Marsha Blackburn
U.S. Senator from Tennessee
Marsha Blackburn (nee Wedgeworth) was born in June 1952 in Laurel, Mississippi. She is a former beauty pageant winner who attended Mississippi State University on a scholarship, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree.
She worked in sales and ultimately became the owner of a production-event management firm. Tennessee Governor Don Sundquist appointed her executive director of the Tennessee Film, Entertainment, and Music Commission. She served in the Tennessee Senate before being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives where she served 16 years. She has been a member of the U.S. Senate since January 2019.
She is married to Chuck Blackburn and they have two children. She is a Presbyterian.
In the News…
Senators Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut requested documents and information from TikTok last month related to child safety. In a letter to CEO Shou Zi Chew, the legislators followed up on reports that the social media firm is aware of the potential harms to children from the app.
The two senators co-sponsored the Kids Online Safety Act this summer, which the Senate passed but the House did not take up.
Fourteen separate state lawsuits have been filed against the app’s firm.
Separately, Senator Blackburn was recently joined by Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa in requesting information on the social media company’s censorship of pro-women content.
Contact this Leader…
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The Honorable Marsha Blackburn
Senator from Tennessee
357 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
