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John Ray Clemmons

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Proud Dad | State Representative (TN) | Chair, TN House Democratic Caucus | Attorney & Mediator, Clemmons & Clemons, PLLC

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John Ray Clemmons @jrclemmons.bsky.social · 18h
The heartless incompetence of the Bill Lee administration is on full display yet again for all the world to see.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This morning, the Justice Department went after nearly an entire state's federal bench, all at once. The judges had said the government wasn't following court orders. The response was to try to remove the judges. Here's why every American should be paying attention. www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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John Ray Clemmons @jrclemmons.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The last thing Knoxville needed today was a third shade of orange.
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WatchYourRepsTN&SC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Tennessee officials approve plan to seek master developer for lots near Capitol, Boring tunnel  tennesseelookout.com/2026/09/22/t... @campbell4tn.bsky.social and @jrclemmons.bsky.social Nashville Democrats opposed waiving the normal disclosure process during the meeting’s public comment period.
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Tennessee officials approve plan to seek master developer for lots near Capitol, Boring tunnel  • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee state officials approved a waiver to proceed with plans to find a master developer for parking lots near the State Capitol.
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John Ray Clemmons @jrclemmons.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Wishing you an easy fast and a peaceful new year. #yomkippur
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John Ray Clemmons @jrclemmons.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Our re-election campaign is in full swing! Please join #TeamJRC on Saturday 9/19 at 9:30am at The Pavilion at Southeast Regional Community Center in Antioch. RSVP here: jrc4tn.com/Action #tnhouse55 #thrivein55 @tndems.bsky.social @tndemocrats.bsky.social
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Canvass for John Ray Clemmons! · Friends of John Ray Clemmons
Join us for a neighborhood canvass! Come knock doors with us for JRC! Talking to voters at their door is the single most effective thing we do, and you don't need any experience to be great at it. If...
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John Ray Clemmons @jrclemmons.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Shanah tovah
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John Ray Clemmons @jrclemmons.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
REMINDER! Today is the open-house style public meeting on I-24 toll lanes. #Nashville #Traffic #TeamJRC #ThriveIn55
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John Ray Clemmons @jrclemmons.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
To every hard working Tennessean, THANK YOU! To every Union member who understands the power in a collective voice and who has ever organized, shown up, stood up, fought for better pay, demanded a safe work place, held accountability and fought for working families, THANK YOU! Happy Labor Day!
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John Ray Clemmons @jrclemmons.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Tennessee State Representative John Ray Clemmons surprised Metro Police Lt. Mike Hotz with a proclamation at Central Precinct Thursday, recognizing his work in mental health intervention and drug safety. #TeamJRC #PublicSafety www.newschannel5.com/news/metro-p...
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Metro Police lieutenant honored for mental health, drug safety work
Metro Police Lt. Mike Hotz was honored Thursday for his ONEbox drug safety program and a mental health bridge intervention.
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John Ray Clemmons @jrclemmons.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
After yrs working to provide universal free school-based meals across TN, it’s devastating to see us taking steps backwards - despite TN leading the nation in childhood hunger. Trump and Marsha’s SNAP cuts are threatening these meals. #TeamJRC tennesseelookout.com/2026/09/03/r...
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SNAP cuts could lead to kids losing free school breakfast and lunch • Tennessee Lookout
Cuts to SNAP, the nation’s largest food assistance program, will spill over into schools, causing students to lose free breakfast and lunch.
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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 03/09/2026
The U.S. Postal Service rushed the development of electronic tools to comply with a Trump administration policy placing new restrictions on mail-in voting, and defied a court order to stop work on the system, according to an explosive whistleblower complaint published Tuesday.
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USPS whistleblower predicts ‘catastrophic’ effect on elections under Trump vote-by-mail order • Tennessee Lookout
A whistleblower claims the U.S. Postal Service rushed development of electronic tools for a Trump administration policy restricting mail-in voting.
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John Ray Clemmons @jrclemmons.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Public hearings on Bill Lee’s I-24 toll lanes are set for Sept. 8 from 12:30 to 6 p.m. at Nashville Public Library Pruitt Branch and Sept. 9 from 12:30 to 6 p.m. at Smyrna Event Center. #TeamJRC #TollLanes #tnhouse55 #southeastnashville tennesseelookout.com/2026/08/26/t...
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Tennessee Transportation finds no “red flags” in toll-land bidder despite past problems • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee Department of Transportation officials picked a road-building group to take on the state’s first toll project despite a series of bumps the consortium’s companies hit over the past decade-pl...
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John Ray Clemmons @jrclemmons.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
We have all been blessed to live in the time of Dolly. 🙏🏻
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John Ray Clemmons @jrclemmons.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
We have all been blessed to live in the time of Dolly. 🙏🏻
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John Ray Clemmons @jrclemmons.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Pay attention. Look what these Republicans are doing and who they’re silencing. A full scale assault on the Stars and Stripes by Hegseth and the Trump Admin. #freepress #democracy www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/u...
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Pentagon Fires Editor and Publisher of Independent Military Publication
The firings at Stars and Stripes also claimed a Middle East correspondent. They are the latest effort by the Pentagon to diminish the news outlet’s editorial independence.
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John Ray Clemmons @jrclemmons.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Amazing afternoon visit to the South Nashville Reunion Picnic. Loved all the South Nashville pride and seeing my good friends who keep me straight at the Capitol. #teamjrc #tnhouse55 #thrivein55 #southnashville
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John Ray Clemmons @jrclemmons.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Beautiful morning in Southeast Nashville at the new Mariposa Park located at 140 Tusculum Road. Thanks to Metro Nashville Parks and Recreation, Metro Council and others who provided this new space for Nashville families. #TeamJRC #thrivein55 #tnhouse55 #southeastnashville
