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Tenn. State Rep. Gloria Johnson is running for U.S. Senate

You might know Rep. Gloria Johnson (D-Knoxville) as one of the Tennessee Three, and now she’s running against Sen. Marsha Blackburn, Human Paperweight.

Here’s Chattanooga weighing in on Sen. Blackburn. Here’s Nashville. Here are some pastors, the Tennessee Lookout, and SNL. Ol’ Marsha has cut quite the swath with her ignorance. Here’s a sample straight from Ol’ Marsha, herself.

Tennessee needs Johnson, who was the only one of the three state representatives not expelled from the state House for protesting gun violence back in April, but Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson both won back their seats. For what it’s worth, the GOP-heavy Tennessee House hasn’t started behaving even after all the national attention their earlier shenanigans earned them. Bless. Their. Hearts.

Rep. Johnson was a special education teacher for 27 years. Here’s a list of some of the bills she’s been involved.

The new campaign is already getting ugly, both from Ol’ Marsha saying that Rep. Johnson threatens Tennessee’s “way of life,” and from pipsqueaks like this guy:

No worries. I believe Rep. Johnson knows how to defend herself. She answered this this:

Go git ‘em, Gloria.

You can get involved with Rep. Johnson’s campaign here.