Kim Jackson
Member of the Georgia Senate
from the 41st district
Assumed office
January 11, 2021
Preceded bySteve Henson
Personal details
Born
Kimberly Sue Jackson

(1984-08-25) August 25, 1984
West Virginia, U.S.[1]
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceStone Mountain, Georgia
Alma mater
WebsiteCampaign 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]

Early life and education

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]

Personal life

Jackson is a lesbian.[6] She lives on a farm in Stone Mountain with her wife, Trina, an imam.[7][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Out Down South: A VOX ATL Q&A With Georgia State Senator Kim Jackson". VOX ATL. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Meet Kim". Kim for Georgia. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Kimberly Jackson". The Episcopal Church. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  4. ↑ Underwood, Tina (September 15, 2020). "Who will be LGBTQ Nation's Up & Coming Politician of the Year?". Furman University. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  5. 1 2 Bagby, Dyana (October 11, 2017). "Atlanta church honors defrocked LGBT clergy with 'Shower of Stoles'". Georgia Voice. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Here Are All the Major LGBTQ+ Wins and Losses in the 2020 Election". Them. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  7. ↑ Ritter, Ellie (February 6, 2020). "First-time candidate Kim Jackson running for state senate". Decaturish. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
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