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MEMPHIS—The members of the Shelby County Board of Commissioners carried out their moral duty and legal obligation by reappointing Black state lawmaker Justin Pearson on Wednesday, April 12, to his rightful seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives.
The reinstatement comes two days after a Nashville Metropolitan Council vote to re-seat fellow Democratic State Rep. Justin Jones.
Two expelled Black Democratic lawmakers in Tennessee say they want to be reappointed, then elected back to their seats.
The state of Tennessee has reinstated Justin Pearson back into the House of Representatives a few days after he and Justin Jones were ousted by Republicans over attending a protest for gun control.
(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) -- Less than a week after being ousted by the Tennessee House of Representatives by the Republican supermajority, District 86 representative Ju