Justin Pearson's Expected Reappointment After Unprecedented Expulsion
Former Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson, who was expelled from the Legislature for participating in a gun violence protest, expects to be quickly reappointed and would run in a special election if necessary. Pearson called his expulsion "one of the greatest tactics of voter disenfranchisement and voter oppression." Pearson and another Democrat were ousted from the Tennessee House of Representatives for briefly disrupting legislative business during protests on March 30.