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Democratic state Rep. Justin Pearson (R) of Memphis speaks with supporters after being expelled from the state Legislature on April 6, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. Pearson and fellow Democratic Reps. Gloria Johnson of Knoxville and Justin Jones of Nashville were brought up for expulsion for leading chants of protesters from the floor in the wake of a mass shooting at a Christian school in which three 9-year-old students and three adults were killed by a 28-year-old former student of the school on March 27. Pearson and Jones, who is also Black, were expelled while the vote against Johnson, who is white, fell one vote short. (Photo by Seth Herald/Getty Images)

Memphis reinstates Justin J. Pearson

Justin J. Pearson has been reinstated to the Tennessee House of Representatives on Wednesday by the Shelby County Board of Commissioners after they approved his appointment as an interim representative for the House District 86 seat.

Democratic state Rep. Justin Jones of Nashville speaks prior to a vote on his expulsion from the legislature at the State Capitol Building on April 6, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. He was expelled on a vote along party lines after he and two other Democratic reps led a protest at the Tennessee State Capitol building in the wake of a mass shooting where three students and three adults were killed on March 27 at the Covenant School in Nashville. (Photo by Seth Herald/Getty Images)

Nashville City Council re-elects Rep. Justin Jones

The Nashville Metropolitan Council has voted on Monday to reinstate expelled Democrat Representative Justin Jones.