One of the two Black Democrats who was thrown out of the Tennessee House last week appeared likely to get his seat back soon
The other expelled representative, Justin Pearson, could be reappointed Wednesday at a meeting of the Shelby County Commission in his district.
A third Democrat targeted for expulsion, Rep. Gloria Johnson of Knoxville, also attracted national attention. Johnson, who is white, was spared expulsion by a single vote. Republican lawmakers justified splitting their votes by saying Johnson had less of a role in the protest — she didn’t speak into the megaphone, for example.
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