Diane Black | |
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Chair of the House Budget Committee | |
In office January 3, 2017 – January 11, 2018 Acting: January 3, 2017 – February 16, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Tom Price |
Succeeded by | Steve Womack |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 6th district | |
In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Bart Gordon |
Succeeded by | John Rose |
Member of the Tennessee Senate from the 18th district | |
In office January 2005 – November 22, 2010 | |
Preceded by | Jo Ann Graves |
Succeeded by | Ferrell Haile |
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 45th district | |
In office January 1999 – January 2005 | |
Preceded by | Randy Stamps |
Succeeded by | Debra Maggart |
Personal details | |
Born | Diane Lynn Warren January 16, 1951 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
David Black (m. 1980) |
Children | 3 |
Education | Anne Arundel Community College Belmont University (BSN) |
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.