Category: Tennessee House of Representatives

Democrats in Tennessee Call on State House Speaker to Resign

Calls by Democrats in Tennessee asking for Republican House Speaker Cameron Sexton to resign his position have been escalated, as the Tennessee Democratic Party (TNDP) Executive Committee passed a resolution over the weekend “demanding the resignation” of Sexton. “TNDP Executive Committeewoman Anne Ferrell Quillen presented the resolution, and she also ran against Sexton for the…


Tennessee House Republican Caucus Vice Chair Resigns Effective Immediately During House Lunch Break

A Tennessee Representative resigned on Thursday, April 20, minutes before the House gaveled back into session following a lunch recess, Jennifer Easton, communications director for the House Republican Caucus, confirmed to The Epoch Times. Rep. Scotty Campbell was also the vice chair of the House Republican Caucus. The resignation letter, provided to The Epoch Times…


Biden Invites Tennessee Democrats Who Disrupted House Proceedings to White House

President Joe Biden has invited three Tennessee Democrats to the White House who had earlier disrupted state House proceedings with a gun control protest, but is maintaining silence on whether victims of the school shooting incident that triggered the protest would be invited. Biden will be welcoming Tennessee state Representatives Justin Jones (D-Nashville), Justin Pearson…


Ousted Tennessee Lawmakers Criticize Republicans, Vow to Return to Their Seats

The former Tennessee legislators who were ousted last week by the state’s Republican-led House of Representatives said on April 9 they would accept reappointments by their respective districts and will run in the special elections to fill their seats. Former Reps. Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) and Justin Jones (D-Nashville) appeared on Meet the Press, vowing to…


Ousted Tennessee Lawmakers Criticize Republicans, Vow to Return to Office

The former Tennessee legislators who were ousted last week by the state’s Republican-led House of Representatives said on April 9 they would accept reappointments by their respective districts and will run in the special elections to fill their seats. Justin Pearson, a Democrat who had represented Memphis, and Justin Jones, a Democrat who represented Nashville,…