NASHVILLE, Tenn. — (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) -- Nashville's Metro Council unanimously voted to reinstate Justin Jones, the Tennessee House representative who was ousted last week for taking part in a gun control rally.
"This is about people power. It shows that people power is the ultimate power, not the decision of [House Speaker] Cameron Sexton, but the decision of the people," Jones said after the hearing on Monday.
State Rep. Gloria Johnson, who also took part in the protest that was prompted by the March 27 mass shooting at the Covenant School, was also subjected to an expulsion vote, but not enough members supported it. Councilwoman Delishia Porterfield, who nominated Jones during the meeting, spoke out against the legislature's move to oust him and Pearson, calling their vote a"miscarriage of justice and egregious assault on our democracy."
Jones, 27, ran for office last year for the open house seat in Tennessee's 52nd District, which includes Nashville. He had no opponents in the general election.
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