• BLACKBURN, MARSHA MRS.
Experience: House: District 7, 2003-Present
Home State: Tennessee
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,532,284Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Marsha Blackburn
    Gender: Female
    Family: Husband: Chuck; 2 Children: Mary, Chad
    Birth Date: 06/06/1952
    Birth Place: Laurel, MS
    Home City: Brentwood, TN
    Religion: Presbyterian

Education

    BS, Mississippi State University, 1973

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2002-present
    Deputy Whip, United States House of Representatives
    Assistant Minority Whip, United States House of Representatives, 2002-2006
    Senator, Tennessee State Senate, District 23, 1998-2002

Current Legislative Committees

    Budget, Member
    Energy and Commerce, Vice Chair
    Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, Member
    Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Member
    Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce), Member
    Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Founder, Congressional Songwriters Caucus
    Chairman, Congressional Songwriters Caucus
    Co-Chair, House Task Force on Waste, Fraud and Abuse
    Executive Director, Tennessee Film, Entertainment, and Music Commission, 1995-1997

Professional Experience

    Owner, Marketing Strategies
    Director, Retail Fashion, Special Events, Caster Knott Company, 1975-1978
    Sales Manager, Southwestern Company, 1973-1975
    Student Manager, Southwestern Company, 1971-1973

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    President, American Lung Association of Middle Tennessee
    Member, Brentwood Chamber of Commerce
    Member, Christ Presbyterian
    Member, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
    President, Nashville Symphony Guild
    Board Member, Nashville Zoo
    Member, Rotary Club
    Member, Smithsonian Libraries Advisory Board
    State Chair, American Council of Young Political Leaders, 1994

Additional Information

Awards:

    American Conservative Union, Best and Brightest Award
    U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Spirit of Enterprise Award
    Taxpayer Hero, Americans for Tax Reform, 2003-2015
    Conservative Leadership Award, Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute
    Honorary doctorate in letters, King University
    Congressional Grammy, Recording Academy, 2007
    White Hat award,Nashville Songwriters Association, 2007
    Platinum Award, Recording Industry Association of America, 2008
    Visionary Award, The Cecil Scaife Foundation
    Lawmaker of the Year, Independent Electrical Contractors, 2006
    HITN Innovation Award, Health IT Now, 2012
    Distinguished Leader Award, Susan B. Anthony List
    40 Most Interesting Women in Politics, The Washington Post
    Woman of Valor, Independent Women's Forum, 2014
    Small Business Bureau and Entrepreneurship Council, Small Business Champion
    Family Research Council, True Blue Award
Total: 1
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 158
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/18/2017 H.R.2520 To require providers of broadband internet access service and edge services to clearly and conspicuously notify users of the privacy policies of such providers, to give users opt-in or opt-out approval rights with respect to the use of, disclosure of, and access to user information collected by such providers based on the level of sensitivity of such information, and for other purposes. 05/18/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
05/16/2017 H.R.2445 DATA Act of 2017 05/16/2017 Referred to House Ways and Means  (All Actions)
05/09/2017 H.R.88 Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act 05/09/2017 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 61.  (All Actions)
05/05/2017 H.R.2361 Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2017 05/05/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.  (All Actions)
04/26/2017 H.R.1876 Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 04/26/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
04/21/2017 H.R.1822 Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 04/21/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
04/12/2017 H.R.2086 No Coverage, No Penalty Act 04/12/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/17/2017 H.R.1277 State Medicaid Waiver Flexibility Act of 2017 03/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/10/2017 H.J.Res.86 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services". 03/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.  (All Actions)
03/08/2017 H.R.375 To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 719 Church Street in Nashville, Tennessee, as the "Fred D. Thompson Federal Building and United States Courthouse". 03/08/2017 Received in the Senate.  (All Actions)
02/16/2017 H.Con.Res.11 Expressing the sense of Congress that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and therefore, consistent with the location of other United States embassies, the United States embassy in Israel should be located in Jerusalem. 02/16/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.  (All Actions)
02/08/2017 H.R.707 Health Care Choices for Seniors Act 02/08/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/03/2017 H.R.706 Plan Verification and Fairness Act of 2017 02/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
01/03/2017 H.R.86 To make 2 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending for each of the fiscal years 2017 and 2018. 01/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.  (All Actions)
02/01/2017 H.R.539 USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2017 02/01/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
01/25/2017 H.R.314 Health Care Choice Act of 2017 01/25/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
01/23/2017 H.R.313 Savings for Seniors Act of 2017 01/23/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.  (All Actions)
01/17/2017 H.R.583 To direct the Federal Communications Commission to revoke certain changes to the ownership reporting requirements for noncommercial educational broadcast stations. 01/17/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
01/04/2017 H.R.89 To amend subtitle IV of title 40, United States Code, regarding county additions to the Appalachian region. 01/04/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.  (All Actions)
01/03/2017 H.R.87 To make 5 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending for each of the fiscal years 2017 and 2018. 01/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.  (All Actions)
Total: 2622
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/20/2003 H.R.660 Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003 Agreed to Aye
06/17/2003 H.R.1583 Occupational Safety and Health-Fairness Act of 2003
06/04/2003 H.R.760 Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 Passed Yea
06/04/2003 H.J.Res.4 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. Passed Yea
05/23/2003 H.R.2208 Highway Funding Equity Act of 2003
05/22/2003 H.R.2265 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers.
05/22/2003 H.R.1119 Family Time Flexibility Act
05/20/2003 H.Res.233 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to pregnancy resource centers.
05/15/2003 H.R.1000 Pension Security Act of 2003 Passed Yea
05/05/2003 H.J.Res.50 Proposing a tax limitation amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
05/05/2003 H.R.1489 Parental Notification and Intervention Act of 2003
05/05/2003 H.R.997 English Language Unity Act of 2003
05/01/2003 H.R.1839 Youth Smoking Prevention and State Revenue Enforcement Act
04/30/2003 H.R.1873 Self-Employed Health Care Affordability Act of 2003
04/29/2003 H.Res.204 Congratulating charter schools across the United States, and the students, parents, teachers, and administrators of such schools, for their ongoing contributions to education, and for other purposes. Passed Yea
04/11/2003 H.R.1824 Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2003
04/11/2003 H.R.1808 Remove Tax Barriers for Entrepreneurs Act
04/11/2003 H.R.1552 Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act of 2003
04/10/2003 H.R.1036 Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act Passed Yea
04/07/2003 H.Res.158 To express the support and commitment of the U.S. House of Representatives for the troops serving to protect and defend the United States of America by encouraging actions to extend and protect their student financial aid for postsecondary education.
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