Justin Jones (Tennessee state representative)

Justin Jones

Democratic Party

Candidate, Tennessee House of Representatives District 52

Tennessee House of Representatives District 52

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

2

Predecessor: Justin Jones (D)

Prior offices:

Acting Tennessee House of Representatives District 52

Years in office: 2023 - 2023

Predecessor: Justin Jones (D)

Successor: Justin Jones (D)

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Years in office: 2022 - 2023

Predecessor: Mike Stewart (D)

Successor: Justin Jones (D)

Compensation

Base salary

$33,060/year

Per diem

$379.44/day. Legislators living within 50 miles of the Capitol receive a reduced amount of $86 per day.

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Next election

August 6, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

Fisk University

Personal

Birthplace

Oakland, CA

Profession

Activist

Contact

Official website

Campaign website

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Justin Jones (Democratic Party) is a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 52. He assumed office on August 17, 2023. His current term ends on November 3, 2026.

Jones (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Tennessee House of Representatives to represent District 52. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on August 6, 2026.^[source]

On April 6, 2023, the Tennessee House of Representatives voted 72- 25 on House resolution 65 to expel Jones. On April 10, 2023, the Metropolitan Nashville Council voted 36 to 0 to reinstate Jones. Click here to learn more.

Biography

Justin Jones was born in Oakland, California. Jones earned a B.A. in political science from Fisk University. His career experience includes working as an activist and a fellow for the John Lewis Center for Social Justice. Jones served on the board of directors of the Tennessee Healthcare Campaign.

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2026

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on August 6, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52

Martez Coleman is running in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Martez Coleman (Independent)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52

Incumbent Justin Jones is running in the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52 on August 6, 2026.

		Candidate
		Justin Jones

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52

Michele Vetter is running in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52 on August 6, 2026.

		Candidate
		Michele Vetter

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2024

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52

Incumbent Justin Jones defeated Laura Nelson in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Justin Jones (D)	69.2	13,479
	Submit photo	Laura Nelson (R)	30.8	5,995

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,474
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52

Incumbent Justin Jones advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Justin Jones	100.0	3,127

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52

Laura Nelson advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Laura Nelson	100.0	861

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 861
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Natisha Brooks (R)

Endorsements

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2023

See also: Tennessee state legislative special elections, 2023

General election

Special general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52

Incumbent Justin Jones defeated Laura Nelson in the special general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52 on August 3, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Justin Jones (D)	77.8	5,226
	Submit photo	Laura Nelson (R)	22.2	1,494

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,720
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52

Incumbent Justin Jones advanced from the special Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52 on June 15, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Justin Jones	99.5	1,515
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	8

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,523
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Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52

Laura Nelson advanced from the special Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52 on June 15, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Laura Nelson	98.8	249
		Other/Write-in votes	1.2	3

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 252
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52

Justin Jones won election in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Justin Jones (D)	100.0	8,596

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52

Justin Jones defeated Delishia Porterfield in the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 52 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Justin Jones	53.2	1,956
		Delishia Porterfield	46.8	1,718

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,674
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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2023

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2022

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Campaign finance summary

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Justin Jones campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024	Tennessee House of Representatives District 52	Won general	$1,098,414	$235,124
2023	Tennessee House of Representatives District 52	Won general	$211,846	$210,840
2022	Tennessee House of Representatives District 52	Won general	$83,959	$55,962
Grand total			$1,394,218	$501,926
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Scorecards

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• 2023

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Tennessee General Assembly in 2025.

• Tennesseans for Student Success — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education.
• Tennesseans for Student Success — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education.
• Tennesseans for Student Success — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education.
• The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
• The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
• The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Tennessee General Assembly in 2024.

• Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored based on their votes on the business community.
• Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored based on their votes on the business community.
• Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored based on their votes on the business community.
• National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
• National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
• National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
• Tennesseans for Student Success — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education.
• Tennesseans for Student Success — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education.
• Tennesseans for Student Success — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education.
• Tennessee Right to Life — Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
• Tennessee Right to Life — Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
• Tennessee Right to Life — Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Tennessee General Assembly in 2023.

• Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored based on their votes on the business community.
• Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored based on their votes on the business community.
• Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored based on their votes on the business community.
• Tennesseans for Student Success — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education.
• Tennesseans for Student Success — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education.
• Tennesseans for Student Success — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
• The Institute for Legislative Analysis — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
• The Institute for Legislative Analysis — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
• The Institute for Legislative Analysis — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.

Noteworthy events

Resolutions to expel representatives

See also: Elected officials expelled from state legislatures

On Monday, April 3, 2023, Rep. Bud Hulsey (R), Rep. Gino Bulso (R), and Rep. Andrew Farmer (R) introduced three resolutions to expel Rep. Gloria Johnson (D), Rep. Justin Jones (D), and Rep. Justin Pearson (D) from the Tennessee House of Representatives. The resolutions stated that Johnson, Jones, and Pearson had engaged in “disorderly behavior” and “did knowingly and intentionally bring disorder and dishonor to the House of Representatives” after they participated in protests on March 30, 2023 in support of gun control laws.

