Pro-private school voucher Club for Growth donates $3M to PAC backing Blackburn for governor

By: Adam Friedman

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: July 13, 2026

Words: 789

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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Starting in early June, two advertisements went on Tennessee’s airwaves in support of U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s bid for governor.

The first showed all the times President Donald Trump praised Blackburn, implying that even without an official endorsement, he backs the 74-year-old Senator. The second attacked one of her rivals, 61-year-old U.S. Rep. John Rose, for not being sufficiently anti-China.

The advertisements are being run by the Tennessee Freedom Fund political action committee, PAC, registered …

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