Commissioners in Memphis have voted to send Justin Pearson back to the Legislature in Nashville. Republicans banished Pearson and Rep. Justin Jones last week over their role in a gun control protest on the House floor after a deadly school shooting.
Justin Pearson and Rep. Justin Jones were ousted by Republican-controlled House
Commissioners in Memphis voted Wednesday to reinstate one of two Black Democrats kicked out of the Republican-led Tennessee House.
The Shelby County Board of Commissioners voted to send Justin Pearson back to the Legislature in Nashville.
Republicans banished Pearson and Rep. Justin Jones last week over their role in a gun control protest on the House floor after a deadly school shooting.
The Nashville Metropolitan Council took only a few minutes Monday to restore Jones to office. He was quickly reinstated to his House seat.
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