University |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
Marsha Wedgeworth Blackburn (born June 5, 1952) is a conservative 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 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.[2]
References
- ↑ https://www.nashvillescene.com/arts-culture/article/13001516/tennessee-gets-a-new-film-commissioner
- ↑ "Trump Travels to Nashville", The San Antonio Express-News, May 30, 2018, p. A8.