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Justin J. Pearson

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Justin J. Pearson

Justin Jamal Pearson (PEER-sən; born January 7, 1995) is an American activist and politician. He is a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing the 86th district, covering parts of the city of Memphis. He was elected in a January 2023 special election to succeed Barbara Cooper, who was posthumously re-elected in the November 2022 Tennessee House of Representatives election after dying in October 2022. When he was sworn into office at the age of 28, Pearson became the third youngest lawmaker serving in the Tennessee House of Representatives. He and fellow state representative Justin Jones were expelled in April 2023, for violating decorum rules by participating in a gun control protest on the House floor. He was reappointed by a unanimous vote of the members present at the Shelby County Board of Commissioners. Pearson is running in the Democratic primary for Tennessee's 9th congressional district in 2026.

Infobox

Preceded by
Barbara Cooper
Succeeded by
Himself
Born
Justin Jamal Pearson (1995-01-07) January 7, 1995 Memphis, Tennessee, U .
Party
Democratic
Spouse
Oceana Gilliam (m. 2025)
Education
Bowdoin College (BA)

Tables

2023 Tennessee House of Representatives 86th district special election · Electoral history
Party
Party
Primary election
Party
Primary election
Candidate
Primary election
Votes
Primary election
%
Total votes
Total votes
Primary election
Total votes
Primary election
2,360
Primary election
100 %
General election
General election
Primary election
General election
Total votes
Total votes
Primary election
Total votes
Primary election
453
Primary election
100 %
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Justin J. Pearson
1,235
52 %
Democratic
Julian Bolton
289
12 %
Democratic
Will Richardson
190
8 %
Democratic
Juliette Eskridge
166
7 %
Democratic
Clifford Lewis
126
5 %
Democratic
Tanya Cooper
109
4 %
Democratic
Rod Blount
103
4 %
Democratic
Dominique Frost
95
4 %
Democratic
Andrew Withers
35
1 %
Democratic
Rebecca Robinson
11
0 %
Write-in
1
0 %
Total votes
2,360
100 %
General election
Democratic
Justin J. Pearson
443
97 %
Write-in
10
2 %
Total votes
453
100 %
2023 Tennessee House of Representatives 86th district special election · Electoral history
Party
Party
Primary election
Party
Primary election
Candidate
Primary election
Votes
Primary election
%
Total votes
Total votes
Primary election
Total votes
Primary election
2,334
Primary election
100 %
General election
General election
Primary election
General election
Total votes
Total votes
Primary election
Total votes
Primary election
2,596
Primary election
100 %
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Justin J. Pearson (incumbent)
2,209
94 %
Democratic
David Page
125
5 %
Total votes
2,334
100 %
General election
Democratic
Justin J. Pearson (incumbent)
2,439
93 %
Independent
Jeff Johnston
157
6 %
Total votes
2,596
100 %
2024 Tennessee House of Representatives 86th district election · Electoral history
Party
Party
Primary election
Party
Primary election
Candidate
Primary election
Votes
Primary election
%
Total votes
Total votes
Primary election
Total votes
Primary election
4,051
Primary election
100 %
General election
General election
Primary election
General election
Total votes
Total votes
Primary election
Total votes
Primary election
20,048
Primary election
100 %
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Justin J. Pearson (incumbent)
3,784
93 %
Democratic
David Page
267
6 %
Total votes
4,051
100 %
General election
Democratic
Justin J. Pearson (incumbent)
15,612
77 %
Independent
Jeff Johnston
4,436
22 %
Total votes
20,048
100 %
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