Nashville sends Justin Jones back to the Tennessee House days after GOP lawmakers ousted him
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CNN By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The Nashville Metropolitan Council on Monday voted to reappoint Justin Jones to the Tennessee House of Representatives, sending the ousted lawmaker back to occupy the House District 52 seat as an interim representative.
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CNN By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The Nashville Metropolitan Council on Monday voted to reappoint Justin Jones to the Tennessee House of Representatives, sending the ousted lawmaker back to occupy the House District 52 seat as an interim representative.
A majority of councilmembers told NBC News they would vote to reinstate Jones, opening up a possible avenue for him to be sent back to the Legislature as early as Monday.
Jones was unanimously reinstated as interim representative of Tennessee's House District 52 just four days after he was ousted from the state Legislature.
The Nashville Metropolitan Council voted to reappoint Justin Jones to the House of Representatives, sending the ousted lawmaker back to occupy the House District 52 seat as an interim representative. Follow for live news updates.
