Tennessee state Rep. Gloria Johnson has formally announced her campaign for U.S. Senate in 2024
Tennessee state Rep. Gloria Johnson, a Democrat who shot to national fame after surviving a Republican-led expulsion effort for participating in a pro-gun control demonstration, has announced that she’s running for U.S. Senate in a state that has solely elected GOP statewide candidates for nearly two decades.
“Gloria has dedicated her life to fighting for justice and standing tall for Tennesseans who have been left out, left behind, or left without a voice,” a press release announcing her Senate bid stated., Johnson joined fellow Democratic Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones as they walked to the front of the state House floor with a bullhorn. The trio joined the chants and cries for gun control legislation by protesters in the public galleries and outside of the chamber.
The showdown between the Democratic lawmakers and the Republican supermajority attracted national attention as many pointed to the situation as the latest front in the battle for the future of American democracy, while also amplifying the political profiles of the group that was quickly dubbed the “Tennessee Three.”, while Johnson, who is white, was spared by one vote. Shortly after the expulsion vote, Johnson quickly noted that likely she avoided expulsion because she was white.
Blackburn launched her senate campaign by touting that she was a “hardcore, card-carrying Tennessee conservative” and aligned herself closely to former President Donald Trump. She is currently endorsing Trump in the 2024 presidential race.
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