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Justin J. Pearson is a frontline fighter for Tennesseans who has led in and outside of the State House on environmental justice, civil rights, and gun safety legislation. Anchored in a bold reimagining of our politics, Justin’s vision for the future puts vulnerable communities at the center.
Throughout his time in the Tennessee State House, Justin has undone the status quo of minority politics by launching one successful pressure campaign after the other against Tennessee’s GOP supermajority. Following a fatal Nashville shooting in 2023, he stood with the Tennessee Three leading Gov. Bill Lee to issue an executive order mandating at-purchase background checks for Federally Licensed Firearms.
In the face of rampant government collusion with corporate actors and technofascists, Justin remains a steadfast advocate of the people. In 2020, he organized with Memphians to block the construction of the Byhalia pipeline planned to obstruct a predominantly black neighborhood. With unfettered Data Center development on the rise in Tennessee, Justin has pledged his loyalty to the people, rather than AI and big energy interests.
Indivisible Tennessee has endorsed Justin J. Pearson because, in the battle against fascism, we need leaders like him. We’re proud to stand with Tennessee Indivisibles to support Justin J. Pearson in his run to be the next Representative for Tennessee’s 9th district.

Having written more gun safety legislation than nearly anyone in his state, and having personally lost his brother to firearm suicide, Justin will fight relentlessly in Congress for common-sense gun control to protect our children and communities from violence.

Our Revolution is proud to endorse Justin J. Pearson for Congress in Tennessee’s 9th District — a bold fighter for racial justice on the frontlines of the struggle for democracy and working people in the South.

A Memphis state representative and one of the "Tennessee Three" lawmakers who made national headlines in 2023 after a gun-reform protest on the House floor. He runs entirely on individual donations — no corporate or lobbyist money at all.

Endorsed by Justice Dems, PAL PAC, Sunrise.

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MoveOn is proud to endorse Justin J. Pearson for Tennessee's 9th Congressional District!