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Blackburn’s Campaign Fund Probe Ends with No Discipline

7/21/2026

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The Senate Ethics Committee investigated allegations that Senator Marsha Blackburn’s Nashville office used taxpayer funds for her 2024 campaign and issued a report with no disciplinary action.
Audio captured staff warning they might be asked to violate the Hatch Act and Senate ethics rules.
Blackburn told WKRN the complaint was politically motivated, said it was fully resolved, and refused to release the committee correspondence.

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The Senate Ethics Committee investigated allegations that Senator Marsha Blackburn’s Nashville office used taxpayer funds for her 2024 campaign and issued a report with no disciplinary action.
Audio captured staff warning they might be asked to violate the Hatch Act and Senate ethics rules.
Blackburn told WKRN the complaint was politically motivated, said it was fully resolved, and refused to release the committee correspondence.