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Marsha Blackburn (born June 6, 1952 in Laurel, Mississippi) is a Tennessee politician. A Republican, she represents Tennessee's 7th congressional district, which stretches from the suburbs of Nashville to the suburbs of Memphis. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2136x3216, 1939 KB) Marsha Blackburn. ... The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. ... Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Largest metro area Nashville Metropolitan Area Area Ranked 36th - Total 42,169 sq mi (109,247 kmÂ²) - Width 120 miles (195 km) - Length 440 miles (710 km) - % water 2. ... The current boundaries of Tennessees 7th District The 7th Congressional District of Tennessee is a congressional district in Tennessee. ... For the ecclesiastical office, see Incumbent (ecclesiastical). ... is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ed Bryant (born September 7, 1948), American politician, is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee (1995 - 2003). ... is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Laurel is a city located in Jones County in Mississippi, a state of the United States of America. ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic Party. ... Presbyterianism is part of the Reformed churches family of denominations of Christian Protestantism based on the teachings of John Calvin which traces its institutional roots to the Scottish Reformation, especially as led by John Knox. ... is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Laurel is a city located in Jones County in Mississippi, a state of the United States of America. ... Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Largest metro area Nashville Metropolitan Area Area Ranked 36th - Total 42,169 sq mi (109,247 kmÂ²) - Width 120 miles (195 km) - Length 440 miles (710 km) - % water 2. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box: A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic Party. ... The current boundaries of Tennessees 7th District The 7th Congressional District of Tennessee is a congressional district in Tennessee. ... For other cities named Nashville, see Nashville (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Memphis (disambiguation). ...

Early career

She graduated from Mississippi State University where she also spent a few summers working with the Southwestern Company. Blackburn now lives in Brentwood, a suburb of Nashville. It is located in Williamson County, the state's richest county and, since the 1980s, a Republican stronghold. A Mississippi native, she began her political career in 1977 as a founding member of the Williamson County Young Republicans. She served as chairwoman of the Williamson County Republican Party from 1989 to 1991. Mississippi State University is a land-grant university located in north east-central Mississippi, United States, in the town of Starkville and is situated 125 miles northeast of Jackson and 23 miles west of Columbus. ... Southwestern is located in Nashville, TN. Originally named Southwestern because back in 1855, when the company started, Nashville was in the Southwestern part of the US. // The company was established in 1855 by Rev. ... Brentwood is a city in Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. ... Williamson County is a county located in the state of Tennessee. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ...

Blackburn's elective political career began in 1992, when she won the Republican nomination for the 6th District, which at the time included her home in Brentwood. She lost by 16 points (under 3400 votes) to longtime congressman Bart Gordon. In 1995, she was appointed chairwoman of the Tennessee Film, Entertainment and Music Commission. She won elective office for the first time in 1998, when she was elected to the Tennessee State Senate, representing Williamson County and a sliver of Davidson County. She led efforts to prevent the passage of a state income tax championed by Governor Don Sundquist. Barton Jennings Bart Gordon (born January 24, 1949) is a politician from the state of Tennessee, representing the states 6th Congressional district (map) in the U.S. House of Representatives. ... The Tennessee State Senate is the upper house of the Tennessee General Assembly, the formal name of the Tennessee state legislature. ... Davidson County is a county located in the state of Tennessee. ... Tax rates around the world Tax revenue as % of GDP Economic policy Monetary policy Central bank Money supply Fiscal policy Spending Deficit Debt Trade policy Tariff Trade agreement Finance Financial market Financial market participants Corporate Personal Public Banking Regulation An income tax is a tax levied on the financial income... Donald Kenneth Sundquist (born March 15, 1936) was Governor of Tennessee from 1995 to 2003. ...

House career

Redistricting after the 2000 Census moved Blackburn's home from the 6th District into the 7th District. In 2002, incumbent Congressman Ed Bryant decided to run for the Senate seat being vacated by Fred Thompson. Blackburn entered the Republican primary. The primary was watched very closely in Tennessee Republican circles. The 7th is considered the state's most Republican district outside the state's traditional Republican heartland, East Tennessee. Republicans had held the 7th since 1972 by margins rivaling those usually scored by East Tennessee Republicans. If possible, the 7th became even more Republican with the addition of Williamson County. It was virtually taken for granted that whoever won the Republican primary would be the district's next representative. (Redirected from 2000 United States census) The United States 2000 census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... Ed Bryant (born September 7, 1948), American politician, is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee (1995 - 2003). ... Type Upper House President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 President pro tempore Robert C. Byrd, D since January 4, 2007 Members 100 Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party Last elections November 7, 2006 Meeting place Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, DC United States... This article is about the actor/politician. ... East Tennessee is a name given to approximately the eastern third of the state of Tennessee. ...

