Marsha Blackburn

Marsha Wedgeworth Blackburn^[1] (born June 6, 1952) is an American politician. She is the senior United States Senator of Tennessee since January 3, 2019.

Marsha Blackburn
United States Senator from Tennessee
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2019 Serving with Bill Hagerty
Preceded by	Bob Corker
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 7th district
In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2019
Preceded by	Ed Bryant
Succeeded by	Mark E. Green
Member of the Tennessee Senate from the 23rd district
In office January 12, 1999 – January 3, 2003
Preceded by	Keith Jordan
Succeeded by	Jim Bryson
Executive Director of the Tennessee Film, Entertainment, and Music Commission
In office February 1995 – June 1997
Governor	Don Sundquist
Preceded by	Dancy Jones
Succeeded by	Anne Pope
Chair of the Williamson County Republican Party
In office 1989–1991
Preceded by	George Miller
Succeeded by	Al Nations
Personal details
Born	Marsha Wedgeworth (1952-06-06) June 6, 1952 (age 73) Laurel, Mississippi, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Chuck Blackburn
Children	2
Education	Mississippi State University (BS)

A member of the Republican Party, she represented Tennessee's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2003 to 2019.

In October 2017, Blackburn announced that she would run for the United States Senate seat being vacated by Bob Corker in the 2018 election.^[2] In August 2018, she became the Republican nominee.^[3] She defeated Democrat Phil Bredesen.