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Bowdoin College ( BA) Justin Jamal Pearson (born January 7, 1995; PEER-sən) [1] is an American activist and politician. [2] He is a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing the 86th district, covering parts of the city of Memphis. He was elected in a January 2023 special election to succeed Barbara Cooper, who was ...
Rep. Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, speaks to protesters after the House voted to adopt SB 1325 during a House session at the Tennessee Capitol in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
Memphis-area officials voted Wednesday to reinstate Justin J. Pearson to the Tennessee Legislature after Republicans expelled him last week for protesting gun violence on the chamber floor.. The ...
Opinion: Rep. Justin J. Pearson, D-Memphis, was one of the "Tennessee Three" who was expelled for protesting for gun law reform in 2023. As a Tennessee legislator, I urge my colleagues to stop ...
Memphis *Justin J. Pearson was elected to serve as state representative on January 4, 2023, after Barbara Cooper died in October 2022. **Pearson was re-appointed by the Shelby County Commission, after being expelled from the house alongside Representative Justin Jones .
Watch again as Democratic representative Justin Pearson returned to the Tennessee House of Representatives along with another young Black colleague after leading a gun control protest on the ...
Representatives Justin Jones and Justin J. Pearson were expelled in 2023 for violating decorum rules by leading a gun control protest on the House floor during a legislative session. Both Jones and Pearson were later reinstated. Representative Gloria Johnson also participated in the demonstration, but avoided expulsion by one vote.
Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, speaks with reporters after meeting with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington ...
County officials voted unanimously to return Memphis-area state Rep Justin Pearson to the state House. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...
On January 24, 2023, the special election primary to complete her term was won by Democrat Justin J. Pearson, with 52.4% of the vote over nine other candidates. Personal life and death. In 1951, she married John D. Cooper, one of the first black firemen in the Memphis Fire Department; they had three children.