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Progressive candidate Justin Pearson has won a Democratic congressional primary for a key Tennessee House seat, having boldly staked positions on voting rights, data centers, and the US war machine.
Justin Pearson claims that new electoral maps serve only one purpose: to diminish the power of Black voters.
Justin Pearson, a 'Tennessee Three' lawmaker, secured the Democratic primary in Tennessee's newly redrawn 9th District, while Brent Taylor won the Republican primary for the same key House seat.
The Memphis House Primary, featuring a contest between 76-year-old white incumbent Representative Steve Cohen and 31-year-old Black state lawmaker Justin Pearson, exemplifies a national push for a generational passing of the torch within the Democratic Party.
Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez and Ayanna Pressley joined a rally in Memphis to support Democratic state representative Justin Pearson's congressional bid, following four fatal shootings by a taskforce.