Johnson rose to national prominence as a member of the Tennessee Three but faces an uphill battle in November against incumbent Blackburn.

Johnson rose to national prominence as a member of the Tennessee Three but faces an uphill battle in November against incumbent Blackburn.

State Rep. Gloria Johnson won Tennessee's Democratic senate primary, , a race that garnered some national interest thanks to Johnson's involvement in the "Tennessee Three" last year.

Tennessee gun-control advocate wins Senate primary, will face Marsha Blackburn in November Gloria Johnson rose to national prominence after a Nashville school shooting as a member of the Tennessee ...

State Rep. Gloria Johnson (D-Knoxville) has secured the Democratic nomination to run for one of Tennessee’s two U.S. Senate seats. Johnson, who has served four terms as a Democrat in the ...

Gloria Johnson, a Tennessee state representative who faced an expulsion vote last year for participating in a gun control protest on the Statehouse floor, won the Democratic primary for U.S ...

Why it matters: Johnson, who gained a national profile last year as part of the so-called "Tennessee Three," easily won the Democratic Senate primary on Thursday. The Associated Press called the ...

Johnson rose to national prominence as a member of the Tennessee Three but faces an uphill battle in November against incumbent Blackburn.

State Rep. Justin Pearson claps as State Rep. Gloria Johnson speaks after she was declared the winner in the Democratic primary for a U.S. Senate seat at an election watch party at Ghost River ...