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The Tennessee House of Representatives requires a two-thirds majority of the total membership to expel another representative. [12] In the state of Tennessee, expulsions are rare; since the Civil War, only eight representatives had been expelled before 2023. [13] Six representatives were expelled in 1866 for trying to prevent passage of the ...
Tennessee Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones, who became Democratic heroes as members of the “Tennessee Three,” reclaimed their legislative seats Thursday after they were expelled for ...
Republicans in the Tennessee House voted Monday to advance a bill that would prevent local governments from reappointing state lawmakers who were expelled due to behavior. The proposal is one of ...
When he was sworn into office at the age of 28, Pearson became the third youngest lawmaker serving in the Tennessee House of Representatives. He and fellow state representative Justin Jones were expelled in April 2023, for violating decorum rules by participating in a gun control protest on the House floor.
Republicans in the Tennessee House took the highly unusual move on Thursday of expelling two Democrats over a protest they led on the House floor last week during which they demanded action on gun ...
The Tennessee House of Representatives requires a two-thirds majority of the total membership to expel another representative. [15] Since the Civil War, ten representatives have been expelled. [16] Six representatives were expelled in 1866 for attempting to prevent passage of the 14th Amendment, which granted citizenship to former slaves. [17]
The second Tennessee Democrat to be expelled from the state legislature last week after joining protesters in support of new gun safety laws was reinstated to his seat Wednesday.. The Shelby ...
Jones was expelled after he, Johnson and Rep. Justin Pearson of Memphis led a protest at the Tennessee State Capital building in the wake of a mass shooting at a Christian school in which three 9 ...