The Tennessee House of Representatives voted to expel state Rep. Gloria Johnson (D) Thursday and the vote for expulsion failed to pass.
The Tennessean reported that the effort to remove Johnson failed by one vote.
The Tennessee three — Reps. Justin Jones, Gloria Johnson and Justin Pearson — walk into the floor to cheers from protesters ahead of House session. They face expulsion from the legislature over their role in gun reform protests last week. Updates: https://t.co/QU3GyEZNpn pic.twitter.com/gzByJnClp6
— Tennessean (@Tennessean) April 6, 2023
The vote was 65-30 after seven Republican House members voted against removing her.
The seven Republicans were Rep. Jody Barrett (R-Dickson), Rep. Charlie Baum (R-Murfreesboro), Rep. Rush Bricken (R-Tullahoma), Rep. Bryan Richey (R-Maryville), Rep. Lowell Russell (R-Vonore), Rep. Mike Sparks (R-Smyrna) and Rep. Sam Whitson (R-Franklin).
Rep. Justin Jones (D-Nashville), center, Rep. Justin Pearson (D-Memphis), back left and Rep. Gloria Johnson (D-Knoxville) huddle on the floor of the House chamber Thursday, April 6, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee. Tennessee Republicans are seeking to oust the three House Democrats for their role in a demonstration calling for gun control following the Nashville school shooting. (George Walker IV/AP)
The vote on Johnson came on the same day that the Tennessee House voted to expel Rep. Justin Jones (D) from office.
Breitbart News noted CNN’s report that Jones was removed by a vote of 75-25.
House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville) presides over the House on the first day of the 2020 legislative session, January 14, 2020, in Nashville, Tennessee. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton noted that Jones, Johnson, and Rep. Justin Pearson (D) were facing possible expulsion for allegedly “breaking several rules of decorum and procedure on the House floor” during gun control protests last week. The Tennessean reported that Johnson, Jones, and Pearson allegedly used “a bullhorn” as they “led protestors in the galleries in several chants calling for gun reform.”
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