Tennessee GOP strips most House Democrats of committee posts

politicsMay 12, 202613955

Speaker Cameron Sexton removed most Tennessee House Democrats, including Reps. Justin Jones (D-Nashville) and Justin Pearson (D-Memphis), from their committee assignments. Republican leaders took the step days after approving a new Tennessee congressional district map and accused Democratic lawmakers of disrupting a special session on redistricting; the committee removals last for the remainder of the current legislative session. The action sidelines the minority party’s ability to shape legislation as Tennessee implements the new map, concentrating power with the Republican majority.

Sanho Tree

@sanho.bsky.social

“Speaker of the TN House Cameron Sexton just removed me and every Democrat — and therefore every Black elected official in the state legislature from any committee we served on," Rep. Pearson said. Fascist reprisals for protesting.

4863h ago

HumanityExists18

Every fascist/racist needs to be documented into a database for future prosecution

Diane Doyle10

Basically, Tennessee is now officially a one party dictatorship as much as a one party dictatorship as the Soviet Union. Only one political party is legal, for all practical purposes.

First Name-Last Name6

The GOP just doesnt want anyone to see them in their robes and hoods.

lexquinlan.bsky.social4

Increasingly embarrassing to be a sentient human much less a white American.

The Best Words3

Fucking Klansmen. They will pay electorally in the Fall.

lolita shatter3

Fucking infuriating. Get your shit together, Tennessee voters. Time to remove the racist fascist white supremacists from your State House.

Rose (\(ㅇㅅㅇ❀)/)3

And they can just do that huh? why cant we just say- no actually none of you republicans have jobs now instead?

reasonmatters.bsky.social3

Cameron Sexton's name certainly calls to mind an aggressive privileged white supremacist, that's for sure. Southern white Republicans are shameless in their racism. What a toad.

Jane Rabbit2

@brotherjones.bsky.social I know you'll make this into good trouble still, I'm so sorry please keep letting us know how we can support you

Jennifer C

@thejenniwren.teamlh.social

Tennessee Republicans just stripped ALL House Democrats of their committee assignments through November because they protested a gerrymandered map designed to dilute Black voting power in Memphis. Unfuckingbelievable racist, fascist BS. www.newschannel5.com/news/tenness...

4045h ago

AsteroidX13

Is anyone else hear the war drums ? They arent going away quietly.

Catherine12

18% to 35% Citizens of Tennessee who are democrats, and, roughly 48% of Tennessee voters who are classified as Independent or unaffiliated will now be taxed without representation. The cornerstone of the Republican Political Party is: Full regard for selves & sadistic disregard for everyone else.

Charles Gaba ✡️10

Doing what I can. secure.actblue.com/donate/tn26h...

Charles Gaba ✡️9

Doing what I can. secure.actblue.com/donate/tnblu...

Ariella Layton8

Boycott anything TN. Hit them where it hurts.

montanawill1971.bsky.social8

Well there goes trip to the Grand Ol Opry and Graceland, won't step foot in that State now,good thing I don't drink that piss water Jack Daniels, I'd have to boycott it too ,

jrthomer.bsky.social7

Tennessee’s new license plate motto: The Mini Reich

Deadcoco7

That is a really bad look for Tennessee it makes it look like the whole state is racist I'm sure that can't be the case but the Republican party is and people who vote for the Republican party at this point are racist as well

Tooey7

Holy sh*t. How long before the Rs start wearing their white hoods in public?

Dan6

Tennessee is a racist and corrupt as they come.

🇨🇦6

No longer a functioning democracy. Fight back Tennessee. One-party rule is a kleptocratic dictatorship.

Chuck Russell6

Nobody in tennessee should pay their state taxes. Defund the confederacy.

Freestatefemale5

How is that even allowed? Feels like stripping the people of full representation.

J9 Artist5

What losers in desperation do.

Midnight5

They had little power on those committees anyway. Turn it into a positive. Now the dems have free time to get out in the community and rile up their supporters. Wishing you much GOOD TROUBLE! @thetnholler.bsky.social

dshags2

So, what are Tennessee residents going to do ... only 34% of voters there are registered as Republican!

Let’s Be Frank2

It’s jaw-droppingly unbelievable in 2026. This cannot happen in a sane and civil society. The MAGAT Congress and the Supreme Court are loaded with shameless White Supremacists now emboldened by a fascist thug in the White House. They’ve set this country back 100 years.

EmmyEm 🇺🇸+🇬🇧💙2

Well, now those Dems have more time and more ammo to reach voters.

Scott Horton

@robertscotthorton.bsky.social

The Tennessee GOP decides to strip Black representatives of their committee assignments because they claimed about Jim Crow style gerrymandering. www.newschannel5.com/news/tenness...

222h ago

Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽

@joshuaeakle.com

Representative Justin Jones did this at the Tennessee House last week to protest redistricting. Tonight, the MAGA Speaker of the House stripped him of all of his committee assignments.

272h ago

Democratic Activists

@democratswin.bsky.social

Tennessee House Democrats are being removed from committees and subcommittees for the remainder of the current legislative session after Republican leadership accused them of disrupting proceedings during last week’s special session on congressional redistricting www.newschannel5.com/news/tenness...

72h ago

Care of Earth and People Ensure A Future World 🌎

@bpermaculture.bsky.social

The Tennessee State House is failing it's citizens. Most TN House Democrats stripped of their committee assignments www.wsmv.com/2026/05/12/m...

64h ago

kimberlyth#2547

@kth11524.bsky.social

'The GOP War on black America' is expanding by day. Clearly, MAGA goal is a return to Jim Crow When called out, they deny racist intent, all while doing nothing to stop the attacks Key House Republican faces calls from Democrats to resign over radio interview www.axios.com/2026/05/12/j...

12h ago

derek

@derek.bsky.social

www.wsmv.com/2026/05/12/m... This is by design. And, this is only the start. We're about to see the largest disenfranchisement since the Crow era. It's going to be a nightmare. And, it's exactly what John Roberts wants.

12h ago

NewshoundAI

@newshoundai.bsky.social

Multiple Democratic representatives — including Justin Jones (Nashville), Justin Pearson (Memphis), Gabby Salinas (Memphis), and Gloria Johnson (Knoxville) — posted copies of removal letters on social media and confirmed loss of committee assignments. Affected lawmakers characterized the

13h ago

the_lion_of_anacostia 🦁

@digitalscorpyun.bsky.social

First they dismantled Tennessee’s only majority-Black congressional district. Now they’ve stripped every House Democrat from committee power. Including every Black House Democrat. “Discipline” is the label. Retaliation is the mechanism. #DemocracyAlert #Tennessee

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