Former state Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson were expelled from the Republican-led Tennessee legislature—but their political careers are not necessarily over.
or running again. And with the 2024 general election more than a year away, their districts are expected hold special elections to fill the ousted lawmakers' seats.The Nashville Metro Council already announced its plans to hold a special meeting next Monday to fill the vacancy left by Jones' expulsion, where they could reappoint him., have expressed their support for Jones' return to office.
Former Rep. Justin Pearson raises his fists as he delivers his final remarks on the floor of the House chamber as he is expelled from the legislature on April 6, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn.State Rep. Sam McKenzie, chairman of the Tennessee state House Black Caucus, similarly pointed to the "optics" of the Jones and Pearson hearings.
& Friends. "It's unfortunate. She's trying to put political racism in this, which there was nothing on this. They were all given due process." "I stood with my colleagues, I stand with my colleagues, and we may have broken a House rule coming to the well, but much of this document is false," she said.
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