by Kaitlin Housler | Jul 14, 2026 | Elections, News, Tennessee, The South
The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) announced its endorsement and highest “A+” rating for U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) in the 2026 Tennessee gubernatorial election. In its endorsement statement, NRA-PVF Chairman John Commerford said...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jul 14, 2026 | Elections, News, Tennessee, The South
With early voting for the Tennessee gubernatorial primary elections beginning this week, the campaigns for candidates U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and U.S. Representative John Rose (R-TN-06) have released internal polls offering sharply different pictures of...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jul 13, 2026 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South
Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell released a new campaign advertisement parodying U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn’s (R-TN) recent anti-China gubernatorial campaign commercial, prompting a swift response from the senator, who accused the mayor of trying to...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jul 9, 2026 | Elections, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Tennessee gubernatorial candidate U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) laid out an ambitious conservative agenda for the Volunteer State during an exclusive interview with The Tennessee Star’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy, saying she is prepared to...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jul 8, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
An East Tennessee bridge is being named after President Donald Trump. On Thursday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Tennessee politicians will gather to unveil the “Donald J. Trump Bridge” in Jefferson County, which has an estimated population of 60,000 people....
by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 30, 2026 | Elections, News, Tennessee, The South
Former Congressman Phil Roe, who represented Tennessee’s 1st Congressional District from 2009 to 2021, has endorsed U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) for Tennessee governor. Appearing in a video alongside Blackburn, Roe noted how he served in the U.S. House at the...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jun 29, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
A new congressional bill wants to limit the influence of foreign adversaries on American technology. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced the Export Control Enforcement and Enhancement Act, which would prevent sensitive American technology from being sold to...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jun 4, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
A new U.S. congressional bill seeks to compel states to share their voter roll data with the federal government. The Election Security Partnership Act would provide additional grant funding to states that submit their voter roll information to the Department of...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 3, 2026 | Elections, News, Tennessee, The South
An online spat between U.S. Rep. John Rose (R-TN-06) and State Rep. Monty Fritts (R-Kingston) unfolded this week after Rose characterized himself as the “only major candidate” in the Republican primary for Tennessee governor who was born and raised in the state. The...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 1, 2026 | Elections, News, Tennessee, The South
The Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry endorsed U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) in the 2026 Tennessee gubernatorial race. Josh Brown, president and CEO of the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry, said in a statement that Blackburn “understands...
