Jerome Moon

Jerome Moon is an American politician. A Republican, he represents District 8, encompassing parts of Blount County, in the Tennessee House of Representatives.^[1] Moon, the former chair of the Blount County Commission, was appointed the State House seat vacated by Art Swann on December 13, 2017.^[2]

Jerome Moon
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 8th district
Incumbent
Assumed office December 13, 2017
Preceded by	Art Swann
Personal details
Born	(1947-06-20) June 20, 1947 (age 78) Maryville, Tennessee, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Deborah
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Tennessee

Career

In 2023, the Tennessee House voted on motions to remove three sitting Democratic representatives — Gloria Johnson, Justin Jones, and Justin J. Pearson — for disrupting proceedings with a protest as demonstrators were at the capitol voicing their outrage over a mass shooting at a Nashville school that left six dead.^[3] Moon voted in favor of all three resolutions: HR 63, to remove Pearson;^[4] HR 64, to remove Johnson;^[5] and HR 65, to remove Jones.^[6] Pearson and Jones were expelled, while Johnson was not.^[7]