BIOGUIDE B001243
Marsha Blackburn
U.S. Senator from Tennessee (since 2019)R
- Race
- Governor of Tennessee
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponents
- Jerri Green (D); David Hatley (Independent); Lauren Pinkston (Independent); Misam Abidi (Independent); Dean Brewer (Independent); Ray Brown (Independent); Wendell Jackson (Independent); Charles Van Morgan (Independent); Eddie Lee Murphy (Independent); Victor L. Scoggin (Independent); Dave Seeman (Independent); Karl Knox Smithson (Independent); L. Webb Taylor (Independent); Robert C. Vick (Independent)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did4 statements · 0 votes
Marsha is 100 percent pro-life.
Protect legal access to abortion
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotGovernor
2026-11-03
| Marsha Blackburn R | challenger |
| Jerri Green D | challenger |
| David Hatley Independent | challenger |
| Lauren Pinkston Independent | challenger |
| Misam Abidi Independent | challenger |
| Dean Brewer Independent | challenger |
| Ray Brown Independent | challenger |
| Wendell Jackson Independent | challenger |
| Charles Van Morgan Independent | challenger |
| Eddie Lee Murphy Independent | challenger |
| Victor L. Scoggin Independent | challenger |
| Dave Seeman Independent | challenger |
| Karl Knox Smithson Independent | challenger |
| L. Webb Taylor Independent | challenger |
| Robert C. Vick Independent | challenger |
Won the Aug. 6 Republican primary with about 44% of the vote.
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
Marsha is 100 percent pro-life.
Her campaign says she is 100 percent pro-life and has supported legislation to help end federal funding of abortion.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Marsha backs President Trump's immigration policy 100 percent
Says she backs President Trump's immigration policy and mass deportations, and will ensure sanctuary cities never have a home in Tennessee.[5][6]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Says she supports school choice and will fully implement Tennessee's new school choice law.
Documented position[7]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Says she introduced legislation to reverse federal rules that would let biological males compete in women's sports and will make sure girls' sports are protected.
Documented position[8]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Marsha Blackburn is a U.S. Senator from Tennessee, serving since 2019, and the Republican nominee for governor. She previously served in the Tennessee Senate and for sixteen years in the U.S. House.[1][2][3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Blackburn grew up in Laurel, Mississippi, and graduated from Mississippi State University in 1974 with a bachelor's degree in home economics, attending on a 4-H scholarship.[1][2]
She began her public service career in 1995 as executive director of the Tennessee Film, Entertainment, and Music Commission.[1][2][9] Blackburn served in the Tennessee Senate from 1999 to 2003, where she led a statewide campaign against a proposed state income tax.[1][2][10]
Blackburn represented Tennessee's 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House from 2003 to 2019.[2][9] On November 6, 2018, she was elected to the U.S. Senate, becoming the first woman elected to the Senate from Tennessee.[2][9] She won the Republican nomination for governor on August 6, 2026, the first woman to do so in Tennessee.[2]
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
- vote2025-01-20 · Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act (S. 5), which passed the Senate 64–35.[11]
- vote2025-07-01 · Voted yes on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) in the Senate, which passed 50–50 with the Vice President breaking the tie.[12]
- vote2025-06-17 · Voted yes on the GENIUS Act (S. 1582), a stablecoin regulation bill that passed the Senate 68–30.[13]
In their own words
Priorities
- Keeping taxes low and growing the economy, building on her opposition to a state income tax.[14]
- Immigration enforcement: supporting mass deportations and keeping sanctuary cities out of Tennessee.[6][5]
- Parental rights and school choice, including fully implementing Tennessee's new school choice law.[7]
- Keeping men out of girls' and women's sports.[8]
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/marsha-blackburn
Where they stood out
Voted with most of their party on all 794 party-divided votes on file.
Their votes on the most contested roll calls
The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank
- Yes
With most of their party · Agreed to 46–45 · Yes 45–No 45 · Democrats 0–43, Republicans 45–0
May 11, 2026Official record ↗
- Yes
With most of their party · Passed 49–47 · Yes 47–No 47 · Democrats 0–45, Republicans 47–0
Feb 12, 2026Official record ↗
- Yes
With most of their party · Confirmed 48–46 · Yes 46–No 46 · Democrats 0–44, Republicans 46–0
Jun 4, 2025Official record ↗
- No
With most of their party · Rejected 46–49 · Yes 46–No 46 · Democrats 44–0, Republicans 0–46
Jan 15, 2025Official record ↗
- Yes
With most of their party · Confirmed 48–47 · Yes 48–No 47 · Democrats 0–45, Republicans 48–0
Jul 23, 2026Official record ↗
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Meet Marsha · Marsha Blackburn for Governor Candidate's own words
- 2.Marsha Blackburn · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 3.2026 Tennessee gubernatorial election · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 4.Defending the innocent right to life · Marsha Blackburn for Governor Candidate's own words
- 5.Stopping the scourge of Illegal Immigration · Marsha Blackburn for Governor Candidate's own words
- 6.Meet Marsha · Marsha Blackburn for Governor Candidate's own words
- 7.Strengthening parental rights · Marsha Blackburn for Governor Candidate's own words
- 8.Protecting Women's Sports · Marsha Blackburn for Governor Candidate's own words
- 9.About Marsha · Office of Sen. Marsha Blackburn · 2026-10-19 Official record
- 10.Cutting taxes to bolster our economy · Marsha Blackburn for Governor Candidate's own words
- 11.Roll Call Vote 119-1 No. 7, S. 5 (Laken Riley Act), Jan. 20, 2025 · U.S. Senate · 2025-01-20 Official record
- 12.Roll Call Vote 119-1 No. 372, H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act), July 1, 2025 · U.S. Senate · 2025-07-01 Official record
- 13.Roll Call Vote 119-1 No. 318, S. 1582 (GENIUS Act), June 17, 2025 · U.S. Senate · 2025-06-17 Official record
- 14.Cutting taxes to bolster our economy · Marsha Blackburn for Governor Candidate's own words