Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn is a Republican U.S. senator for Tennessee.
- Current office
- U.S. senator
- Jurisdiction
- Tennessee
- Seat or institution
- Tennessee · Senate Class 1
- Research date
- October 19, 2026
Party in the source: Republican. A party label is directory information, not an endorsement.
Career context
Official Congressional Directory career notes (compiled October 2025): retail marketing; executive director, Tennessee Film, Entertainment, and Music Commission; chairman, Governor's Prayer Breakfast; member, Tennessee State Senate, 1998-2002 (eventually serving as Minority Whip); elected to the 7th District for the 108th Congress on November 5, 2002; reelected to each succeeding Congress; elected to the U.S. Senate on November 6, 2018; reelected to the U.S. Senate on November 5, 2024.
Attributed Congressional Directory material compiled through October 1, 2025, published February 20, 2026. This is historical career context, not a newly verified biography of every detail.
Committees and subcommittees
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| Body | Type | Source-reported role |
|---|---|---|
| Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation | standing | member |
| Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy | subcommittee | Chairman |
| Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness | subcommittee | member |
| Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media | subcommittee | member |
| Committee on Finance | standing | member |
| Subcommittee on Health Care | subcommittee | member |
| Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy | subcommittee | member |
| Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight | subcommittee | member |
| Committee on the Judiciary | standing | member |
| Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism | subcommittee | member |
| Subcommittee on Intellectual Property | subcommittee | member |
| Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law | subcommittee | Chairman |
| Subcommittee on the Constitution | subcommittee | member |
| Committee on Veterans' Affairs | standing | member |
| Joint Economic Committee | joint | member |
Senate assignments were collected October 19, 2026. Historical source-listed bodies are excluded from current assignments.
Selected public records
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Official website or biography ↗
- Official member website
- Biographical Directory of the United States CongressIdentifier-based link; page was not retrieved during collection.
- Congress.gov member legislation and serviceIdentifier-based link; page was not retrieved during collection.
Sources you can check
- Senate contact information XML · U.S. Senate
- Official member website
- Biographical Directory of the United States CongressIdentifier-based further-reading link; page content was not independently retrieved.
- Congress.gov member legislation and serviceIdentifier-based further-reading link; page content was not independently retrieved.
- Official supporting recordPublished February 20, 2026Source compiled through October 1, 2025Source line 14129
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