Notable Distinctions
- Georgia's first openly LGBTQ+ state senator
Issues She's Passionate About
An Episcopal priest, Rev. Jackson spent 10 years of ministry working as a preacher, college chaplain, and social-justice crusader before bringing her faith-based perspective to the Georgia State Senate. With a lifelong mission advocating for the vulnerable in her community, she's striving to expand affordable healthcare access, increase public-education funding, reduce gun violence, and protect both voting and reproductive rights.
The first bill Jackson presented as senator expands protections for victims of stalking by allowing them to terminate their leases without penalties, and it has since been passed. More recently, she's adamantly opposed a handful of contentious bills: one that would ban transgender women from participating in women's high-school sports and another that would make restrictive changes to the absentee and early voting process. Speaking on the former bill, which has since been passed at the committee level, she tweeted, "It's worth repeating, that as state legislators, we have a responsibility to protect Georgia's most vulnerable. At the very least, we have a responsibility to do no harm."
How to Stay Updated on News About Her
Follow her on Instagram (@kimforgeorgia), Twitter (@kimforgeorgia), and Facebook (@KimforGeorgia), and check out her page on the Georgia General Assembly website.
