Justin J. Pearson appointed to House seat in 7-0 vote
Tennessee State Rep. Justin Pearson celebrates with friends and family outside of the Vasco A. Smith Jr. County Administration Building in Downtown Memphis April 12, 2023. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
The commission voted to return Pearson to the District 86 state House seat at a special meeting Wednesday, April 12.
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