Edna Jackson (politician)

Edna Jackson
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 165th district
Assumed office
November 10, 2021
Preceded byMickey Stephens
65th Mayor of Savannah
In office
January 1, 2012 – January 1, 2016
Preceded byOtis Johnson
Succeeded byEddie DeLoach
Personal details
Born (1944-09-18) September 18, 1944 (age 79)
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Savannah, Georgia, U.S.

Edna Branch Jackson (born September 18, 1944) is an American politician from Georgia. Jackson is a Democratic member of the Georgia House of Representatives for District 165.[1] She was previously the Mayor of Savannah from 2012 to 2015,[2] the first female African-American to hold the office.[3]

  1. ^ "Representative Edna Jackson". Georgia General Assembly. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "A List of Mayors and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, Georgia, 1790–2012". Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  3. ^ Sandlin, Cyreia (February 19, 2020). "Edna Jackson's historic journey to Savannah Mayor". WTOC. Retrieved October 11, 2023.

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