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Marsha Blackburn

U.S. Senator (Class 1), TN

Republican Tennessee since Jan 3, 2025

Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
U.S. Senator (Class 1), TN current
Tennessee
Republican Jan 3, 2025 Jan 3, 2031 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 1), TN
Tennessee
Republican Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2025 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US Senate District Tennessee
United States
Republican Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2025 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District TN-7
United States
Republican Jan 3, 2017 Jan 3, 2019 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, TN-7
Tennessee
Republican Jan 3, 2017 Jan 3, 2019 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, TN-7
Tennessee
Republican Jan 6, 2015 Jan 3, 2017 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District TN-7
United States
Republican Jan 6, 2015 Jan 3, 2017 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District TN-7
United States
Republican Jan 3, 2013 Jan 3, 2015 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, TN-7
Tennessee
Republican Jan 3, 2013 Jan 3, 2015 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, TN-7
Tennessee
Republican Jan 5, 2011 Jan 3, 2013 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District TN-7
United States
Republican Jan 5, 2011 Jan 3, 2013 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, TN-7
Tennessee
Republican Jan 6, 2009 Jan 3, 2011 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District TN-7
United States
Republican Jan 6, 2009 Jan 3, 2011 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, TN-7
Tennessee
Republican Jan 4, 2007 Jan 3, 2009 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District TN-7
United States
Republican Jan 4, 2007 Jan 3, 2009 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, TN-7
Tennessee
Republican Jan 4, 2005 Jan 3, 2007 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District TN-7
United States
Republican Jan 4, 2005 Jan 3, 2007 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District TN-7
United States
Republican Jan 7, 2003 Jan 3, 2005 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, TN-7
Tennessee
Republican Jan 7, 2003 Jan 3, 2005 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.632, social dim. 0.142. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (840 recorded)

VotePositionDateResultSource
Confirmation: Jason Reding Quinones, of Florida, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Yea Aug 2, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jason Reding Quinones to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Yea Aug 2, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Brian Burch, of Illinois, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Holy See Yea Aug 2, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Brian Burch to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Holy See Yea Aug 2, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Andrew Puzder, of Tennessee, to be Representative of the United States of America to the European Union with the rank of… Yea Aug 2, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Andrew Puzder to be Representative of the United States of America to the European Union with the rank of… Yea Aug 2, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Nicholas Kent, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Education Yea Aug 1, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: David Woll, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Yea Aug 1, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Luigi Rinaldi, of New York, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay Yea Aug 1, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Mullin Amdt. No. 3412 Yea Aug 1, 2025 Amendment Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 3944 — Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026 Yea Aug 1, 2025 Bill Passed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Collins Amdt. No. 3411, as amended Yea Aug 1, 2025 Amendment Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Johnson Amdt. No. 3428 Yea Aug 1, 2025 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Scott (FL) Amdt. No. 3113, as modified Nay Aug 1, 2025 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Kennedy Amdt. No. 3414 Nay Aug 1, 2025 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Duckworth Amdt. No. 3466 Nay Aug 1, 2025 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Van Hollen Amdt. No. 3115 Nay Aug 1, 2025 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Murphy Amdt. No. 3447 Nay Aug 1, 2025 Amendment Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Points of Order Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 3114 Nay Aug 1, 2025 Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Luigi Rinaldi to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Oriental… Yea Aug 1, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Brian Nesvik, of Wyoming, to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Yea Aug 1, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Casey Mulligan, of Illinois, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration Yea Aug 1, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Brian Nesvik to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Yea Aug 1, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Nicholas Kent to be Under Secretary of Education Yea Jul 31, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: David Woll to be General Counsel of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Yea Jul 31, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,014 recorded contributions totalling $13,548,547. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 734 of 1014 classified so far.

Funding typeContributionsTotalShare
Corporate PAC 157 $7,650,793 56%
Big donor 535 $2,149,592 16%
Party 28 $1,537,885 11%
Super PAC 14 $883,345 7%
Unclassified 280 $1,326,932 10%

Largest contributions

AmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateSource
$844,408 BLACKBURN TENNESSEE VICTORY FUND MARSHA FOR SENATE Corporate PAC Sep 30, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$776,170 BLACKBURN TENNESSEE VICTORY FUND MARSHA FOR SENATE Corporate PAC Nov 22, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$748,058 BLACKBURN TENNESSEE VICTORY FUND MARSHA FOR SENATE Corporate PAC Mar 31, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$658,405 BLACKBURN TENNESSEE VICTORY FUND MARSHA FOR SENATE Corporate PAC Jun 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$654,196 BLACKBURN TENNESSEE VICTORY FUND MARSHA FOR SENATE Corporate PAC Sep 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$585,347 BLACKBURN TENNESSEE VICTORY FUND MARSHA FOR SENATE Party Mar 31, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$508,182 BLACKBURN TENNESSEE VICTORY FUND MARSHA FOR SENATE Corporate PAC Dec 31, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$373,513 BLACKBURN TENNESSEE VICTORY FUND MARSHA FOR SENATE Corporate PAC Sep 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$309,836 BLACKBURN TENNESSEE VICTORY FUND MARSHA FOR SENATE Corporate PAC Dec 31, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$227,556 BLACKBURN TENNESSEE VICTORY FUND MARSHA FOR SENATE Corporate PAC Nov 22, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$123,185 BLACKBURN CRUZ SCOTT VICTORY MARSHA FOR SENATE Corporate PAC Jun 28, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$122,661 CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE MARSHA FOR SENATE Party Jun 22, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$101,522 AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC Super PAC Oct 17, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$100,308 CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE MARSHA FOR SENATE Party Sep 28, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$100,000 NATIONAL VICTORY ACTION FUND Super PAC May 13, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Sponsored legislation (3 as lead sponsor)

Social media

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