[FLASHBACK] Member of 'Tennessee Three' launches congressional bid as progressive challengers push Democrats

Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson, a 30-year-old progressive activist and lawmaker who gained national attention as one of the "Tennessee Three," is launching a primary challenge against longtime Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen. Pearson's campaign, framed around the slogan "It's About Us," highlights Memphis's 22.6% poverty rate -- nearly double the state average -- and pledges "urgent solutions to persistent crises" in Tennessee's only Democratic congressional district. Pearson's bid is part of a broader wave of intraparty contests pitting younger progressives against long-established incumbents.