Of the four serious candidates, Blackburn was the only one from the Nashville suburbs, while the other three were all from Memphis and its suburbs. The three Memphians split the vote in that area, allowing Blackburn to win the primary by 20 points. Blackburn's primary win was tantamount to election in November. She was the fourth woman elected to Congress from Tennessee, but the first not to serve as a stand-in for her husband. (Irene Bailey Baker and Louise Reece had served as caretakers after their husbands died in office, and Marilyn Lloyd replaced her husband on the ballot when he died after the primary election.) Edith Irene Bailey Baker (November 11, 1901–April 2, 1994) was a United States Representative from Tennessee. ... Louise Goff Reece (November 6, 1898 - May 14, 1970) was a United States Representative from Tennessee. ... The word caretaker may have numerous meanings, but the most common two are (1) a person or persons who cares for a property in exchange for rent-free living accommodations and (2) temporary government which takes control until a stable rule can be restored. ... Rachel Marilyn Laird Lloyd (born January 3, 1929), also briefly known as Marilyn Lloyd Boquard due to a short second marriage, is a Tennessee businesswoman and 10-term former member of the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1975 to 1995. ...

She was unopposed for reelection in 2004, which is somewhat unusual for a freshman member of Congress, even from a district as heavily Republican as the 7th. But Washingtonian's September 2004 Best and Worst of Congress, obtained from a survey of Congressional aides, identified Blackburn as one of the three best freshman members. The Washingtonian is a monthly magazine distrubuted in the Washington DC area. ...

Blackburn is a staunch fiscal and social conservative, which is not surprising given the nature of her district. She is regarded as something of a "rising star" in Republican circles and is considered by some to have appreciably more influence than is typical of a three-term legislator. Despite this, she was defeated in November 2007 for the position of Republican Conference chairman. Some had speculated she would run for Bill Frist's U.S. Senate seat in 2006; however, she chose to run for a third House term. Unlike most female Representatives, she prefers to be called "Congressman Blackburn." William Harrison Bill Frist, Sr. ... Type Upper House President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 President pro tempore Robert C. Byrd, D since January 4, 2007 Members 100 Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party Last elections November 7, 2006 Meeting place Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, DC United States...

Given the 7th's strong Republican tilt, it is not likely that Blackburn will face substantive opposition in the near future. However, she is frequently mentioned as a possible candidate for governor in 2010. 2010 (MMX) will be a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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2008 Presidential election

Congressman Blackburn initially backed former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney's presidential campaign, joining his campaign as a senior advisor.^[1] On May 25, 2007, Blackburn resigned her position in the Romney campaign and endorsed former Senator Fred Thompson for President.^[2] This article is about the U.S. State. ... Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947) was the 70th Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ... Mitt Romney is a Republican Party candidate in the 2008 United States presidential election. ... is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... This article is about the actor/politician. ...

Iraq Soldier Controversy

On September 24, 2007, Blackburn was interviewed on Tucker, the news show of Tucker Carlson, which was being hosted by guest host David Shuster [1]. When asked about her outrage behind the MoveOn.org Petraeus ad campaign, Shuster mentioned that radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh had referred to Senator Chuck Hagel as "Senator Betray-us" in the past. Shuster then asked what the name of the last soldier from her congressional district who had been killed in Iraq was, and she was not able to name the solider. Shuster told her it was 18-year-old Jeremy Bohannon, and then asked Blackburn why she was not able to recall the name. She replied she didn't know why she couldn't recall the name, at which point Shuster questioned her integrity for not knowing the names of those from her district who had been killed for a war she supports so strongly. Blackburn became indignant and did not answer the question. >Tucker is a television program on MSNBC, hosted by Tucker Carlson. ... Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson (born May 16, 1969) is a conservative political news pundit who formerly co-hosted Crossfire and currently hosts >Tucker, a national television news show, which is broadcast weekdays at 6 p. ... David Shuster is a correspondent for Hardball w. ... A group of MoveOn volunteers helped the get-out-the-vote drive in Cincinnati in the run-up to the 2004 U.S. presidential election. ... Rush Hudson Limbaugh III (born January 12, 1951) is an American radio talk show host and political commentator. ... Charles Timothy Chuck Hagel (born October 4, 1946) is the senior United States Senator from Nebraska. ...

As it happens, Shuster got it wrong; Jeremy Bohannon was not one of Rep. Blackburn's constituents, as he actually lived in a neighboring district. Shuster then issued an on-air apology admitting his mistake [2]. Irrespective of the error, Blackburn was unable to name the most recent solider from her district who had been killed in Iraq. It has since been determined that the soldier did in fact claim Bon Aqua, TN as his legal residence before enlisting which is in Rep. Blackburn's district.

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