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John Ray Clemmons @jrclemmons.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Our prayers are with the families of these cyclists and the entire Milligan University community. abcnews.com/US/tennessee...
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John Ray Clemmons @jrclemmons.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Our primary job as legislators is to be responsible stewards of taxpayer $$ and pass a balanced budget. To this end, it is always appropriate to have state officials explain their use of funds appropriated to them. #FiscalResponsibility #TeamJRC www.wkrn.com/news/tenness...
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Tennessee AG defends new Civil Rights Enforcement Division’s performance amid funding, staffing questions
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti defending his office’s Civil Rights Enforcement Division amid questions about funding and staffing from lawmakers.
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John Ray Clemmons @jrclemmons.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Fiscal irresponsibility.
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John Ray Clemmons @jrclemmons.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Bill Lee recently called his plan to accept and store nuclear waste in TN “an ‘incredible opportunity’ the state should pursue.” 🤦🏻‍♂️ Yes, cancer-causing agents which can cause immediate radiation sickness and have ability to get into water far from original disposal sites. 🤬
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John Ray Clemmons @jrclemmons.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Lee & hand-picked, unelected board are already trying to maximize profits for toll lane pals by quietly expanding toll lanes further into Nashville’s core, worsening traffic and lengthening an already 7-year construction boondoggle planned for I-24. Public comment needed at 1:45 today at TN Tower!
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John Ray Clemmons @jrclemmons.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Bill Lee and GOP-run state govt wants to tear down our houses and bizs in SE Nashville to build their toll lanes and gift a 50yr lease of our public roads to billionaires. I voted NO and stand with families against this latest Lee boondoggle. www.newschannel5.com/news/letters...
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Letters warn South Nashville homeowners of I-24 toll lane property impacts
Federal officials have cleared Tennessee's $5 billion I-24 Choice Lanes project, but some South Nashville property owners say they could lose their homes to make way for the toll lanes.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The president is making US policy friendlier to North Korea and Russia than Canada and Oman. Are you kidding me?
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Blount County TN Democratic Party @blountdems.org · 10/08/2026
Tennessee voters are waking up and taking notice that their elected representatives are not representing them, but there are many more who still need to be contacted. The campaign starts NOW. Let's make history. Make a story you can tell your grandchildren. Join the coalition to elect Democrats
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John Ray Clemmons @jrclemmons.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Great event today in Antioch hosted by Metro Parks & Southeast Regional Community Ctr in coordination with @smithfieldfoods.bsky.social and @feedthechildrenorg.bsky.social Provided food, school supplies & vital necessities to 400 families in SE Nashville. #TeamJRC #ThriveIn55 #AntiochTN #TN55
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/08/2026
Whitehouse: "Today I think is a sad and embarrassing day for this committee as it looks like on a party-line vote we are going to advance out of this committee probably the most discreditable person ever to seek the office of attorney general. Let's start with the Epstein files ... "
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John Ray Clemmons @jrclemmons.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Trump has paid a victim he sexually abused $5.6 million. Meanwhile, his “endorsement” and/or complete loyalty to him are the sole qualifications being touted by Republicans running for statewide office and Congress in TN. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/n...
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E. Jean Carroll Receives $5.6 Million Payment From Trump in Civil Case
A federal jury found President Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming Ms. Carroll. He exhausted his appeals last month, prompting a judge to order that the money be paid.
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John Ray Clemmons @jrclemmons.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Happy 250th, US! #teamjrc #tn55
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John Ray Clemmons @jrclemmons.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
🚨🚧 Infrastructure Update: Tennessee Department of Transportation has awarded a $3,846,167.45 contract to Vulcan to resurface Briley Parkway from Franklin’s Road to near I-24. Scheduled completion is Oct. 15, 2026. #TeamJRC #tn55 #TransportationInfrastructure
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John Ray Clemmons @jrclemmons.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Happy Juneteenth, Tennessee!
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John Ray Clemmons @jrclemmons.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
I feel like everything these dolts do is what Lee and TN GOP have already done, only on a larger, more dangerous scale. (See: STILL statutorily unqualified TN Comm’r of Education)
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John Ray Clemmons @jrclemmons.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Trump apparently agreed to pay Iran $300 BILLION for its agreement to create “choice lanes” in the Strait of Hormuz. A “deal” that only Gov. Bill Lee and TN Republicans would appreciate. #teamjrc #tn55
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Reporter: Are you concerned, Mr. President, about the latest inflation number which came out this morning? Trump: No, I love it. I love the inflation.
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John Ray Clemmons @jrclemmons.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Republicans’ tenure of complete control of our state government since 2011 is “a first-class lesson in fiscal recklessness and governance malpractice.” #TeamJRC #TN55 #FiscalResponsibility #ItsTheEconomyStupid www.tennessean.com/story/opinio...
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Tennessee lawmaker calls out Republicans over state budget | Opinion
Democratic State Rep. John Ray Clemmons claims Tennessee's budget is in crisis due to years of Republican fiscal mismanagement.
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John Ray Clemmons @jrclemmons.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Another attack on our democracy by targeting an org that amplifies underrepresented voices, serves underserved communities and advocates for all of our rights as Americans. Sad attempt to distract from skyrocketing prices, unpopular war & presidential corruption. tennesseelookout.com/briefs/tenne...
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Tennessee House speaker, U.S. senator challenge Nashville mayor’s request for TIRRC funding • Tennessee Lookout
Two top Tennessee Republicans are objecting to a funding request by Nashville’s mayor for an immigrant rights group, saying it could violate the state’s anti-sanctuary city law. U.S. Sen. Marsha Black...
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Full statement of Scott Pelley after he's fired from CBS 60 Minutes, detailing the sort of corruption of journalism Bari Weiss has brought to CBS News:
New statement from Scott Pelley:
 
