{"id":1994772,"date":"2023-08-08T20:08:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T00:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessee-three-member-launches-exploratory-committee-for-2024-senate-seat\/"},"modified":"2023-08-08T20:09:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T00:09:35","slug":"tennessee-three-member-launches-exploratory-committee-for-2024-senate-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessee-three-member-launches-exploratory-committee-for-2024-senate-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Tennessee Three&#8217; member forms committee to explore 2024 Senate run."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftennessee-three-member-launches-exploratory-committee-for-2024-senate-seat%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1994772&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Democratic Tennessee \u200bState Rep. Gloria\u2062 Johnson Explores Potential Senate Run<\/h2>\n<p>Democratic Tennessee state Rep. Gloria Johnson, a member of the &#8220;Tennessee Three,&#8221; has taken a\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-psaki-grilled-by-reporters-over-aide-who-allegedly-threatened-sexually-harassed-reporter\/\" title=\"WATCH: Psaki Grilled By Reporters Over Aide Who Allegedly Threatened, Sexually Harassed Reporter\">significant step<\/a> towards entering the race for \u2062the Senate in 2024. Johnson&#8217;s decision brings her\u200d closer to\u2063 challenging Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) next\u2064 year, \u2064following a tumultuous incident \u2064that almost \u2064led to her expulsion from the state House.<\/p>\n<h3>Standing Up to Bullies and Seeking Better Leadership<\/h3>\n<p>In a\u2064 statement to the Associated \u200dPress, Johnson expressed her motivation for considering the race, saying, &#8220;Tennessee has a Senator that stands with bullies, I have a reputation\u200b for standing up to bullies.\u200d I&#8217;m taking a serious look at this\u2064 race and \u200dhaving great conversations with folks who are hungry \u2062for better leadership in\u2062 Washington.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Johnson&#8217;s commitment to standing up against injustice \u200band advocating for improved leadership resonates with many who are seeking change.<\/p>\n<h3>A Controversial \u200cIncident \u200cand National \u200bAttention<\/h3>\n<p>In March, during protests, Johnson and her fellow Democratic state Reps. \u200bJustin Jones and Justin Pearson disrupted chamber \u200cproceedings \u200cby using\u200d a megaphone to call for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-wave-of-portland-police-quit-amid-massive-spike-in-shootings-and-stabbings-fire-dept-responding-to-10-homeless-tent-fires-a-day\/\" title=\"Another Wave Of Portland Police Quit Amid Massive Spike In Shootings And Stabbings; Fire Dept. Responding To 10+ Homeless Tent Fires A Day\">gun control laws<\/a> and disregarding decorum rules. State House Speaker Cameron\u2064 Sexton cited their actions as a violation of House rules. While Jones and\u200d Pearson were expelled by \u2063Republican lawmakers, Johnson narrowly survived expulsion\u200b by one vote.<\/p>\n<p>The expulsion of the three members gained national attention, leading to an\u200c invitation\u200b from \u2064President Joe Biden to the White\u2062 House. Jones and Pearson were later reinstated and elected back to their seats, showcasing the significance \u2062of their cause.<\/p>\n<h3>Blackburn&#8217;s Future Plans<\/h3>\n<p>As of now, Sen. Marsha Blackburn has\u2062 not announced whether \u200bshe will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Ends Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">run<\/a> for a \u2063second Senate\u2063 term. However, she has filed the necessary paperwork,\u200d keeping her options open.<\/p>\n<p>In the \u200b2018 Tennessee Senate \u2062race, Blackburn emerged \u2062victorious, defeating \u200dformer Democratic Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen \u200bwith \u2062a 54.7% to 43.9% \u2063margin. Notably,\u200b the race gained national attention when singer \u200cTaylor \u2062Swift, who\u2064 had \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessee-three-member-launches-exploratory-committee-for-2024-senate-seat\/\" title=\"'Tennessee Three' member forms committee to explore 2024 Senate run.\">previously avoided \u200cpolitical endorsements<\/a>, publicly supported Bredesen.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for updates on the potential Senate race between Gloria Johnson and Marsha Blackburn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic Tennessee state Rep. Gloria Johnson, part of the &#8220;Tennessee Three,&#8221; has established an exploratory committee for a 2024 Senate bid. This puts her closer to challenging Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) after narrowly avoiding expulsion earlier this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1994773,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1994772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1994772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1994772"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1994772\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1994773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1994772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1994772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1994772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}