What to know about ‘the Tennessee three' ahead of expulsion vote
Tennessee's Republican-controlled House will vote Thursday on whether to expel three Democratic lawmakers who a week ago participated in a protest ...
Tennessee's Republican-controlled House will vote Thursday on whether to expel three Democratic lawmakers who a week ago participated in a protest for stricter gun laws on the chamber floor. The three lawmakers — Reps. Gloria Johnson, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson — made the demands for new gun safety laws days after three 9-year-old children and three staff members were killed in a school shooting in Nashville. Load Error Here's what to know about each lawmaker: Johnson, who currently represents Knoxville, was first elected to the Legislature in 2012.