Blackburn Passes on Corker Challenge
Tennessee congresswoman will seek ninth term in Congress instead
By Eric Garcia
Posted June 7, 2017 at 8:49amTennessee Rep. Marsha Blackburn has decided to pass on challenging Republican Sen. Bob Corker in a primary next year.
“I am running for re-election to the House of Representatives,” she told the Tennessean in Nashville on Tuesday.
Blackburn declined to say if she had considered running for the Senate seat.
Corker told the Johnson City Press he would not run for governor, but was not explicit about running for a third Senate term.