# Rep. Justin Pearson: MAGA Eliminated My Congressional District. I'm Still Running.

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast-1085016/rep-justin-pearson-maga-eliminated-my-congressional-district-i-m-still-running
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast-1085016/rep-justin-pearson-maga-eliminated-my-congressional-district-i-m-still-running.md
Podcast: [The Real News Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast-1085016)
Published: 2026-06-29T16:24:35+00:00
Episode link: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/rep-justin-pearson-maga-eliminated-my-congressional-district-i-m-still-running--72680564
Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72680564/justin_pearson_intv_netroots.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-real-news-podcast-1085016/episodes/rep-justin-pearson-maga-eliminated-my-congressional-district-i-m-still-running
Duration seconds: 326

## Resource

After an April decision by the US Supreme Court gutted the 1965 Voting Rights Act, Tennessee became the first state to redraw its Congressional district maps, resulting in the 9th District—a solidly Democratic seat representing the only majority-Black district in the state—being erased. We speak with Tennessee State Representative Justin Pearson , who has been running to represent Tennessee’s 9th District in the US House of Representatives, about why he is still running despite Republicans’ attempts to rig the electoral process, and what is at stake for Tennessee and the country this midterm election season. Additional links/info: Philip Wang, Time , “ They gerrymandered away the district he’s campaigning to represent. He’s still running ” Leigh Cuen, The Tennessean , “ Photojournalist shares story behind viral TN redistricting photos ” Credits: Videography: Stephen Janis, Maximillian Alvarez Post-Production: David Hebden Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support . Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer. Follow us on: Bluesky: @therealnews.com Facebook: The Real News Network Twitter: @TheRealNews YouTube: @therealnews Instagram: @therealnewsnetwork Become a member and join the Supporters Club for The Real News Podcast today!

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-real-news-podcast-1085016/episodes/rep-justin-pearson-maga-eliminated-my-congressional-district-i-m-still-running/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast-1085016/rep-justin-pearson-maga-eliminated-my-congressional-district-i-m-still-running.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.