TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Feb 2, 2022

The Tennessee State Senate today voted 27-5 to expel Sen. Katrina Robinson, D-Memphis, the Tennessean reports. The move, a first for the chamber, comes after Robinson was convicted on federal wire fraud charges. Robinson has decried the effort as racist and misogynistic. She called the expulsion a "procedural lynching" today. In a statement after the vote, Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, R-Oak Ridge, said, “While the expulsion of a Senator for the first time in history was not something any of us wished to see, it was a necessary action. The integrity of the Senate is of paramount importance. Senator Robinson was given every consideration and due process."