• 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
01/03/2017 H.R.85 To make 1 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)
01/03/2017 H.R.1770 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 01/03/2017 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 719.  (All Actions)
11/30/2016 H.R.6135 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". 11/30/2016 Received in the Senate.  (All Actions)
09/19/2016 H.R.4666 Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act 09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
09/13/2016 H.R.5104 BOTS Act 09/13/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
06/28/2016 H.R.5589 Plan Verification and Fairness Act of 2016 06/28/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
06/08/2016 H.R.87 Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act 06/08/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
05/20/2016 H.R.5230 Anti-Pyramid Promotional Scheme Act of 2016 05/20/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.  (All Actions)
01/15/2016 H.R.4218 To suspend the admission to the United States of refugees, and for other purposes. 01/15/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
11/20/2015 H.R.4090 Health Care Choices for Seniors Act 11/20/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
10/20/2015 H.R.3767 Preventing Government Publishing Overreach Act of 2015 10/20/2015 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
09/18/2015 H.R.3494 Protecting Infants Born Alive Act 09/18/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
07/29/2015 H.R.2964 CLEAR Act of 2015 07/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
07/21/2015 H.R.3018 Code-FLEX Act of 2015 07/21/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
07/14/2015 H.Con.Res.62 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. 07/14/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
06/01/2015 H.R.2437 To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act regarding high cost durable medical equipment, and for other purposes. 06/01/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
05/22/2015 H.R.2436 To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to appropriate age groupings to be included in research studies involving human subjects. 05/22/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
05/22/2015 H.R.2435 To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with regard to the Reagan-Udall Foundation. 05/22/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
05/22/2015 H.R.2396 SOFTWARE Act 05/22/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/29/2015 H.R.543 Health Care Choice Act of 2015 04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
Total: 2622
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
05/22/2017 H.R.2589 To waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease.
05/05/2017 H.R.2146 Unaccompanied Alien Children Placement Transparency Act of 2017
05/02/2017 H.R.2052 PRIVATE Act
04/27/2017 H.R.2187 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the treatment of certain retirement plan contributions picked up by governmental employers.
04/27/2017 H.R.1695 Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017 Passed Yea
04/13/2017 H.J.Res.43 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients. Passed Aye
04/07/2017 H.R.1953 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017
04/07/2017 H.R.1933 Health Care Options Act of 2017
04/07/2017 H.R.1898 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B of the Medicare program by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement.
04/04/2017 H.Con.Res.45 Expressing the sense of Congress that those who served in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, should be presumed to have served in the Republic of Vietnam for all purposes under the Agent Orange Act of 1991.
04/03/2017 H.R.1861 Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act
04/03/2017 H.Res.92 Condemning North Korea's development of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles, and for other purposes. Passed Yea
03/31/2017 H.R.1838 Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017
03/31/2017 H.R.1825 Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2017
03/31/2017 H.R.1766 Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2017
03/31/2017 H.R.1736 To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the process for inspections of device establishments and for granting export certifications.
03/30/2017 H.R.1836 Fair Play Fair Pay Act of 2017
03/24/2017 H.R.1676 Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
03/29/2017 H.R.26 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 Passed Aye
03/24/2017 H.R.1722 Protecting American Jobs Act
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