https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/kzvqzw/net-neutrality-opposing-big-telecom-backed-marsha-blackburn-wins-senate-seat

Republican Marsha Blackburn, Congress’s biggest net neutrality opponent who also lists AT&T as one of her most generous campaign contributors, has been elected to the Senate in Tennessee. The results from Tuesday’s midterm vote projected an early lead for Blackburn over Democratic candidate, and former Tennessee Governor, Phil Bredesen.

Blackburn has previously served as a House Representative for Tennessee’s 7th congressional district, where she vehemently opposed net neutrality protections and attempted to block the rules through legislation. She was, of course, in favor of the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to overturn those free internet protections last year, and then helped push through legislation that lifted privacy regulations for ISPs. Her campaigns have long been backed by Big Telecom, with AT&T ranking as one of her top three contributors, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.