Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs threw his support behind U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, posting on social media that she would do an “outstanding job as Governor and would have my full support if that’s what she decides.”
Jacobs spent months laying the groundwork for a run for governor in 2026, but endorsed Blackburn the night of Jan. 14, just hours after Knox News said he’s not likely to run if the senator does. Blackburn and Jacobs, who are close friends, are both strong allies of President-elect Donald Trump and many of their political views align.
At the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce’s annual kickoff event in Nashville on Jan. 14, attendees addressed the senator as “Gov. Blackburn.”
“It’s all anyone has been talking about at the state capitol,” Michael Lotfi, the deputy director for Americans for Prosperity-TN, told USA TODAY Network-Tennessee in a text from the event.
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