There has never been anything in America like 60 Minutes.
 
The Sunday tradition is the most successful program of any kind in history. For more than a decade, its innovative growth on every major online platform has extended its reach to countless millions around the world. This spring, at the end of our 58thseason, 60 Minutes grew rapidly with an unheard-of 9% jump in viewers on CBS. 
 
“60” has been the number-one program in America for decades because our beloved audience finds integrity, quality, and humanity in our stories. When stewardship of the program passed to my colleagues and me, our responsibility was to expand energetically into a new age of media technology while preserving the values our audience expects. Now, the new owner of our network is casting this legend aside, apparently to curry a moment of favor with the Trump administration.
 
The waste is heartbreaking.
 
Last month, 60 Minutes lost its DNA when our entire senior leadership and two of our best on-air correspondents were cruelly fired without cause. Good people were silenced because they stood up for our audience. They stood for fairness against the forces of political bias; they stood for professionalism against chaos.For my part, new management has instructed me to inject falsehoods and bias into a politically sensitive story. I’ve been told to include assertions that are unverified. To date, in every case, I have managed to ignore these instructions or refuse them. Recently, politicians have been invited to choose correspondents for interviews on the broadcast. Giving politicians control over 60 Minutes interviews is not how this is done. Finally, incompetence and unprofessionalism in the new management have wreaked havoc. In a case involving one of my stories, the entire program came within 19 minutes of not getting on the air at all. 
 
