Kim Jackson | |
---|---|
Member of the Georgia Senate from the 41st district | |
Assumed office January 11, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Steve Henson |
Personal details | |
Born | Kimberly Sue Jackson August 25, 1984 West Virginia, U.S.[1] |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Stone Mountain, Georgia |
Alma mater | |
Website | Campaign website |
Kimberly Sue Jackson (born August 25, 1984) is an American politician and Episcopal priest from the state of Georgia. A member of the Democratic Party, Jackson has represented the 41st district in the Georgia State Senate since January 2021. As a lesbian, she is Georgia's first openly LGBT+ state senator.
She was the first out priest of color to be ordained in the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta. She serves as a vicar at the Church of the Common Ground, giving services for the homeless. She has also been a college chaplain, a consultant, a parish priest, and an activist.[2][3]
She studied at Furman University, graduating in 2006, and later graduated from Candler School of Theology at Emory University with a Master of Divinity (M.Div.).[4] She moved to Atlanta at the age of 22.[5]
Jackson is a lesbian.[6] She lives on a farm in Stone Mountain with her wife, Trina, an imam.[7][5]