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State Representative, 52nd District
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Justin JonesOfficial portrait — Tennessee General Assembly

Justin Jones

Candidate for State Representative, 52nd District

DemocraticIncumbent

Background

Occupation
State representative; organizer
Lives in
Nashville
Campaign website
justinjonestn.com

Organizer and Fisk University political science graduate first elected to District 52 in 2022; expelled by the House in April 2023 for violating decorum rules, he was reinstated by the Metro Council four days later.

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Photo: Official portrait — Tennessee General Assembly

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Sponsored excise surtax on companies with large CEO pay gaps.In office

    House Bill 431 (114th General Assembly), the CEO Pay Disparity Tax Act, introduced; applies where the top executive earns at least 100 times the median employee.

    Representative Justin Jones: bills sponsored in the 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “imposes a pay disparity surcharge in the amount of an additional 0.1 percent to the standard 6.5 percent excise tax rate”
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Public safety

Education

  • Sponsored bill barring libraries from viewpoint-based book removals.In office

    House Bill 715 (114th General Assembly), introduced.

    Representative Justin Jones: bills sponsored in the 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “prohibits libraries from banning, removing, or otherwise restricting access to a book or other material based solely on its viewpoint”
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Economy & jobs

Environment & parks

Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Justin Jones on them.

  • HousingNo documented position found.
  • Roads & infrastructureNo documented position found.
  • Government & transparencyNo documented position found.

All sources (7)

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