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Apr 7, 2023 · Here's what to know about the "Tennessee Three," the events that led up to Thursday's vote, and what happens next. What led to the expulsion of two Tennessee lawmakers?
- kerry.breen@paramount.com
- 5 min
Apr 11, 2023 · Two of the three Democrats — both young, Black and representing urban areas — were ousted by overwhelmingly white and conservative majorities. The third, a white woman, narrowly survived the vote.
Apr 11, 2023 · Vice President Kamala Harris met with the “Tennessee Three” in Nashville; President Joe Biden, as well as former President Barack Obama, issued statements condemning their expulsion.
- Sam Brodey
- Deputy Politics Editor
Aug 4, 2023 · Andrew Harnik/AP. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones, who became Democratic heroes as members of the "Tennessee Three," reclaimed their legislative seats...
Apr 16, 2023 · The Success of the Tennessee Three Shows Why We Need More Confrontational Politics. The dissident Tennessee legislators who were willing to get thrown out of the House have demonstrated exactly the kind of stance that we need our elected officials to have. Disruption is not the opposite of political pragmatism; it’s essential to being effective.
- Nathan J. Robinson
Apr 17, 2023 · After the three legislators joined thousands of young people inside the Capitol for a historic protest following a horrific elementary school shooting in Nashville, the Republican majority wasted no time in dredging up Jim Crow tactics to smear Jones and Pearson before expelling them.
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Apr 7, 2023 · Tennessee's House of Representatives has expelled two Democratic lawmakers for leading gun control demonstrations from the House floor. Republicans accused three Democratic representatives of...
