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Marsha Blackburn

Republican · TN · U.S. Senate

Bio

Mary Marsha Blackburn is an American politician and businesswoman serving as the senior United States senator from Tennessee. Blackburn was first elected to the Senate in 2018. A member of the Republican Party, Blackburn was a state senator from 1999 to 2003 and represented Tennessee's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2003 to 2019, during which time the National Journal rated her among the House's most conservative members.

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Overall lean (DW-NOMINATE)

LeftCenterRight

Issue profile

FiscalHealthImmig.GunsAbortionEnviron.CrimeDefenseEconomyForeignCivil R.Educ.GovtJudicial
Taxes & Fiscal
R+0.75
Healthcare
R+0.62
Immigration & Border
R+0.76
Guns
R+0.98
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
R+0.98
Environment & Energy
R+0.86
Crime & Policing
R+0.80
Defense & Veterans
R+0.71
Economy & Labor
R+0.89
Foreign Policy & Trade
R+0.69
Civil Rights & Social
R+0.33
Education
R+0.64
Government & Democracy
R+0.87
Judicial & Executive Nominations
R+0.89

Each issue runs left ↔ right, scored from how the member voted on bills tagged to that issue (−1…+1). Issues with too few votes are blank. Overall lean uses DW-NOMINATE.

Recent notable votes

YEA
21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
2026-06-18 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Economy & Labor, Government & Democracy, Environment & Energy
YEA
George Holding, of North Carolina, to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
2026-06-18 · Nomination Confirmed · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations
YEA
Michelle Steel, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Korea
2026-06-17 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations
YEA
Michelle Steel, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Korea
2026-06-17 · Nomination Confirmed · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations
YEA
George Holding, of North Carolina, to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
2026-06-17 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations
YEA
Justin D. Smith, of Missouri, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit
2026-06-15 · Nomination Confirmed · Judicial & Executive Nominations
YEA
Anthony W. Mattivi, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas
2026-06-09 · Nomination Confirmed · Judicial & Executive Nominations
YEA
Anthony W. Mattivi, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas
2026-06-08 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Judicial & Executive Nominations
YEA
Secure America Act
2026-06-05 · Bill Passed · Immigration & Border, Taxes & Fiscal, Crime & Policing
YEA
Jeffrey M. Kuhlman, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas
2026-06-02 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Judicial & Executive Nominations
YEA
Jeffrey M. Kuhlman, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas
2026-06-02 · Nomination Confirmed · Judicial & Executive Nominations
YEA
Evan Rikhye, of the Virgin Islands, to be Judge for the District Court of the Virgin Islands for a term of ten years
2026-05-20 · Nomination Confirmed · Judicial & Executive Nominations

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