Tennessee laws require special elections to replace Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, the two Democrats expelled from the state legislature for “disorderly behavior.” Some local officials have already been moving to reappoint them. Here’s what to know.
on Thursday vowed to keep pushing for gun-control legislation after Republicans punished them for “disorderly behavior” during a protest following a mass shooting.
The former representatives, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, and their colleague, Democratic Rep. Gloria Johnson, interrupted a House session for several minutes on March 30 to call on their Republican counterparts to act on gun control. Six people
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