Justin J. Pearson, Justin Jones report massive fundraising after expulsions
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 April 24 in Washington. Vice President Kamala Harris listens third from left. (Andrew Harnik/AP file)
State Reps. Justin J. Pearson and Justin Jones both now have more campaign money than any of the Republican lawmakers who expelled them in April.
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Ian Round
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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