Diane Black

Diane Black REPRepublican

Former U.S. Representative from Tennessee

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Diane BlackREPRepublican Former U.S. Representative from Tennessee
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Diane Lynn Black (née Warren; January 16, 1951) is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 6th congressional district from January 3, 2011 to January 3, 2019. The district includes several suburban and rural areas east of Nashville. A Republican, she was previously elected to the Tennessee Senate, serving as floor leader of the Republican Caucus. She unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination in the 2018 Tennessee gubernatorial election.

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Campaign Funding

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$239,963
Total Raised
$301,497
Total Spent
$3,702
Cash on Hand
Financial Data Source: Center for Responsive Politics
Education5 - 5 of 3
Belmont University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
1992
Anne Arundel Community College
Associate of Science in Nursing
1971
North County High School
Past Positions1 - 7 of 7
Representative
United States House of Representatives
2010 - 2019
Senator
Tennessee State Senate
2004 - 2010
Representative
Tennessee State House of Representatives
1998 - 2004
Former Assistant Republican Floor Leader
Tennessee State Senate
Executive Director
Sumner Foundation
Current
Employee
Sumner Regional Health Systems
1993 - 1998
Instructor
Volunteer State Community College
1988 - 1993
Other Experience1 - 24 of 24
Board Member
Tennessee Center for Nursing
Current
Board Member
American Heart Association
Current
Board Member
Hendersonville Chamber of Commerce
Current
Board Member
Volunteer State Community College Foundation
Current
Development Director
Middle Tennessee Young Men's Christian Association
Current
Founder
Domestic Violence Victims Safe House
Current
Founder
Church Day Care
Current
Member
Tennessee Nurses Association
Current
Member
Community Church, Hendersonville
Current
Member
Tennessee Right to Life
Current
Member
Hendersonville League of Women Voters
Current
Member
Gallatin Chamber of Commerce
Current
Member
Founding Board, Children Are People, Incorporated
Current
Former Board Member
Independent School
Former President
Gallatin Toastmasters
Former President
American Cancer Society, Gallatin Chapter
Former Chair
United Way of Sumner County
Former President
Hendersonville Rotary Club
Former President
Leadership Sumner Alumni Association
Former Vice President
Habitat for Humanity of Sumner County
Chair
Tennesee Senate Republican Caucus
2006 - 2010
Former Member
Ways and Means Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Health (Ways and Means), United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Budget Committee, United States House of Representatives
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