Biography & Current Office
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn is a Republican senator from Tennessee who entered the Senate in January 2019 after serving in the U.S. House from 2003 through 2019 and earlier in the Tennessee Senate. She is the first woman elected to represent Tennessee in the U.S. Senate.
In the 119th Congress, Blackburn serves on Finance, Commerce, Judiciary and Veterans’ Affairs. Her official office identifies her as chair of the Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Technology and Data Privacy and chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law.
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Current / reviewed roles
- U.S. Senator from Tennessee — since 2019
- Chair — Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Technology and Data Privacy
- Chair — Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law
Committees & Leadership
Current and reviewed institutional roles
- Senate Committee on Finance
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
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