Yahoo News Article RatingKnoxville's Gloria Johnson is running for two different seats. Can she do that? What to know.
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| "Briggs stated in a committee meeting last week that if the bill is signed by Gov. Bill Lee before April 4, the qualifying deadline for state and federal office, it could ban 2024 candidates like Johnson from being listed twice on a ballot." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Cries and protests for stricter gun control in the state followed the school shooting." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "Since then, Johnson has made a name for herself as being direct and outspoken." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "If Johnson does win both seats, she would end up having to choose which seat she would serve in, and Johnson told USA TODAY Network-Teessee she would choose the U.S. Senate." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "If Johnson does win both seats, she would end up having to choose which seat she would serve in, and Johnson told USA TODAY Network-Teessee she would choose the U.S. Senate." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Teessee Rep. Gloria Johnson has made a name for herself over the last year on the floor of the Teessee General Assembly and now she's trying to take her voice to the United States Senate ... and if not, keep her seat in Teessee." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "To run for reelection, Johnson must collect 25 signatures from District 90 residents and submit her completed candidacy paperwork to make it official, which she has done." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Briggs stated in a committee meeting last week that if the bill is signed by Gov. Bill Lee before April 4, the qualifying deadline for state and federal office, it could ban 2024 candidates like Johnson from being listed twice on a ballot." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "Briggs stated in a committee meeting last week that if the bill is signed by Gov. Bill Lee before April 4, the qualifying deadline for state and federal office, it could ban 2024 candidates like Johnson from being listed twice on a ballot." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "Briggs stated in a committee meeting last week that if the bill is signed by Gov. Bill Lee before April 4, the qualifying deadline for state and federal office, it could ban 2024 candidates like Johnson from being listed twice on a ballot." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "After a lot of deep reflection and after an outpouring of calls, texts and emails from voters in the district, I have made the decision to file for reelection to the (state) House in 2024 as I run for U.S. Senate, Johnson told Knox News in a text." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "There are no laws or rules that say Johnson can't run for U.S. Senate and her seat in the Teessee House of Representatives." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "State Sen. Richard Briggs, R-Knox County, introduced a bill that would prevent a person from ruing for more than one public office in the same election." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "The bill passed the Teessee Senate committee, but Briggs has delayed further discussion about it with the full Senate so lawmakers can sort out its impact." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Johnson is a retired teacher who came onto the political scene in Teessee in 2012 after wiing a seat in the state legislature." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Johnson is pulling a bid not just for one seat this next election, but for two." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Johnson, along with her fellow state Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, made headlines as the Teessee Three, taking a stance for stricter gun laws in the wake of the Covenant School shooting where three 9-year-old children and three staff members were killed." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Briggs introduced the bill in late January just before Johnson aounced her plans to try to retain her Teessee House seat while also campaigning to become the Democratic nominee in a longshot campaign to oust U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn.Possibly." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Briggs introduced the bill in late January just before Johnson aounced her plans to try to retain her Teessee House seat while also campaigning to become the Democratic nominee in a longshot campaign to oust U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn.Possibly." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Briggs introduced the bill in late January just before Johnson aounced her plans to try to retain her Teessee House seat while also campaigning to become the Democratic nominee in a longshot campaign to oust U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn.Possibly." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Jones and Pearson, both Black, were expelled, Johnson, who is white, was not." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
48% : Briggs stated in a committee meeting last week that if the bill is signed by Gov. Bill Lee before April 4, the qualifying deadline for state and federal office, it could ban 2024 candidates like Johnson from being listed twice on a ballot.46% : Cries and protests for stricter gun control in the state followed the school shooting.
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