Support is building to reinstate Rep. Justin Jones to Nashville's Metro Council. He was expelled by the Republican supermajority for his part in an anti-gun protest on the House floor.
Justin Jones and Justin Pearson on the House floor last week. Photo: Seth Herald/Getty Imagesappointing a replacement to ousted state Rep. Justin Jones falls to the Metro Council, where support is building to reinstate the freshman lawmaker immediately.Vice Mayor Jim Shulman called a special meeting for 4:30pm Monday to take the legally required step of announcing the vacancy. Jones was expelled by the Republican supermajority for his part in an anti-gun protest on the House floor.
sending Jones back to the House, and his administration has been working with council members to ensure there are no objections.
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