Breaking news: Local officials voted Monday to reinstate Rep. Justin Jones, one of the two Black Democratic lawmakers expelled by Republican state lawmakers for leading a gun-control protest on the House floor after a fatal school shooting.
The vote by the Nashville Metro Council to give Rep. Justin Jones, 27, his job back comes just a few days after Tennessee Republicans expelled Jones and Rep. Justin Pearson of Memphis for leading a gun-control protest from the House floor with a bullhorn. The Shelby County Commission is expected on vote on whether to reappoint Pearson on Wednesday.
Republican leaders said the lawmakers who quickly became known as the “Tennessee Three” — Jones and Pearson, who were ousted, and Rep. Gloria Johnson, who was not — had violated the body’s rules of decorum during the March 30 protest.Over the weekend, both Jones and Pearson were abruptly removed from the legislature’s phone directory and website. But with the council vote Monday night, Jones regained his seat before legislative leaders had time to remove his name from his office door.
The Nashville Metro Council has 40 members, and Lamar said 29 of them have already publicly committed to supporting Jones. The Shelby County Commission has 13 members, including four Republicans.But Lamar, a former state representative, said she is now confident that Pearson also has enough votes to be reappointed.
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