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One of the two Black Democrats who were expelled last week from the GOP-led Tennessee House was reinstated Monday after Nashville’s governing council voted to send him straight back to the Legislature. The unanimous vote by the Nashville Metropolitan Council took only a few minutes to restore Rep. Justin Jones to office just four days…
One of the two Black Democrats who were expelled last week from the GOP-led Tennessee House has been reinstated.
“When they tried to bury us, they didn’t realize we were seeds,” Jones told supporters at the Nashville courthouse before the vote.
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One of the two Black Democrats who were expelled last week from the GOP-led Tennessee House was reinstated Monday after Nashville’s governing council voted to send him straight back to the Legislature.
The Nashville council will vote on a replacement for former Rep. Justin Jones. But it's likely they'll simply reappoint Jones to his seat again.