At 60 Minutes, we have fought harder than anyone knows to save the program that became an American icon. We owed that to our millions of viewers. I am deeply moved by the thousands of wishes we have received to “keep up the good fight.” Most of the men and women of CBS News are still in that fight. But now the collapse of values at the top has become untenable. The leadership of 60 Minutes is no longer recognizable. The principles I hold dear are gone, and so I must leave as well.
 
I depart after 37 years at CBS with one emotion—a heart brimming with gratitude for the men and women of CBS News who encouraged and enriched my work, very often at the risk of their own lives. I pray for a day when those people and their ideals are honored again—a day when sanity, competence, and courage return.
 
Scott Pelley
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John Ray Clemmons @jrclemmons.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Under GOP control, TN had 0% job growth in past 2 yrs. Now, BLS data shows first contraction in TN's overall labor force outside the pandemic in a decade. Unemployment rate=3.6%, but for 5th month in a row, the number of people employed statewide dropped from 3.42M in 11/25 to 3.38M in 4/26. #jobs
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John Ray Clemmons @jrclemmons.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Thank you to those who gave all. 🇺🇸
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John Ray Clemmons @jrclemmons.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
It’s offensive that we have such a dumb congressional delegation. “U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett linked a rise in tick bites to Bill Gates during a recent podcast episode of The Joe Rogan Experience.” www.tennessean.com/story/news/h...
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TN lawmaker links rise in tick bites to Bill Gates. Experts debunk claim
A Tennessee lawmaker linked rising tick bites to Bill Gates, echoing online claims. Experts say there’s no evidence and point to environmental factors instead.
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John Ray Clemmons @jrclemmons.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
The traitorous criminals who attacked and vandalized our U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6th deserve to be sitting in a federal prison. They deserved prosecution to the fullest extent of the law. They did not deserve pardons. And they sure as sh*t don’t deserve one red cent of taxpayer money.
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John Ray Clemmons @jrclemmons.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
The people of Nashville should be allowed to decide whether they want more affordable housing and greenspace or auto racing in the heart of our city. I, for one, know which our city needs more. #TeamJRC #TN55 #AffordableHousing
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Anti-racing charter amendment gets green light
A referendum effort aiming to write fairgrounds racing out of — and affordable housing into — the city charter approved in second pass
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Senator Heidi Campbell @campbell4tn.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
TN's TISA 'outcomes funding' pays schools per test score, rewarding gaming the system over actually teaching. Rural schools can't win, advantaged kids get abandoned once qualified, and disadvantaged students become $. It's ed policy written by ppl who've never been in a classroom
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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 14/05/2026
The NAACP and League of Women Voters have filed a fourth lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s redrawn congressional map, alleging the redistricted map intentionally discriminates. @anitawadhwani.bsky.social reports: tennesseelookout.com/2026/05/14/n...
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NAACP, League of Women Voters allege Tennessee redistricting intentionally discriminates • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee’s redrawn congressional voting map intentionally discriminates against Black voters in Memphis, unconstitutionally undermining fair representation for partisan and racial advantage, a…
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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 12/05/2026
A federal judge has set a May 20 date to consider a request by Democratic officials to temporarily prevent Tennessee's newly-drawn House district map from taking effect. via @tennesseelookout.com
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Federal judge sets May 20 hearing in Tennessee redistricting lawsuit
A federal court hearing is set for May 20 to determine whether a temporary restraining order should be placed on Tennessee’s new congressional district maps, five days later than the new deadline…
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John Ray Clemmons @jrclemmons.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
The State Capitol and the War Memorial Building are now in two different congressional districts. So if we were still in our old legislative offices in the Legislative Plaza we’d go from the 6th to the 7th congressional district just to vote on the House floor. 🤔
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
This paint job—if you can call it that—is costing you $7 million, America, because Trump gave a no-bid contract to a pal This would have been Exhibit A of the sort of shit DOGE was actually *supposed* to be looking for when it was instead cutting lifesaving scientific research
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
REP. @jrclemmons.bsky.social : “If you solely relied on census data, I’m confused about how you knew partisan scores when drawing this map.” Rep. Jason Zachary: “Did you have a question?”🤷🏼 CLEMMONS: “If that’s your answer, that is all I need.”😬 (From @heartlandsignal.bsky.social )
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TN House Democrats @tndemocrats.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Chair @jrclemmons.bsky.social bringing a moment of humanity to the House Floor as Republicans continue to push through their harmful, discriminatory Stephen Miller agenda in the final days of session.
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