Tennessee House Republicans expel Pearson and Jones but not Johnson
State Rep. Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) listens to remarks on the floor of the House chamber April 6 in Nashville. (George Walker IV/AP Photo)
Tennessee Republicans voted to expel two Black Democrats, Justin Pearson of Memphis and Justin Jones of Nashville, on Thursday, April 6, for speaking out of turn during a gun-safety protest a week earlier.
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Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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