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Marsha Blackburn

U.S. Senator
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RESOLUTE Citizen Score
46 / 70

Official Profile

Religion: Presbyterian (Christ Presbyterian Church)
Education: B.S. Home Economics, Mississippi State University (1973)
Birthplace: Laurel, Mississippi
Background: Businesswoman and former Tennessee State Senator. Served in U.S. House from 2003-2019. First woman elected to U.S. Senate from Tennessee. Marketing and management background.
X / Twitter: @MarshaBlackburn
Heritage Action lifetime 87% — one of most conservative senators. NRA A rating. Heritage scores: 96% (117th), 85% (115th House). Presbyterian. First woman elected to represent Tennessee in the U.S. Senate. Served 16 years in the House before winning Senate seat. Strong Trump ally. Home Economics degree from Mississippi State — one of few non-lawyer senators. Reelected 2024. Consistently among top Heritage Action scorers. Strong on education (parental rights, anti-CRT, anti-gender ideology) and self-defense (perfect 10). Scores 0 on PCH/CBG — mainstream conservative rather than explicit Christian nationalist.

Category Breakdown

America First

8/10
Candidate only displays the American flag (no foreign flags) in public appearances and communications
TRUE (+2)
Candidate promotes America exclusively and never promotes or defends foreign nations' interests over U.S. interests
TRUE (+2)
Candidate is a U.S.-born citizen with no dual citizenship
TRUE (+2)
Candidate has never accepted donations from foreign governments, foreign-backed lobbies (e.g., AIPAC), or foreign-linked PACs
Not yet verified
Candidate supports verifiable paper ballots, opposes electronic voting machines, and advocates for election integrity measures including hand-counted audits and voter ID requirements
TRUE (+2)

Marriage

8/10
Candidate affirms marriage is exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God in Scripture
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes all forms of homosexual marriage, civil unions, and same-sex relationships as sinful
TRUE (+2)
Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports laws that protect biblical marriage and prohibit promotion of homosexuality or gender confusion in schools/public life
TRUE (+2)
Candidate views sexual relations as lawful only within biblical marriage and supports civil penalties against sexual immorality (adultery, fornication, sodomy)
FALSE (0)

Abortion

6/10
Candidate affirms human life begins at conception; unborn child bears God's image and possesses full personhood/rights under biblical law
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports total abolition of abortion with no exceptions (rape, incest, health of mother)
Not yet verified
Candidate views elective abortion as murder of the innocent and calls for biblical justice (civil penalties) against it
FALSE (0)
Candidate rejects any public funding, subsidies, or legal protections for abortion providers or procedures
TRUE (+2)
Candidate advocates righteous state protection of unborn life as a core duty of government under Reformed covenant theology
TRUE (+2)

Self-Defense & 2A

10/10
Candidate affirms the right to armed self-defense as a God-given natural right and biblical duty
TRUE (+2)
Candidate strongly supports the Second Amendment as an individual right that shall not be infringed for law-abiding citizens
TRUE (+2)
Candidate fully supports Castle Doctrine and Stand-Your-Ground laws, with no duty to retreat when lawfully defending life, family, home, or the innocent
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes all forms of gun control legislation (registration, red-flag laws, licensing, bans, or confiscation) that restrict the right of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms
TRUE (+2)
Candidate views a well-armed citizenry as essential for the preservation of liberty, protection of innocent life, and as a check against tyranny, consistent with Reformed covenant theology and America's Founding principles
TRUE (+2)

Immigration

4/10
Candidate supports closing the border and halting all illegal immigration
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports the removal and deportation of all illegal immigrants
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports protecting Anglo-Saxon breeding stock and demographic continuity
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports preserving multi-generational Anglo-Saxon American heritage
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports immigration policies that protect the historic Anglo-Saxon Christian character of the nation
Not yet verified

Education

10/10
Candidate supports absolute parental authority over children's education including homeschool, private, and religious school choice
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes sexually explicit or ideologically subversive materials in school libraries and curriculum
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes Critical Race Theory, DEI mandates, and all forms of Marxist ideology in public schools
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports voluntary prayer, Bible study, and religious expression in public schools without penalty
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes compulsory sex education and gender ideology instruction that contradicts parental values
TRUE (+2)

PCH/CBG

0/10
Candidate supports nation self-consciously acting as 'Christian nation' via laws/customs for earthly and heavenly good in Christ
Not yet verified
Candidate advocates government promotion/favor of Christianity as true religion over neutrality
Not yet verified
Candidate supports cultural/ethnic particularity and preference for historic Anglo-Saxon/Christian heritage
FALSE (0)
Candidate believes state should order public life toward Christian principles (e.g., suppress blasphemy)
FALSE (0)
Candidate rejects liberal pluralism; wants civil laws explicitly based on Christian moral order
FALSE (0)

Sources & Evidence

Official Senate PageBallotpedia ProfileCongress.gov — Official RecordHeritage Action Scorecard
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