Justin J. Pearson, Tennessee Three visit White House
President Joe Biden speaks as he meets with Tennessee state lawmakers State Rep. Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville (left) State Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville (second from left) and State Rep. Justin J. Pearson, D-Memphis (right) in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, April 24, 2023, in Washington. Vice President Kamala Harris listens third from left. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
“It’s just tragic to see what’s happening — in your state in particular,” Biden told state Reps. Justin J. Pearson, Justin Jones and Gloria Johnson. “There’s nothing guaranteed about democracy. Every generation has to fight for it, and you all are doing just that.”
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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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