FILE - Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., speaks during the first day of the Republican National Convention, on July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
FILE - Tennessee Rep. Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville, announces her candidacy to run for the U.S. Senate during an event, Sept. 5, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)