Nonilex<p>Senator <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MarshaBlackburn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarshaBlackburn</span></a> of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Tennessee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tennessee</span></a> announced on Wednesday that she would run for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/governor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>governor</span></a>, less than a year after winning another term in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a>.</p><p>Blackburn, a loyal ally of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> & a hard-line <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservative</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a>, joins a cluster of other lawmakers, including Senators <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TommyTuberville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TommyTuberville</span></a> of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Alabama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alabama</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MichaelBennet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MichaelBennet</span></a> of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Colorado" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Colorado</span></a>, who have chosen recently to run for office in their home states rather than remain in Washington.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/us/politics/marsha-blackburn-governor-tennessee.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/08/06/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/marsha-blackburn-governor-tennessee.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>