Tennessee Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones were expelled for their involvement in a gun control protest on the House floor.
State Representative Justin Pearson, a Democrat from Tennessee, from left, State Representative Gloria Johnson, a Democrat from Tennessee, and State Representative Justin Jones, a Democrat from Tennessee, speak to members of the media outside the WhiTennessee Reps.
Jones and Pearson were elected to the GOP-dominated Statehouse last year. Both lawmakers flew relatively under the radar, even as they criticized their Republican colleagues' policies. It wasn't until this spring that their political careers received a boost when they joined fellow Democrat Rep. Gloria Johnson in a protest for more gun control on the House floor.
Ultimately, Johnson, who is white, narrowly avoided expulsion while Pearson and Jones were booted by the predominantly white GOP caucus.
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