Jones was unanimously reinstated as interim representative of Tennessee's House District 52 just four days after he was ousted from the state Legislature.
was spurred by the mass shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville, which left three students and three staff members dead.
Democratic state Representative Justin Jones on Thursday gestures during a vote on his expulsion from the state legislature at the Tennessee Capitol in Nashville. Jones on Monday was reinstated as interim representative by the Nashville Metropolitan Council on Monday.The Nashville Metropolitan Council held a vote on Monday to select an interim representative for the House District 52 seat until a special election can be held to permanently fill the position.
A large group of supporters gathered in front of the Nashville Metropolitan Courthouse ahead of the council's vote, holding signs and chanting,"No Justin, no peace," according to reports from
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