Diane Black

Diane Black
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 (1951-01-16) January 16, 1951 (age 73) 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.