Blackburn moves $4.8M from US Senate campaign account in apparent legal ‘workaround’

By: Adam Friedman

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: August 3, 2026

Words: 884

Last Updated: 10 hours, 45 minutes ago

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A political action committee operated by officers of the conservative pro-private school voucher group Club For Growth has spent $4.81 million backing U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s gubernatorial bid, months after Blackburn donated a nearly identical amount to the organization’s primary PAC, campaign finance reports show.

In May, Blackburn nearly emptied her federal campaign account, donating $4.8 million to the Club for Growth PAC.

Tennessee Freedom Fund, one of several PACs with close ties to Club …

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