There are 39 article(s) tagged Gloria Johnson:

• November 2024

  • Johnson, Blackburn campaign in Shelby County for U.S. Senate seat

    The two U.S. Senate candidates didn’t cross paths. They each told supporters turnout is important in an election each believes has high stakes. 

    By Bill Dries, Samuel Hardiman November 06, 2024

  • Top of the ballot: Johnson, Blackburn and the 8th and 9th Congressional Districts

    Here are the federal races at the top of Shelby County’s ballot, including a presidential field that has more candidates than just the Democratic and Republican presidential nominees.

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    Early voting opens in Shelby County with lines

    By Bill Dries November 06, 2024

  • Political Roundup: Early voting tops 175k, and Nordstrom-White on school vouchers

    Democratic and Republican partisans met Saturday, Oct. 26, on the parking lot of the county’s most popular early voting site while Trump supporters waved banners on Poplar Avenue. Four days of early voting remain.

    By Bill Dries November 06, 2024

  • D.C. Roundup voting totals: Kustoff, Cohen declare victory

    Kustoff and Cohen were poised to be reelected handily to their U.S. House seats representing Tennessee’s 8th and 9th Congressional Districts.

    By Bill Dries November 06, 2024

• August 2024

  • ‘Tennessee 3’ bumped from final day of Chicago Democratic convention

    Memphis Democrat Justin J. Pearson, along with Gloria Johnson of Knoxville and Justin Jones of Nashville, had been scheduled to take the national stage just before the balloon drop during the Democratic National Convention.

    By Bill Dries August 23, 2024

  • Can Gloria Johnson turn Tennessee blue?

    State Rep. Gloria Johnson, the Democrat challenging Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn on Nov. 5, talks about her campaign and the change in the Democratic presidential ticket on The Daily Memphian’s “On The Record” podcast.

    By Bill Dries August 18, 2024

  • Here’s who won the federal primaries

    Democratic incumbent Steve Cohen won Thursday’s primary for U.S. House District 9. Republican David Kustoff was unopposed for House District 8. Republican Marsha Blackburn will face Democrat Gloria Johnson for the U.S. Senate.

    By Bill Dries August 03, 2024

  • Gloria Johnson, ‘Tennessee Three’ Democrat, wins primary, will face GOP US Sen. Marsha Blackburn

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee state Rep. Gloria Johnson has won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate and will face off against Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn in November, pitting a survivor of a Republican-led expulsion effort over a gun control protest against a close ally of former President Donald Trump.

    By The Associated Press August 01, 2024

• July 2024

  • US Sen. Blackburn has $9.2M for reelection bid

    The specter of 85,000 new Internal Revenue Service employees hired specifically to go after taxpayers surfaced again Monday as U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., gave her second speech of the day to the Republican National Convention.

    By Bill Dries July 16, 2024

• May 2024

  • Political Roundup: Camp GloJo and gavels drawn at City Hall

    Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Gloria Johnson campaigns in Memphis over the long holiday weekend and hopes Democrats throw national support behind her effort to upset incumbent Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn.

    By Bill Dries, Samuel Hardiman May 27, 2024

• September 2023

  • Gloria Johnson opens Senate bid, draws fire from incumbent Marsha Blackburn

    Memphis was the third of three stops Tuesday, Sept. 5, kicking off what Johnson says will be an “uphill battle” to win the August primary and take down Marsha Blackburn in next year’s November general election.

    By Bill Dries September 05, 2023

  • Political Roundup: 901 Day, too many candidates and not enough votes

    Van Turner and Paul Young started their mayoral campaigns a year ago on 901 Day. A year later, they talk about what separates each in a pack of 17 candidates. 

    By Bill Dries September 05, 2023

  • Rep. Gloria Johnson of ‘Tennessee Three’ officially launches 2024 Senate campaign

    Johnson is running for a seat currently held by Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn.

    By The Associated Press September 05, 2023

• June 2023

  • ‘Tennessee Three’ expulsions violated First Amendment, report argues

    Not since 1920, when the New York State Assembly ousted five representatives for being socialists during the post-World War I Red Scare, had a legislature expelled a member for their views.

    By Ian Round June 07, 2023

• April 2023

  • Several hundred march to Shelby County Commission

    The march from the National Civil Rights Museum to the county building comes ahead of the Wednesday, April 12, county commission vote to appoint Justin J. Pearson to his District 86 seat in the state House of Representatives.

    By Bill Dries April 12, 2023

  • What they said: #TennesseeThree hearings

    Some memorable moments from the Thursday, April 6 expulsion hearings against Justin Pearson, Justin Jones and Gloria Johnson, plus a bonus quote from country singer Margo Price.

    By Ian Round April 07, 2023

  • General Assembly introduces resolutions to expel Justin Pearson, two other Democrats

    Tennessee Republicans on Monday, April 3, introduced resolutions to expel state Reps. Justin Pearson, Justin Jones and Gloria Johnson after their protest in favor of gun-safety legislation last week. They could be voted on as soon as Thursday.

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    House Speaker accuses Memphis Democrat, two others of ‘insurrection’

    By Ian Round April 04, 2023

  • House Speaker accuses Memphis Democrat, two others of ‘insurrection’

    The Democrats — Reps. Gloria Johnson and Justin Jones — could face expulsion, along with Rep. Justin Pearson, who also participated in the protest. Pearson had no legislative committee assignments to be stripped from.

    By Ian Round April 03, 2023

• February 2023

  • Bill Lee’s State of the State highlights his priorities despite vocal opposition

    “The state of our beloved state is prosperous, hopeful, and unrivaled,” Lee said. Doctors stood outside the state House chamber protesting a bill that bans gender-affirming care for transgender youth.

    By Ian Round February 07, 2023

• July 2022

  • Lawmakers create process for complaints under K-12 ‘critical race theory’ law

    But they offered no more clarity on what exactly teachers can and can’t say about race and history.

    By Ian Round July 20, 2022

• March 2022

  • Lee’s school funding proposal progresses despite corruption inquiry

    Amid an FBI investigation coming to a head, lawmakers found time to advance Gov. Bill Lee’s school funding overhaul.

    By Ian Round, Abigail Warren March 27, 2022

• July 2020

  • State Legislature has three COVID-19 positives under quarantine

    Three people working in the Legislature have tested positive for COVID-19, possibly including one lawmaker who has tested positive. Plus, a former lawmaker who gave the House prayer June 18 was released from the hospital after testing positive.

    By Sam Stockard July 13, 2020

• June 2020

  • Legislature passes anti-abortion bill after midnight

    The Tennessee House overwhelmingly passed fetal heartbeat legislation Thursday to prohibit abortion, then held out hope the Senate would consider the measure.

    By Sam Stockard June 19, 2020

  • House questions reserve fund status as budget talks begin

    As the House digs into a proposed $39.4 billion budget for fiscal 2021, lawmakers are coming to grips with the idea of building up reserves while cutting programs such as education in the COVID-19 pandemic.

    By Sam Stockard June 15, 2020

  • House makes Tennessee Second Amendment sanctuary, shoots hole in abortion rights

    The House bolstered gun ownership and undercut abortion rights Monday night, the first night in session after more than two months out for the COVID-19 pandemic.

    By Sam Stockard June 01, 2020