UPDATE: Justin Pearson has been reinstated to Tennessee's legislature after being expelled for protesting gun violence.
The Shelby County Board of Commissioners, which was tasked with appointing someone to fill the seat, convened to discuss reappointing Pearson and unanimously voted to send him back to Nashville. Pearson addressed the commissioners and dozens of supporters who assembled at the meeting.
"My goal was to make sure that we had a quorum. I feel pretty confident about it. I wouldn't call the meeting if I didn't think we'd be confident in being able to appoint Justin Pearson," Lowery told WREG. Expelled state Rep. Justin Pearson delivers remarks outside the state Capitol Monday, April 10, 2023, in Nashville.Pearson, Jones and a third lawmaker, Gloria Johnson, participated in a protest against gun violence at the Tennessee statehouse on March 30, just days after three children and three adults were killed in a shooting at a Nashville school. Republicans in the legislature have a supermajority, and moved to expel all three lawmakers on April 6.
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