On April 6, 2023, the Tennessee House of Representatives voted 72-25 and 69-26 on House resolutions 65 and 63 to expel Representatives Justin Jones (Tennessee state representative) (D) and Justin Pearson (D). House resolution 64 to expel Rep. Gloria Johnson (D) failed to pass at 65 ayes and 30 nays.

On April 10, 2023, the Metropolitan Nashville Council voted 36-0 to reinstate Jones. On April 12, the Shelby County Commission will voted to reinstate Pearson.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Justin Jones (D)	Tennessee House of Representatives District 52 2023-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by Justin Jones (D)	Tennessee House of Representatives District 52 2023-2023	Succeeded by Justin Jones (D)
Preceded by Mike Stewart (D)	Tennessee House of Representatives District 52 2022-2023	Succeeded by Justin Jones (D)

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Current members of the Tennessee House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Cameron Sexton

Majority Leader:William Lamberth

Minority Leader:Karen Camper

Representatives

District 1

John Crawford (R)

District 2

Bud Hulsey (R)

District 3

Timothy Hill (R)

District 4

Renea Jones (R)

District 5

David Hawk (R)

District 6

Tim Hicks (R)

District 7

Rebecca Alexander (R)

District 8

Jerome Moon (R)

District 9

Gary Hicks (R)

District 10

Rick Eldridge (R)

District 11

Jeremy Faison (R)

District 12

Fred Atchley (R)

District 13

Robert Stevens (R)

District 14

Jason Zachary (R)

District 15

Sam McKenzie (D)

District 16

Michele Carringer (R)

District 17

Andrew Farmer (R)

District 18

Elaine Davis (R)

District 19

Dave Wright (R)

District 20

Tom Stinnett (R)

District 21

Lowell Russell (R)

District 22

Dan Howell (R)

District 23

Mark Cochran (R)

District 24

Kevin Raper (R)

District 25

Cameron Sexton (R)

District 26

Greg Martin (R)

District 27

Michele Reneau (R)

District 28

Yusuf Hakeem (D)

District 29

Greg Vital (R)

District 30

Esther Helton (R)

District 31

Ron Travis (R)

District 32

Monty Fritts (R)

District 33

Richard Scarbrough (R)

District 34

Tim Rudd (R)

District 35

William Slater (R)

District 36

Dennis Powers (R)

District 37

Charlie Baum (R)

District 38

Kelly Keisling (R)

District 39

Iris Rudder (R)

District 40

Michael Hale (R)

District 41

Ed Butler (R)

District 42

Ryan Williams (R)

District 43

Paul Sherrell (R)

District 44

William Lamberth (R)

District 45

Johnny Garrett (R)

District 46

Clark Boyd (R)

District 47

Rush Bricken (R)

District 48

Bryan Terry (R)

District 49

Mike Sparks (R)

District 50

Bo Mitchell (D)

District 51

Aftyn Behn (D)

District 52

Justin Jones (D)

District 53

Jason Powell (D)

District 54

Vincent Dixie (D)

District 55

John Clemmons (D)

District 56

Bob Freeman (D)

District 57

Susan Lynn (R)

District 58

Harold Love (D)

District 59

Caleb Hemmer (D)

District 60

Shaundelle Brooks (D)

District 61

Gino Bulso (R)

District 62

Pat Marsh (R)

District 63

Jake McCalmon (R)

District 64

Scott Cepicky (R)

District 65

Lee Reeves (R)

District 66

Sabi Kumar (R)

District 67

Ronnie Glynn (D)

District 68

Aron Maberry (R)

District 69

Jody Barrett (R)

District 70

Clay Doggett (R)

District 71

Kip Capley (R)

District 72

Kirk Haston (R)

District 73

Chris Todd (R)

District 74

Jay Reedy (R)

District 75

Michael Lankford (R)

District 76

Tandy Darby (R)

District 77

Rusty Grills (R)

District 78

Mary Littleton (R)

District 79

Brock Martin (R)

District 80

Johnny Shaw (D)

District 81

Debra Moody (R)

District 82

Chris Hurt (R)

District 83

Mark White (R)

District 84

Joe Towns (D)

District 85

Jesse Chism (D)

District 86

Justin Pearson (D)

District 87

Karen Camper (D)

District 88

Larry Miller (D)

District 89

Justin Lafferty (R)

District 90

Gloria Johnson (D)

District 91

Torrey Harris (D)

District 92

Todd Warner (R)

District 93

G.A. Hardaway (D)

District 94

Ron Gant (R)

District 95

Kevin Vaughan (R)

District 96

Gabby Salinas (D)

District 97

John Gillespie (R)

District 98

Antonio Parkinson (D)

District 99

Tom Leatherwood (R)

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