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357 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
Campaign Finance (2026)
Funding Sources
Top Industries
Source: FEC · 2026 cycle
About
Marsha Blackburn is a Republican U.S. Senator from Tennessee who, in 2018, became the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate from that state.
Background
Marsha Blackburn worked as a sales manager for the Times Mirror Company and later for the Castner Knott Division of Mercantile Stores before graduating from college in 1973. In 1978, she founded Marketing Strategies, a promotion-event management firm that she continued to operate for several decades. Before her election to public office, she also served as the executive director of the Tennessee Film, Entertainment, and Music Commission.
Political career
Marsha Blackburn began her political career as the chair of the Williamson County Republican Party before serving as a member of the Tennessee Senate from 1999 to 2003. She was first sworn in to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2003, representing Tennessee's 7th congressional district until 2019. In 2018, she became the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate from Tennessee and won reelection to a second term in 2024.
Current focus
Blackburn, Marsha represents the state of TN in the U.S. Senate. Blackburn, Marsha chairs the Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy. They also serve on the Crime and Counterterrorism and the Health Care. They have sponsored 334 bills in the current Senate, including S. 4408; S. 4405; S. 4329.
Committee Assignments
119th Congress
- Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data PrivacyChair
- Crime and Counterterrorism
- Health Care
- Intellectual Property
- Joint Economic Committee
- Privacy, Technology, and the LawChair
- Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Senate Committee on Finance
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy
- Taxation and IRS Oversight
- Telecommunications and Media
- the Constitution
118th Congress
- Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data PrivacyChair
- Crime and Counterterrorism
- Health Care
- Intellectual Property
- Joint Economic Committee
- Privacy, Technology, and the LawChair
- Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Senate Committee on Finance
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy
- Taxation and IRS Oversight
- Telecommunications and Media
- the Constitution
Legislative Activity
334
Bills Sponsored
10
Recent Votes