Senator · Tennessee
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn is a Republican senator from Tennessee, in Congress since 2003. In the 119th Congress, 915 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 53, and cast 794 of 794 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.
- Party
- Republican
- Chamber
- Senate
- Current
- In Congress since
- Jan 7, 2003
- Term ends
- Jan 3, 2031
Record by Congress
Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.
| Congress | Roll calls | Missed | Votes with party | Sponsored | Cosponsored across the aisle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119th CongressSenate | 915 | 5.8%53 of 915 · rank 10 of 101 | 100%794 of 794 · rank 1 of 101 | 1451 became law | 20%101 of 502 |
| 118th CongressSenate | 691 | 6.7%46 of 691 · rank 23 of 101 | 100%506 of 508 · rank 20 of 101 | 1011 became law | 27%159 of 581 |
| 117th CongressSenate | 949 | 5.8%55 of 949 · rank 21 of 100 | 98%712 of 726 · rank 51 of 100 | 671 became law | 29%145 of 500 |
Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)
Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (Senate), with each party's median and the chamber's range.
Liberal −1+0.63+1 Conservative
Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/
Votes against their party
The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.
- Mar 7, 2024· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 69–30· Against party
- Dec 22, 2022· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 73–24· Against party
- Mar 10, 2022· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 35–64· Against party
- Aug 10, 2021· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 51–48· Against party
Recent votes
The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 77–22
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 47–52
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 49–50
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 42–54
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 1–94
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 96–1
- Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Concurrent Resolution· Concurrent Resolution Rejected 49–50
- Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 77–23
- Aug 8, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 90–6
- Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 86–11
- Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 32–64
- Jul 30, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Resolution· Resolution Agreed to 50–47
Sponsored bills
Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.
313 sponsored · 3 became law
How far they got
- Introduced27488%
- Reported by committee72.2%
- Passed one chamber288.9%
- Sent to the President10.3%
- Became law31.0%
Policy areas
- Health44
- Crime and Law Enforcement40
- Armed Forces and National Security26
- International Affairs26
- Taxation23
- Immigration22
- Government Operations and Politics21
- Science, Technology, Communications17
Latest activity
- S.Res. 934 A resolution designating October 10, 2026, as "American Girls in Sports Day".Introduced· Sep 30, 2026
- S. 195 American Music Tourism Act of 2025Sent to the President· Arts, Culture, Religion· Sep 29, 2026
- S. 5571 Biosimilars Access and Affordability ActIntroduced· Sep 28, 2026
- S.Res. 903 A resolution designating October 30, 2026, as a national day of remembrance for the workers of the nuclear weapons program of the United States.Passed one chamber· Armed Forces and National Security· Sep 24, 2026
- S.Res. 893 A resolution designating October 2026 as "National Country Music Month".Passed one chamber· Arts, Culture, Religion· Sep 23, 2026
- S.Res. 862 A resolution honoring the life and legacy of Dolly Parton, a daughter of Tennessee whose extraordinary contributions to music, philanthropy, literacy, education, health, conservation, and culture enriched the lives of countless Americans.Passed one chamber· Arts, Culture, Religion· Sep 17, 2026
- S. 307 Prison Staff Safety Enhancement ActBecame law· Crime and Law Enforcement· Sep 16, 2026
- S. 1748 Kids Online Safety ActIntroduced· Science, Technology, Communications· Aug 5, 2026
Committees
Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.
Current seats
- Privacy, Technology, and the LawChairman
Campaign money
What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.
2026 cycle
- Raised
- $3.1M
- through Jun 30, 2026
- Cash on hand
- $433.7K
- From committees
- $133.6K
- 48 committees
- From contractor PACs
- $35K
- 11 PACs · 26% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf
Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026
| PAC sponsor | Given | Matched contract recipient | Its contracts, FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| oshkosh corporationoshkosh corporation employees pac (ocepac) | $10K | OSHKOSH DEFENSE LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $761.2M |
| medtronic inc.medtronic inc. pac | $5,000 | MEDTRONIC INCAI match · 99% · the same organization | $15.8M |
| smith & nephew, inc.smith & nephew, inc. pac (s+n pac) | $5,000 | SMITH & NEPHEW INCAI match · 100% · the same organization | -$63.4K |
| motorola solutions, inc.motorola solutions, inc. political action committee | $4,500 | MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $165.2M |
| u.s. renal careu.s. renal care pac | $2,500 | US RENAL CARE INCAI match · 100% · the same organization | $26.9M |
| trane technologies company llctrane technologies company llc political action committee | $2,000 | TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PERU S.A.C.AI match · 98% · of one corporate family | $35.5K |
| samsung electronics america incsamsung electronics america inc political action committee | $2,000 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD.AI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $3.7M |
| conagra brands, inc.conagra brands, inc. good government association | $1,000 | CONAGRA BRANDS, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $1M |
| at&t inc.at&t inc. employee federal political action committee (at&t employee federal pac) | $1,000 | AT&T CORP.,AI match · 100% · of one corporate family | -$3,412 |
| rescare, inc. dba brightspring health services legacy fundrescare, inc. dba brightspring health services legacy fund (brightspring legacy fund) | $1,000 | RES-CARE, INCAI match · 99% · the same organization | $1.6M |
By cycle
| Cycle | Raised (FEC summary) | From committees | From contractor PACs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $3.1M | $133.6K | $35K11 PACs · 26% of committee money |
| 2024 | $13.6M | $2.2M | $576.6K123 PACs · 26% of committee money |
| 2022 | $3.2M | $466.8K | $104K42 PACs · 22% of committee money |
Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.
Terms
Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.
- Senate · TennesseeJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2031
- Senate · TennesseeJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2025
- House · Tennessee's 7th districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
- House · Tennessee's 7th districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
- House · Tennessee's 7th districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015
- House · Tennessee's 7th districtJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2013
- House · Tennessee's 7th districtJan 6, 2009 – Jan 3, 2011
- House · Tennessee's 7th districtJan 4, 2007 – Jan 3, 2009
- House · Tennessee's 7th districtJan 4, 2005 – Jan 3, 2007
- House · Tennessee's 7th districtJan 7, 2003 – Jan 3, 2005
Contact
Official channels, as published.
- Website
- www.blackburn.senate.gov
- Phone
- 202-224-3344
- Office
- 357 Dirksen Senate Office Building
- Contact form
- Contact form
Identifiers
The same member in other public records.
Sources and method
Every figure on this page traces to these records.
- Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
- House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
- Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
- Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
- Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.