Tennessee lawmakers expelled for gun protests victorious in special primary elections

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Two Tennessee state lawmakers who were expelled from the state legislature earlier this year for protesting gun violence on the House floor easily won their special primary elections on Thursday.

State Rep. Justin Jones ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination in his Nashville-area district, while state Rep. Justin Pearson sailed to victory over challenger David Page in the Democratic special primary for his Memphis-area district.

Pearson garnered more than 94 percent of the votes, according to Decision Desk HQ.

“The first wave of votes are in and WE WON!!!” Pearson tweeted. “We are now officially the Democratic candidate for the General Election in District 86!! #PeoplePower did this!! Let’s keep going!!!”

The Tennessee House of Representatives, which is controlled by a Republican supermajority, voted to expel Jones and Pearson from the chamber in early April.




https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4052766-tennessee-special-election-results/

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One thing that keeps an East TN county from touching the gun issue is economics re: Smith & Wesson/ JOBS/$$$:

MARYVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – A gun-making company older than the Civil War will soon start calling Blount County home. Smith & Wesson plans to start moving into its new headquarters later this year but things are moving on as scheduled.Feb 22, 2023
https://www.wwlp.com › local-news

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