BLACKBURN, MARSHA MRS.

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BLACKBURN, MARSHA MRS.
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: 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%; Write a Review

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

Blackburn Supports Effort to Protect Medical Innovation

06/18/2015

Vote Smart

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Oppose Abortion is immoral and should be absolutely restricted, because it kills a human being. And abortion clinics are illegal.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Support It is necessary to keep "Three Strikes" laws and death penalty on the books, but we also need to avoid inappropriate imprisonment or sentencement.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Oppose The federal government caused the Great Recession, and keeping out of the economy will end it.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Support Government's role in schooling should be limited. State-funded vouchers should pay for private schools, charter schools, home-schooling, or whatever schools parents choose.
7. Make voter registration easier	Support Voter ID laws just make it harder for people to vote, but what we should do is to make voting easier.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Oppose There's no global warming - it's just natural climatic variation. And if there is a problem, we won't be affacted much.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Support It is necessary to expand military under financial budgets. Only our military are strong enough, our people can live freely enough.
11. Support & expand free trade	Support Free Trade Benefits Consumers and Economy.We should only restrict free trade when it poses a security risk.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Oppose Government should not be involved with providing healthcare, because it would make the government takeover of a large portion of the economy and undue intrusions into personal medical histories.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Oppose We should strictly enforce our immigration laws, and crack down on illegal immigrants that have already in the US by deporting and removing all their social benefits.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Support Human needs come first, but it's ok to use natural resource for sustainable development.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Oppose Affirmative Action is a noble idea, but should not be enforced by government.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Oppose Homosexuality is immoral. We must eradicate so that homosexual values are not imposed upon our children.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Support Americans should self-determine their retirement funding instead of entrust to the government.

Total: 158

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/18/2017	H.R.2520	To require providers of broadband internet access service and edge services to clearly and conspicuously notify users of the privacy policies of such providers, to give users opt-in or opt-out approval rights with respect to the use of, disclosure of, and access to user information collected by such providers based on the level of sensitivity of such information, and for other purposes.	05/18/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
05/16/2017	H.R.2445	DATA Act of 2017	05/16/2017 Referred to House Ways and Means (All Actions)
05/09/2017	H.R.88	Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act	05/09/2017 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 61. (All Actions)
05/05/2017	H.R.2361	Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2017	05/05/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. (All Actions)
04/26/2017	H.R.1876	Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017	04/26/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
04/21/2017	H.R.1822	Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017	04/21/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
04/12/2017	H.R.2086	No Coverage, No Penalty Act	04/12/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/17/2017	H.R.1277	State Medicaid Waiver Flexibility Act of 2017	03/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/10/2017	H.J.Res.86	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services".	03/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. (All Actions)
03/08/2017	H.R.375	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".	03/08/2017 Received in the Senate. (All Actions)
02/16/2017	H.Con.Res.11	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.	02/16/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa. (All Actions)
02/08/2017	H.R.707	Health Care Choices for Seniors Act	02/08/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/03/2017	H.R.706	Plan Verification and Fairness Act of 2017	02/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
01/03/2017	H.R.86	To make 2 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)
02/01/2017	H.R.539	USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2017	02/01/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
01/25/2017	H.R.314	Health Care Choice Act of 2017	01/25/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
01/23/2017	H.R.313	Savings for Seniors Act of 2017	01/23/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (All Actions)
01/17/2017	H.R.583	To direct the Federal Communications Commission to revoke certain changes to the ownership reporting requirements for noncommercial educational broadcast stations.	01/17/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
01/04/2017	H.R.89	To amend subtitle IV of title 40, United States Code, regarding county additions to the Appalachian region.	01/04/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions)
01/03/2017	H.R.87	To make 5 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)

Total: 2622

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
08/10/2012	H.R.1905	Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012	Passed	Yea
08/06/2012	H.R.6326	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded drugs that are prepared by the pharmacies for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted infusion pump.
08/06/2012	H.R.6300	Medicaid Long-Term Care Reform Act of 2012
08/03/2012	H.R.6299	To repeal the Federally subsidized loan program for non-profit health insurance, to provide for association health plans, and for other purposes.
08/03/2012	H.R.2527	National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act	Passed	Yea
08/02/2012	H.Res.763	Condemning the targeted violence of vulnerable minority faith communities in Syria and calling on the United States Government to prioritize the safety and security of these communities.
08/02/2012	H.R.4104	Pro Football Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
08/02/2012	H.R.2446	RESPA Home Warranty Clarification Act of 2012
08/02/2012	H.R.997	English Language Unity Act of 2011
07/31/2012	H.Res.745	Expressing concern regarding the conditions of democracy, freedom of the press, human rights, business and investment climate, counternarcotics cooperation, and the relationship with Iran, in Ecuador prior to the July 31, 2013, expiration of the Andean Trade Preference Act and the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act.
07/31/2012	H.R.3803	District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act	Failed	Yea
07/27/2012	H.R.6164	To approve the construction, operation, and maintenance of the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline from the Canadian border to the South Dakota/Nebraska border.
07/26/2012	H.R.3001	Raoul Wallenberg Centennial Celebration Act	Passed	Yea
07/25/2012	H.R.4157	Preserving America's Family Farms Act
07/19/2012	H.R.6162	Ensuring Women's Access to Free-Market Healthcare Act of 2012
07/18/2012	H.R.6140	Preserving Work Requirements for Welfare Programs Act of 2012
07/18/2012	H.J.Res.110	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights.
07/17/2012	H.R.3210	RELIEF Act
07/16/2012	H.R.6079	Repeal of Obamacare Act	Passed	Aye
07/13/2012	H.R.6088	TRUTH Act of 2012

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