Justin Jones reinstated to TN legislature after Nashville Council vote
TL;DR
Nashville's Council unanimously voted to reappoint Justin Jones as an interim representative for the District 52 House seat, four days after he was expelled for leading chants for gun reform on the chamber floor. Jones became the first Tennessee House representative to be removed from elected office for a decorum violation. The House Republican supermajority ejected Jones with a 72-25 vote for defying House decorum. Jones is eligible to run for reelection.
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