TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Apr 27, 2023

The Tennessee Lookout reports that special elections to fill three seats in the Tennessee Legislature could cost taxpayers up to $570,000 after the resignation of Rep. Scotty Campbell, R-Mountain City, and the expulsion of Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, and Justin J. Person, D-Memphis. The Metro Council and Shelby County Commission voted to reappoint Jones and Pearson respectively, just days after their expulsion, but a special election must be held to fill all three seats because the two-year terms have more than a year remaining.