Marsha Blackburn
American politician
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| 2024 | Targeted by the Chinese government's Spamouflage influence operation. |
| 2024 | Marsha Blackburn served as chairperson for the Republican National Committee's official party platform in 2024. |
| 2024 | Marsha Blackburn won reelection to a second Senate term against Democratic nominee Gloria Johnson. |
| August 1 2024 | Marsha Blackburn won the Republican Party nomination for the U.S. Senate election in Tennessee, creating the first all-woman general election for a Tennessee Senate seat when paired against Democratic state representative Gloria Johnson. |
| 2023 | Following the retirement of Congressman Jim Cooper, Marsha Blackburn became the dean of Tennessee's congressional delegation. |
| October 2023 | During the Israel–Hamas war, Blackburn voiced her strong support for Israel, asserting the United States' moral obligation to defend the nation. |
| July 2023 | Blackburn criticized the movie Barbie for its portrayal of a map associated with China's territorial claims, stating it 'bent to Beijing.' |
| August 2022 | Blackburn led a congressional delegation to Taiwan, where she met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and expressed support for Taiwan as an 'independent nation.' |
| March 2022 | Criticized the landmark Supreme Court decision Griswold v. Connecticut, calling it 'constitutionally unsound'. |
| March 22 2022 | During Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearings, Blackburn questioned Jackson about the definition of 'woman,' sparking widespread attention. |
| 2021 | Marsha Blackburn became the senior senator from Tennessee in January 2021 following the retirement of Senator Lamar Alexander. |
| October 2021 | Blackburn requested feedback from athletes like Aly Raisman regarding the failures in Olympic sport sexual abuse investigations. |
| May 2021 | Blackburn abstained from voting on the creation of the January 6 commission. |
| March 2021 | Blackburn visited the southern border with Republican senators, criticizing President Biden for encouraging illegal immigration. |
| January 2 2021 | Blackburn announced her intention to oppose the certification of the 2020 election results, citing alleged widespread voter fraud, but later voted to certify the results on January 6. |
| December 2020 | Marsha Blackburn posted a controversial tweet regarding China, which led to a public response from Chen Weihua, a Chinese state-owned media representative. |
| November 20 2020 | Briefly referred to Joe Biden as 'president-elect' but later retracted the statement, supporting Trump's false claims of election victory. |
| October 26 2020 | Blackburn voted to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, marking a significant event in judicial nominations. |
| September 1 2020 | Blackburn published her book 'The Mind of a Conservative Woman: Seeking the Best for Family and Country.' |
| 2019 | GovTrack estimated Marsha Blackburn to be the most ideologically conservative member of the Senate during the 2019 legislative year. |
| 2019 | Concluded her tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives after being reelected seven times. |
| November 2019 | Blackburn garnered attention for her controversial tweets about Alexander Vindman during Trump's first Senate impeachment trial, which led to the hashtag #MoscowMarcia trending. |
| January 3 2019 | Marsha Blackburn was sworn in as a U.S. senator, making her the first woman in history to represent Tennessee in the U.S. Senate. |
| 2018 | In her Senate campaign announcement, Blackburn expressed her desire to repeal the Affordable Care Act, referring to its non-repeal as 'a disgrace.' |
| November 7 2018 | In response to the Thousand Oaks shooting, Blackburn discussed the importance of protecting the Second Amendment in a Fox News interview. |
| November 6 2018 | Marsha Blackburn was elected as the first woman to the U.S. Senate from Tennessee, defeating Democratic former Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen. |
| August 2 2018 | Marsha Blackburn won the Republican primary for the Senate nomination, receiving 610,302 votes, equivalent to 84.48% of the total votes cast. |
| 2017 | When announcing her campaign for the Senate, Blackburn ran a controversial advertisement claiming she had 'fought Planned Parenthood and we stopped the sale of baby body parts.' |
| October 2017 | Marsha Blackburn announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Bob Corker, positioning herself as a 'hardcore, card-carrying Tennessee conservative' and emphasizing her opposition to compromise and bipartisanship. |
| November 2016 | Blackburn joined Donald Trump's presidential transition team as vice chair and nominated him for a Nobel Peace Prize. |
| March 2016 | Blackburn chaired the Republican-led Select Investigative Panel, which was tasked with exploring the ethical implications of using fetal tissue in biomedical research. |
| 2015 | Blackburn led a panel investigating the Planned Parenthood undercover video controversy, which involved claims by anti-abortion activists regarding the sale of fetal tissue. |
| 2014 | During a debate, Blackburn rejected the scientific consensus on climate change, claiming there was 'no consensus' among scientists. |
| 2013 | Marsha Blackburn was chosen to manage the debate on a bill promoted by House Republicans that aimed to prohibit abortions after 22 weeks' gestation, following the replacement of the bill's prior sponsor, U.S. Representative Trent Franks. |
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