Tennessee GOP leader who voted to expel 'Tennessee Three' has resigned following a report that he violated the General Assembly policy on workplace discrimination and harassment, according to CNN affiliate WTVF.
Tennessee House Representative Scotty Campbell resigned from his seat Thursday following a report that he violated the General Assembly policy on workplace discrimination and harassment, according to a subcommittee’s memorandum and a copy of the Republican’s resignation letter obtained by CNN affiliate WTVF.
When asked about his votes to expel the “Tennessee Three,” Campbell told WTVF, “they broke the house rules of decorum.” The “Tennessee Three” refers to Democratic state House Reps. Justin Jones, Justin Pearson and Gloria Johnson, who underwent the rare process of an expulsion vote. They protested days after a mass shooting at an elementary school in Nashville left six dead, including three adults and three 9-year-old students. Reps.
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