Tennessee state Rep. Gloria Johnson, a Democrat who skyrocketed to national fame after surviving a Republican-led expulsion effort for participating in a gun control demonstration, on Tuesday formally announced that she’s running for U.S. Senate.
quickly noted that she avoided expulsion likely because she was white. Republicans denied that race was a factor. Instead, they said some members may been persuaded that she wasn’t disruptive as Jones or Pearson. Both men have since been reelected to their positions.
Blackburn first won the Tennessee Senate seat in 2018, defeating Democratic former Gov. Phil Bredesen by almost 11 percentage points. Blackburn was the first female Senator elected by Tennessee voters. The race also marked a noticeable rightward shift in the state’s political landscape in a state previously known for electing centrist politicians.
Blackburn launched her senate campaign by touting that she was a “hardcore, card-carrying Tennessee conservative” and aligned herself closely to former President Donald Trump. She is currently endorsing Trump in the 2024 presidential race.will face off against community activist and organizer Marquita Bradshaw. Bradshaw won the Democratic Senate nomination in 2020, and lost the general election to Republican Bill Hagerty by 27 percentage points.
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Rep. Gloria Johnson of 'Tennessee Three' officially launches 2024 Senate campaignTennessee state Rep. Gloria Johnson has formally announced her campaign for U.S. Senate in 2024.
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Rep. Gloria Johnson of 'Tennessee Three' officially launches 2024 Senate campaignTennessee state Rep. Gloria Johnson has formally announced her campaign for U.S. Senate in 2024
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Rep. Gloria Johnson of 'Tennessee Three' officially launches 2024 Senate campaignTennessee state Rep. Gloria Johnson has formally announced her campaign for U.S. Senate in 2024.
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Rep. Gloria Johnson of 'Tennessee Three' officially launches 2024 Senate campaignTennessee state Rep. Gloria Johnson has formally announced her campaign for U.S. Senate in 2024
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Rep. Gloria Johnson of 'Tennessee Three' officially launches 2024 Senate campaignTennessee state Rep. Gloria Johnson has formally announced her campaign for U.S. Senate in 2024. The Democrat shot to national fame after narrowly surviving a Republican-led expulsion effort in the state Legislature.
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