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State Representative, 86th District

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Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state representative votes on Tennessee laws and the state budget in the Tennessee House of Representatives.

Justin J. Pearson is also on the November 3 ballot as the Democratic nominee for U.S. House District 9: the Secretary of State's candidate lists and the Shelby County Election Commission's official sample ballot list him in both races.

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Justin J. PearsonOfficial portrait — Tennessee General Assembly

Justin J. Pearson

DemocraticIncumbent

State representative; minister · Memphis

The gist

  • Supports passing Medicare for All.
  • Supports a federal jobs guarantee program.
  • Supports a ban on assault rifles.
  • Supports pausing hyperscale data center construction.
  • Supports overturning Citizens United to curb corporate money.
  • Supports fully funding public schools and curbing vouchers.
  • Sponsored a bill raising Tennessee's minimum wage to $20.In office
  • Sponsored a bill to expand TennCare to 138% of poverty.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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  1. Supports passing Medicare for All.

    Issues — Justin J. Pearson for U.S. Congress

    Campaign website · Committee to Elect Justin J. Pearson · votejustinj.com

    “Pass Medicare for All.”
  2. Supports a federal jobs guarantee program.

    Issues — Justin J. Pearson for U.S. Congress

    Campaign website · Committee to Elect Justin J. Pearson · votejustinj.com

    “Guarantee a job for every American with a federal jobs program.”
  3. Supports a ban on assault rifles.

    Issues — Justin J. Pearson for U.S. Congress

    Campaign website · Committee to Elect Justin J. Pearson · votejustinj.com

    “Ban on assault rifles.”
  4. Supports pausing hyperscale data center construction.

    Issues — Justin J. Pearson for U.S. Congress

    Campaign website · Committee to Elect Justin J. Pearson · votejustinj.com

    “Pause hyperscale toxic data center construction until we pass comprehensive protections for our health, our environment and our economy.”
  5. Supports overturning Citizens United to curb corporate money.

    Issues — Justin J. Pearson for U.S. Congress

    Campaign website · Committee to Elect Justin J. Pearson · votejustinj.com

    “Get big corporate money out of politics by overturning Citizens United.”
  6. Supports fully funding public schools and curbing vouchers.

    Issues — Justin J. Pearson for U.S. Congress

    Campaign website · Committee to Elect Justin J. Pearson · votejustinj.com

    “Fully fund our public education system and rein in voucher scams.”
  7. Sponsored a bill raising Tennessee's minimum wage to $20.

    Bills sponsored by Representative Justin J. Pearson, 114th General Assembly

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

    “increases, from $7.25 to $20, the minimum hourly wage for employees within this state.”
  8. Sponsored a bill to expand TennCare to 138% of poverty.

    Bills sponsored by Representative Justin J. Pearson, 114th General Assembly

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

    “provide medical assistance coverage for individuals whose gross annual income is equal to or less than 138 percent of the federal poverty level”

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