Justin J. Pearson

Progressive

Democrat

N/A

Tennessee

Current Position: State House Representative TN-86

Running For: House Representative - District 9

Policy Positions

For universal rent caps, stronger tenant rights protections, limiting multinational corporations from buying up neighborhoods, and increased affordable housing funding
For Guaranteed Basic Income programs for people living in poverty and those impacted by job loss due to automation

For raising the minimum wage using a county-by-county living wage standard, doubling the Earned Income Tax Credit, taxing the wealthiest Americans, and cutting taxes on working-class people including ending the grocery tax
For labor unions; supports creating a union liaison position and unionizing his congressional office, and pledges to stand on picket lines

For Medicare for All with no premiums, deductibles, or copays, covering vision, dental, orthodontic, reproductive health, and mental healthcare

Against private school vouchers; supports ending voucher programs which he characterizes as 'welfare checks for the wealthy' and opposes defunding public schools

For environmental justice; opposes polluting corporations operating in low-income communities, supports EPA enforcement, and advocates for green economy jobs

For LGBTQIA+ rights; supports upholding Obergefell and Bostock court rulings, and advocates for laws protecting queer people from discrimination
For abortion rights; stated 'a movement where women have the right to choose' at the 2024 DNC, and campaign platform includes fighting for reproductive healthcare coverage

Against ICE; called for dismantling of ICE, labeling it a 'domestic terrorist organization' and 'a tool of white supremacy'; supports ending illegal ICE raids, mass deportations, and disappearances
For a path to citizenship for immigrants, defending DACA Dreamers, opposing family separation, and making private for-profit detention prisons illegal
Against sending US taxpayer dollars to arm and fund bombing of other countries; supports diplomacy-first foreign policy and reclaiming Congressional authority over declarations of war

Against gun violence; supports repealing Tennessee's permitless carry law, advocates for national Extreme Risk Protection Orders ('Red Flag Laws'), national ban on 80% guns shipped without serial numbers, mandatory waiting periods and firearm education before purchases, and introduced HB 1390 for extreme risk protection orders at the state level
For introducing legislation to prevent police officers with criminal records from transferring across departments; blamed inadequate police training, policies, and culture in the killing of Tyre Nichols