Pearson raises $860k after Republicans expel him from TN House wreg.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wreg.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Tennessee Rep. Justin Pearson raised about $860,000 through some 31,700 campaign donations after Tennessee Republican lawmakers abruptly moved to expel him and two other Democrats for a gun control protest on the House floor, his campaign said. Had Republican lawmakers left the two young Black lawmakers in office, they would've been banned from raising cash because a legislative session was ongoing.
Tennessee Democrats have taken in a wave of campaign cash since Republicans tried to remove three House members who protested GOP positions on gun violence. Memphis Rep. Justin Pearson tells
Tennessee Rep. Justin Pearson raised about $860,000 through some 31,700 campaign donations after Tennessee Republican lawmakers abruptly moved to expel him and two other Democrats for a gun control protest on the House floor, his campaign said.