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Tennessee state Representative Justin Jones was voted back to fill his vacant seat after being expelled from the state’s legislature over a gun control protest in the wake of the March 27 shooting at a Nashville school

No Justin, No Peace: Expelled TN Rep. Justin Jones Reinstated After Unanimous Nashville Council Vote

Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones, who was expelled from the state House last week alongside former Rep. Justin Pearson of Memphis, was reinstated to his seat Monday on an interim basis.

RT @ABCNewsLive : Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones was reinstated by his colleagues after his expulsion last week. "Republicans are standing beh…

Justin Jones pumped his fist and declared 'power to the people' as he returned to the state House of Representatives after being restored by the Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County 2/5

Republican lawmakers ousted Jones and Pearson last week for breaking decorum. The conflict has captured national attention and served as a rallying cry for Democrats over the issues of democracy, gun violence and racial inequality 4/5

Republicans have remained largely silent since voting to oust Jones and Pearson. Read more on how Tennessee Democrats are pushing to bring a second expelled lawmaker back to the House 5/5

Justin Jones, one of the two Black Democrats expelled from the Tennessee House of Representatives for leading a gun control protest on the House floor, was sworn back in to his seat on Monday in a swift rebuke to the state’s Republican supermajority.

“I actually happened to be in the elevator with the Representative Bud Hulsey, who filed the resolution to expel me,” Rep. Justin Jones told CNN, adding that he had asked him, “Did you learn anything from this experience?”

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