Tennessee Rep. Justin Pearson will return to his seat in the state’s House of Representatives after a majority of the Shelby County Board of Commissioners voted to reappoint him Wednesday. The final vote was a unanimous 7-0.
He was joined by a crowd of over 500 supporters, who marched from the Memphis Civil Rights Museum to the Shelby County meeting alongside Pearson.
The 29-year-old gave an impassioned speech following the vote, celebrating his reappointment in front of droves of supporters.
