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Marsha Blackburn
| Marsha Blackburn | ||
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| U.S. House, Tennessee, District 7 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2003-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 3, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 10 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Predecessor | Ed Bryant (R) | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $174,000/year | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | November 5, 2003 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Campaign $ | $7,257,405 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Prior offices | ||
| Senator, Tennessee State Senate, District 23 | ||
| 1998-2002 | ||
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Mississippi State University, 1973 | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | June 6, 1952 | |
| Place of birth | Laurel, MS | |
| Net worth | $424,510 | |
| Religion | Pesbyterian | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
Contents |
Marsha Blackburn (b. June 6, 1952) is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of Tennessee, representing the 7th district. Blackburn was first elected in 2002. She won re-election in 2012.
Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Blackburn is a "far-right Republican leader".[1]
Career
- 1973: Graduated from Mississippi State University
- 1998-2002: Served as a member of the Tennessee state senate
- 2003-Present: U.S Representative from Tennessee[2]
Committee assignments
U.S. House
2013-2014
Blackburn serves on the following committees:[3]
- Committee on Budget
- Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade
- Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
- Subcommittee on Health
- Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
2011-2012
- Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade
- Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
- Subcommittee on Health
- Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce)
Issues
Campaign themes
According to Blackburn's site, her campaign themes included:
- Energy: "...strongly supports the underlying goals of our nation’s environmental laws like the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, and those that protect our National Parks and wildlife habitat."
- Healthcare: "...recognizes that health care reform is needed, but she also believes that it must be consumer centered."
- Budget: "...understands that the federal government must balance its budget and live within its means."[4]
Specific votes
Fiscal Cliff
Blackburn voted against the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. She was one of 151 Republicans that voted against the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257/167 vote on January 1, 2013.[5]
Elections
2012
Blackburn won the election.[6] Blackburn ran for re-election in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Tennessee's 7th District. Blackburn ran unopposed in the August 2 Republican primary. She faced Credo Amouzouvik (D), William Akin (I), Jack Arnold (I), and Lenny Ladner (I) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[7]
| U.S. House, Tennessee, District 7 General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Credo Amouzouvik | 24% | 61,679 | |
| Republican |  Marsha Blackburn Incumbent |
71% | 182,730 | |
| Green | Howard Switzer | 1.8% | 4,640 | |
| Independent | William Akin | 1.1% | 2,740 | |
| Independent | Jack Arnold | 1.7% | 4,256 | |
| Independent | Lenny Ladner | 0.5% | 1,261 | |
| Total Votes | 257,306 | |||
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Blackburn won re-election to the United States House of Representatives. She defeated Greg Rabidoux and J. W. "Bill" Stone in the general election.[8]
| U.S. House of Representatives, Tennessee Congressional District 7 Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Marsha Blackburn Incumbent |
72.4% | 158,916 | |
| Democratic | Greg Rabidoux | 24.8% | 54,347 | |
| Independent | J. W. "Bill" Stone | 0% | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 219,583 | |||
Campaign donors
Comprehensive donor information for Blackburn is available dating back to 2002. Based on available campaign finance records, Blackburn raised a total of $7,257,405 during that time period. This information was last updated on April 2, 2013.[9]
| Marsha Blackburn's Campaign Contribution History | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| 2012 | US House (Tennessee, District 7) |  |
$1,779,731 | |
| 2010 | US House (Tennessee, District 7) | |
$1,563,193 | |
| 2008 | US House (Tennessee, District 7) | |
$1,246,326 | |
| 2006 | US House (Tennessee, District 7) | |
$1,204,671 | |
| 2004 | US House (Tennessee, District 7) | |
$833,160 | |
| 2002 | US House (Tennessee, District 7) | |
$630,324 | |
| Grand Total Raised | $7,257,405 | |||
2012
Blackburn won re-election to the U.S. House in 2012. During that re-election cycle, Blackburn's campaign committee raised a total of $1,779,731 and spent $1,408,633.[10]
| U.S. House of Representatives, Tenneessee, 7th District, 2012 - Marsha Blackburn Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Total Raised | $1,779,731 |
| Total Spent | $1,408,633 |
| Total Raised by Election Runner-up | $20,418 |
| Total Spent by Election Runner-up | $20,415 |
| Top contributors to Marsha Blackburn's campaign committee | |
| Community Health Systems | $15,000 |
| Ingram Industries | $13,500 |
| National HealthCare Corp | $12,500 |
| FedEx Corp | $12,000 |
| Koch Industries | $12,000 |
| Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee | |
| Health Professionals | $207,818 |
| Pharmaceuticals/Health Products | $115,433 |
| Oil & Gas | $93,750 |
| TV/Movies/Music | $93,200 |
| Hospitals/Nursing Homes | $67,750 |
2010
Blackburn won re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010. During that re-election cycle, Blackburn's campaign committee raised a total of $1,563,193 and spent $1,054,616.[11]
His top 5 contributors between 2009-2010 were:
| U.S. House of Representatives, Tennessee Congressional District 7 Election, 2010 - Marsha Blackburn Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Total Raised | $1,563,193 |
| Total Spent | $1,054,616 |
| Total Raised by General Election Opponent | $74,930 |
| Total Spent by General Election Opponent | $62,526 |
| Top contributors to Marsha Blackburn's campaign committee | |
| Pfizer Inc | $13,667 |
| Deloitte LLP | $11,700 |
| FedEx Corp | $11,500 |
| Verizon Communications | $11,250 |
| American Assn of Orthopaedic Surgeons | $10,000 |
| Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee | |
| Health Professionals | $163,900 |
| TV/Movies/Music | $85,750 |
| Pharmaceuticals/Health Products | $83,217 |
| Oil & Gas | $65,000 |
| Retired | $61,714 |
Analysis
Lifetime voting record
According to the website GovTrack, Blackburn missed 163 of 7,664 roll call votes from January 2003 to April 2013. This amounts to 2.1%, which is better than the median of 2.2% among current congressional representatives as of March 2013.[12]
Congressional staff salaries
The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Blackburn paid his congressional staff a total of $974,092 in 2011. Overall, Tennessee ranks 39th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[13]
Net worth
2011
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Blackburn's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $189,021 and $660,000. That averages to $424,510, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican Representatives in 2011 of $7,859,232. Her average net worth increased by 21.63% from 2010.[14]
2010
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Blackburn's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $128,023 to $570,000. That averages to $349,011.50 which is lower than the average net worth of Republican Representatives in 2010 of $7,561,133.[15]
National Journal vote ratings
2012
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Blackburn ranked 3rd in the conservative rankings in 2012.[16]
2011
- See also: National Journal vote ratings
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Blackburn was 1 of 5 members of congress who ranked 40th in the conservative rankings.[17]
Percentage voting with party
The website Open Congress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus. According to the website, Marsha Blackburn voted with the Republican Party 92.9% of the time, which ranked 126 among the 242 House Republican members in December 2011.[18]
Personal
Marsha Blackburn is married to Chuck. They have 2 children.
Recent news
This section displays the most recent stories in a Google news search for the term Marsha + Blackburn + Tennessee + House
- All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.
Marsha Blackburn News Feed
- GOP Sees Obamacare Solicitations as New Scandal Facing White House - Newsmax.com
- House Members Call Out Networks for Ignoring Gosnell Abortion Trial - Christian Post
- Judging Cyberthreat Against Power Grid - BankInfoSecurity.com (blog)
- House GOP, Dems, plan to spar over Keystone XL Pipeline - Washington Free Beacon
- Alexander: House Passage Of Senate Legislation To Stop Corps' Unreasonable ... - The Chattanoogan
- Marsha Blackburn and Nathan Mehrens: Perez needs more scrutiny before ... - Knoxville News Sentinel
- Austin Peay State University to Graduate its largest class yet, Marsha ... - Clarksville Online
- Gosnell Murder Trial Spurs House Republicans to Demand States Regulate ... - Christian Post
- Spotlight on Former IRS Commissioner Connected to Political Targeting Scandal ... - TheBlaze.com
- Poll finds Tennesseans don't agree on online sales taxes - Chattanooga Times Free Press
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References
- ↑ Gov Track "Blackburn" Accessed May 23, 2012
- ↑ House.gov, "Marsha Blackburn Biography", accessed May 2, 2013
- ↑ CQ.com, House Committee Rosters for the 113th Congress
- ↑ Marsha Blackburn for Congress, "Issues," Accessed October 9, 2012
- ↑ U.S. House "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff" Accessed January 4, 2013.
- ↑ Politico "2012 Election Map, Tennessee"
- ↑ Associated Press primary results
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"
- ↑ Open Secrets "Career Fundraising for Marsha Blackburn," Accessed April 2, 2013
- ↑ Open Secrets "Blackburn Campaign Contributions," Accessed March 1, 2013
- ↑ Open Secrets "Marsha Blackburn 2010 Election Cycle," Accessed November 16, 2011
- ↑ GovTrack, "Blackburn," Accessed April 10, 2013
- ↑ LegiStorm, "Marsha Blackburn," Accessed September 18, 2012
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Blackburn (R-Tenn), 2011"
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn), 2010," Accessed September 18, 2012
- ↑ National Journal, "2012 Congressional Vote Ratings," February 28, 2013
- ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," February 23, 2012
- ↑ Open Congress "Voting With Party"
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U.S. House of Representatives - Tennessee District 7 2003–present |
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