TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 20, 2023

Tennessee Reps. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, and Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, will have to stand for election in special elections this summer to fill their seats following expulsion from the Tennessee state House. Both won quick approval to be reappointed to the positions until a special election is held. Primaries for both seats are now set for June 15 with a general election set for Aug. 3. The pair, in addition to Rep. Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville — who also protested against gun violence but survived an expulsion vote — will meet with President Joe Biden at the White House on Monday, the Tennessean reports