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TN State Rep. Justin J. Pearson on Redistricting, Racism, Affordability and the Midterms, his Congressional Campaign, and More

Episode 521: TN State Rep. Justin J. Pearson on Redistricting, Racism, Affordability and the Midterms, his Congressional Campaign, and More

TN State Rep. Justin J. Pearson

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Justin J. Pearson represents Tennessee House District 86, and is now running for Congress in the state’s Ninth Congressional District. He rose to national prominence as part of the Tennessee Three, standing up for gun reform and being reelected after expulsion. A lifelong organizer, he helped lead the victorious Byhalia Pipeline fight, shut down a cancer-causing sterilization plant, and now challenges Elon Musk’s xAI data center. The second-youngest state legislator, he is a national voice for justice, honored with the Truman Center’s 2024 Moral Courage Award.

Rep. Pearson and I discuss his state's devastating redistricting map, racism in America in the age of Trump, the affordability crisis, the midterms, energizing young voters, his Congressional campaign, and more.

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