By Carroll County Mayor Joseph G. Butler
Marsha Blackburn is considering running to be Tennessee’s next Governor, and first female Governor, and I hope she does. There is no doubt in my mind that Marsha Blackburn loves this state and its people, as she has fought tirelessly for her fellow Tennesseans and the conservative values we share.
Tennesseans know what they get with Marsha Blackburn. Like she always says, you might not agree with her, but you’ll know exactly where she stands. That’s a great thing for strong conservatives and a very bad thing for those who seek to destroy our American way of life.
Marsha’s conservative record is rock solid. In the Senate, she took a stand to protect American farmland from the Chinese Communist Party. She’s never been shy about confronting Communist China and she’s been long ringing the alarm about the severe threat they pose to our country. In Carroll County, agriculture is a way of life and our farms mean something to the families who have passed them down through generations. To Communist China, that farmland is a way to be closer to our military bases and infiltrate our country. Always a friend to the farmers, Marsha will always stand up for West Tennesseans, and that begins with protecting our land. In the Senate, Marsha led the fight to protect our farmland, and that’s what she’ll do as our next Governor.
Senator Marsha Blackburn is a mom and a grandmother, who loves family and will always stand for our conservative values. A woman of strong faith, she believes fervently in protecting the precious right to life, a value that is near and dear to our family’s hearts. As adoptive parents, Megan and I know Marsha is committed to the same pro-life values we are, and again, has proven she will fight for those values and beliefs. With Donald Trump in the White House and Marsha Blackburn in Tennessee’s governor’s office, Tennessee will be the most pro-life state in the nation to raise a family.
As a conservative, I believe that government works best when it’s closest to the people it serves. Fortunately, that’s a strongly held belief that both Marsha and President Donald Trump share. As President Trump implements his America First agenda and empowers states as our founders intended, more than ever Tennessee will need a Governor who can work with him to carry out his agenda at the state level. There is no one better in the state of Tennessee who can accomplish this than Senator Marsha Blackburn.
If she chooses to run, and I hope she does, Marsha Blackburn will have my full and unwavering support in her bid to be Tennessee’s next Governor, and I hope she’ll have yours too. With Marsha as Governor of our great state, Carroll County and all of West Tennessee are sure to thrive in Donald Trump’s Golden Age of America.
Joseph G. Butler is the Mayor of Carroll County. He and his wife Megan have five precious children.