Kim Jackson

Senator Kim Jackson was elected to the Georgia State Senate in November 2020, representing the 41st Senate District in DeKalb County. A Democrat from the rural South, Sen. Jackson was elected to serve as Senate Democratic Whip in 2024 and has served as Co-Chair of the Mental Health Caucus and Chair of the DeKalb County Delegation. Sen. Jackson also serves as a member of the Senate Committees on Appropriations, Children and Families, Public Safety, Reapportionment An Episcopal priest from Cowpen, South Carolina, Sen. Jackson made Georgia home well over a decade ago. After graduating from Furman University, she volunteered as an EMT while earning her Master’s of Divinity at Emory's Candler School of Theology. She has worked as a college chaplain, is a nationally sought-after consultant and preacher, and serves the Church of the Common Ground, a parish in downtown Atlanta co- creating church with those experiencing homelessness. Sen. Jackson is the Senior Vice President of Programs at State Innovation Exchange (SiX). In her years in office, Sen. Jackson has secured funds for Black farmers, Pre-K programs, and those experiencing traumatic brain injuries; passed life-saving…