Edna Jackson | |
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| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 165th district | |
| Assumed office November 10, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Mickey Stephens |
| 65th Mayor of Savannah | |
| In office January 1, 2012 – January 1, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Otis Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Eddie DeLoach |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 18, 1944 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| 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]
- ^ "Representative Edna Jackson". Georgia General Assembly. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ^ "A List of Mayors and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, Georgia, 1790–2012". Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ^ Sandlin, Cyreia (February 19, 2020). "Edna Jackson's historic journey to Savannah Mayor". WTOC. Retrieved October 11, 2023.