Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., was arrested for participating in a voting rights demonstration Thursday.
Johnson is the second House Democrat to be arrested for participating in a demonstration advocating for voter rights in the last week.
Democratic Rep. Hank Johnson was arrested in Washington, D.C., on Thursday for participating in a voting rights demonstration near the U.S. Capitol, his office confirmed.
The 66-year-old Georgia congressman is the second House Democrat taken into custody for participating in a voting rights protest in the past week.
Johnson spoke at a rally organized by the group Black Voters Matter and aimed at pressuring Congress to pass two federal voting-rights bills, the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
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