Marsha Blackburn
Republican senior Senator of Tennessee
Representative
Tennessee, district 7
January 7, 2003 - January 3, 2005
Representative
Tennessee, district 7
January 4, 2005 - January 3, 2007
Representative
Tennessee, district 7
January 4, 2007 - January 3, 2009
Representative
Tennessee, district 7
January 6, 2009 - January 3, 2011
Representative
Tennessee, district 7
January 5, 2011 - January 3, 2013
Representative
Tennessee, district 7
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015
Representative
Tennessee, district 7
January 6, 2015 - January 3, 2017
Representative
Tennessee, district 7
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Senator
Tennessee
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2025
11
Congresses Served
8
House Terms
1
Senate Terms
January 1, 1952 (72 years old)
Birthday
- First woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate from Tennessee
- Served as a state senator and represented Tennessee’s 7th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives
- Rated among the House’s most conservative members by the National Journal
- Supporter of the Tea Party movement and former President Donald Trump
- Became the dean of Tennessee’s congressional delegation in 2023
- Attended Mississippi State University, earning a Bachelor of Science in home economics
- Worked in sales and management before starting her own promotion-event management firm
- Was a founding member of the Williamson County Young Republicans and served as chair of the Williamson County Republican Party
- Opposes abortion and has sought to overturn Roe v. Wade
- Sponsored legislation requiring presidential candidates to show their birth certificates in response to “birther” conspiracy theories
- Criticized for comments perceived as racist towards Chinese people and for supporting controversial policies and statements
- Voiced support for Israel during the Israel–Hamas war
- Rejects the scientific consensus on climate change
- Called the Supreme Court decision on contraception “constitutionally unsound”
- Strongly supports Donald Trump, including his false claims of victory in the 2020 presidential election
- Likened President Biden’s proposal for universal pre-K to communist policies
- Voted against the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, which raised the U.S. debt ceiling
- Opposed the Affordable Care Act and supported efforts to repeal it
- Supported Trump’s immigration policies, including the expansion of the Mexico–United States barrier
- Opposes same-sex marriage and has voted against LGBT rights measures
- Voted to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court and voted against the confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson
- Advocates for increased regulation of technology companies and criticized alleged anti-conservative bias on major platforms
- Opposes net neutrality and municipal broadband initiatives
- Voted against the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act
- Married with two children and is a Presbyterian