DemocratIn office since Nov 2024

Justin J. Pearson

Tennessee State Representative, District 86 since 2024. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Tennessee State Representative, District 86Born 1995

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In office: 1 yr; Since 2024
Bills became law: 6; 37 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 10.5%; Chamber median 0.2%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: −1.1; Lost 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 37 sponsored · 6 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 1394 Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - As introduced, requires the bureau to maintain with each investigative…
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation · Failed in committee Apr 2026

HB 1395 Criminal Procedure - As introduced, restores the right of suffrage for persons convicted of an infamous…
Criminal Procedure · Failed in committee Apr 2026

HB 2462 Public Officials - As introduced, requires certain public officials and their spouses to divest certain…
Public Officials · Failed in committee Mar 2026

HB 2460 Children - As introduced, increases from 14 to 21 days, the maximum amount of time per year that an entity…
Children · Failed in committee Mar 2026

HB 2458 Education - As introduced, enacts the "Public Education Investments Act"; increases, from $50,000 to…
Education · Failed in committee Mar 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Pearson sits in the Tennessee House of Representatives

Pearson is closer to the center than 16% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Aftyn Behn, Justin Jones, Shaundelle Brooks

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:02 PM ET

With Pearson’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Tennessee House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Pearson’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Pearson	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Apr 23, 2026	SB 2085: Victims' Rights - As enacted, authorizes a court clerk to increase the victims assistance…	No	No	Yes	Passed 77–16
Apr 23, 2026	SJR 1205: Memorials, Public Service - Sheriff Tom Spangler -	No	No	Yes	Passed 79–10
Apr 23, 2026	SJR 1182: Memorials, Public Service - Glenn Jacobs, Mayor of Knox County -	No	No	Yes	Passed 76–10
Apr 23, 2026	SB 1585: Education - As enacted, revises the assessment testing requirements for students who…	No	No	Yes	Passed 54–39
Apr 22, 2026	HB 2539: Health Care - As enacted, makes revisions to health law, including, but not limited to,…	No	No	Yes	Passed 77–11

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Pearson was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20242025202620272028Tennessee House of Representatives, District 86

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	Tennessee's 9th District	Lost	R+1.1	R+22.3	+21.2
2026	Tennessee House District 86	Won	—	D+45.3	—
2024	Tennessee House of Representatives, District 86	Won	D+55.7	—	—