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Both expelled members of ‘Tennessee Three’ win back their state House seats

Associated Press
Tennessee
August 4, 2023

Thursday’s election came as lawmakers are preparing to return to Nashville later this month for a Special Session to address possibly changing the state’s gun control laws.

2 members of expelled ‘Tennessee Three’ vie to win back their legislative seats

Associated Press
Tennessee
August 3, 2023

‘You can’t expel a movement!’

In backlash over their expulsions, 2 Tennessee Democratic lawmakers raised $2M combined

Associated Press
Tennessee
July 19, 2023

GOP leaders said the expulsion actions — used only a handful times since the Civil War — were necessary to avoid setting bad precedent.