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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 25, 2023

Justin J. Pearson has won the Tennessee State House District 86 election to fill the seat of the late Rep. Barbara Cooper, ABC News 24 reports. Pearson has advocated for various social justice initiatives in recent years, including raising money with the Poor People's Campaign for the town of Mason, Tennessee, and advocating for the removal of coal ash from Memphis neighborhoods. Cooper died in October but her name remained on the November ballot. She served the district for 26 years and was the oldest-serving state legislator until her death at age 93.