Counties Plan to Send Expelled Tennessee Lawmakers Back to Statehouse

State Rep. Justin Jones (D-Nashville) delivers remarks on the floor of the House chamber in Nashville, Tenn., on April 6, 2023. George Walker IV/AP Photo

County officials in Tennessee say they want to send the lawmakers who were expelled from their positions right back to the statehouse.

Nashville Vice Mayor Jim Shulman has already scheduled a special meeting to consider the seat left open when state Rep. Justin Jones, a Democrat, was expelled on April 6.