Marsha Blackburn

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Marsha Blackburn

U.S. Senator · Tennessee · R

Senate — TN (Republican)

Mary Marsha Blackburn (née Wedgeworth; born June 6, 1952) is an American politician and businesswoman serving as the senior United States senator from Tennessee. Blackburn was first elected to the Senate in 2018. [Wikipedia ↗]

FEC receipts · 1992–2026 cycles

$82,743,155 raised

Influence graph
Individual 44%
PAC 20%
Other

Where the $82,743,155 raised came from · FEC · 1992–2026 cycle

$82,743,155
Raised
FEC receipts · 1992–2026 cycle
$16,180,167
PAC receipts
FEC committee contributions · 1992–2026 cycles
$6,169,366
Spent supporting them
outside + direct · 93 sources
$12,700,000
Spent against them
opposition IEs · 1 edge
Across 2 FEC campaigns
$46,274,733
U.S. House · 1992–2026
$36,468,423
U.S. Senate · 2018–2026

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Top individual donors · 15

Largest itemized individual contributions across their FEC campaign committees (Schedule A), aggregated by donor across cycles. Conduits (ActBlue/WinRed) excluded.

  • Jeffrey Silverman
    RETIRED · RETIRED · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $19,800
  • Robin Colwell
    BGR GROUP · CONSULTANT · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $15,400
  • Bill G. Bean
    HANNING & BEAN ENTERPRISES INC. · REAL ESTATE INVESTOR · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $13,400
  • Rodney W. King
    SELF-EMPLOYED · ATTORNEY · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $13,200
  • Charles A. Mr. Iii Wagner
    JTV · ATTORNEY · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $9,500
  • Greg A. Vital
    MORNING POINTE SENIOR LIVING · PRESIDENT · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $9,400
  • William Michael Mr. Wetherington
    AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT CORP. · OWNER · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $7,600
  • Thomas W. Beasley
    individual · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $6,700
  • Samuel K. Mr. Iv Harwell
    BIG TIME TOYS · MANUFACTURING · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $6,600
  • Paul Singer
    ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT · CO-CEO CO-CIO PRESIDENT · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $6,600
  • Daniel R. Richards
    RETIRED · RETIRED · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $6,600
  • Lucy T. Mrs. Sensing
    RETIRED · RETIRED · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $6,600
  • Charles Neil Mr. Jr. Martin
    MARTIN VENTURES · CHAIRMAIN · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $6,600
  • Dave Mr. Ramsey
    THE LAMPO GROUP LLC · CEO · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $6,600
  • Stephen A. Mr. Schwarzman
    THE BLACKSTONE GROUP · CHAIRMAN & CEO · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $6,600

Top industries · donor money

  • Other / unclassified$1,026,930
  • Retired$725,166
  • Not employed / self$333,736
  • Real estate$289,448
  • Securities & investment$275,980
  • Lawyers & law firms$152,468
  • Health professionals$125,942
  • TV, movies & music$49,946

Classified from donor employer/occupation · heuristic

Top employers · donor money

  • HOMEMAKER$76,710
  • APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT$24,400
  • RDV CORPORATION$19,800
  • DAVITA$18,000
  • HERZOG$16,500
  • AMAZON$15,400
  • LEIDOS$15,100
  • BGR GROUP$13,500
  • ICECAP GROUP$13,200
  • MELALEUCA$13,200

Committee assignments · 15

Seats on the panels that write the rules — where a donor industry meets the member it funded.

  • Joint Economic Committee
  • Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
  • Senate Committee on Finance
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary
  • Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
  • Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data PrivacyChairman
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Privacy, Technology, and the LawChairman
  • Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness
  • Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Telecommunications and Media
  • Senate Committee on Finance — Health Care
  • Senate Committee on Finance — Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy
  • Senate Committee on Finance — Taxation and IRS Oversight
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Crime and Counterterrorism
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Intellectual Property
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary — the Constitution

Source: @unitedstates/congress-legislators

Legislation sponsored · 135

Bills and resolutions this member introduced in the 119th Congress — what they put their name on, alongside who funds them.

  • S. 5023A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the inadmissibility of certain aliens seeking citizenship for children by giving birth in the United States, and for other purposes.
  • S. 4994A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for credits against tax for domestic manufacturing of critical medical supplies and drugs.
  • S. 4840Export Control Enforcement and Enhancement Act· Foreign Trade and International Finance
  • S. 4659Election Security Partnership Act· Government Operations and Politics
  • S. 4405287(g) Expansion Act· Immigration

Source: govinfo.gov · BILLSTATUS bulk data (sponsor of record)

Top connections · 95 total

People3
Organizations3
PACs / committees89

Connections · explore all 95

Every sourced counterparty, one row each (edges to the same party are merged and show the largest documented amount). Search, filter by type or direction, and sort. Money figures are FEC-sourced where marked.

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Spent against them · $12,700,000

Outside money spent to defeat them (opposition independent expenditures). Not their own funding.

  • 2018-10-26
    The Senate Leadership Fund, the Mitch McConnell-aligned super PAC, was the top outside spender in the 2018 Tennessee Senate race, investing roughly $17.7 million to boost Marsha Blackburn against Democrat Phil Bredesen, including at least $12.7 million in independent expenditures attacking Bredesen. Senate Leadership Fund
    source · newssingle source — not corroborated
    $12,700,000
  • 2018-04-19
    Donald Trump endorsed Marsha Blackburn's 2018 U.S. Senate campaign on April 19, 2018, and headlined campaign rallies for her in Tennessee against Democrat Phil Bredesen. Donald Trump
    source · newssingle source — not corroborated

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