Marsha Blackburn
R · Tennessee · 2026Running for Governor, Tennessee
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Keep taxes and prices low and cut spending and regulation so more companies relocate to and expand in Tennessee
- Keep biological males out of girls' and women's sports and locker rooms at Tennessee schools and universities
- Work with the federal government on deportations and keep sanctuary cities from taking hold in Tennessee
Marsha Blackburn is Tennessee's senior U.S. senator, elected in 2018 as the first woman the state has sent to the Senate, per her campaign site. She entered public service in 1995 as executive director of the Tennessee Film, Entertainment and Music Commission, won a Tennessee State Senate seat in 1998 where she led a grassroots campaign against a proposed state income tax, and later represented Middle and West Tennessee in the U.S. House. She is the Republican nominee for governor, having won the August 6 Republican contest with 43.55% (311,328 votes) in a three-way field, per the Tennessee Division of Elections.
Key voting record
- Voted yes on the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act, setting online safety and privacy requirements for platforms used by minors, which passed the Senate 91-3 in July 2024. Supported
- Voted no on the Respect for Marriage Act, legislation repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring recognition of marriages that were valid where performed, which passed the Senate 61-36 in November 2022. Opposed
- Voted no on confirming Ketanji Brown Jackson as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, who was confirmed 53-47 in April 2022. Opposed
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