Opinion: For Johnson, Jones and Pearson, both the facts and the law are against them
House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville) speaks at a press conference on Thursday, March 30. Sexton said the conduct of state Reps.Gloria Johnson (D-Knoxville), Justin Jones (D-Nashville) and Justin J. Pearson (D-Memphis) was “unacceptable.” (Ian Round/The Daily Memphian file)
Jordan Carpenter
Jordan Carpenter is a lawyer based in Memphis. He is an Army veteran, a member of the Federalist Society, and the Fourth Vice-chairman of the Republican Party of Shelby County.
“If Johnson, Jones and Pearson think winning the argument means raising their personal profiles and raising lots of money to win safe Democratic seats, then the pounding and yelling seem to have paid off.”
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