Lester Jackson

Lester Jackson

Democratic Party

Prior offices

Georgia House of Representatives

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Georgia State Senate District 2

Successor: Derek Mallow

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Elections and appointments

Last election

May 24, 2022

Personal

Profession

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Lester Jackson (Democratic Party) was a member of the Georgia State Senate, representing District 2. He assumed office on January 12, 2009. He left office on January 9, 2023.

Jackson (Democratic Party) ran for election for Georgia Commissioner of Labor. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 24, 2022.

Jackson served in the Georgia State House of Representatives from 1998 to 2008.

Biography

Jackson's professional experience includes working as a dentist. He served in the United States Navy.

Committee assignments

2021-2022

Jackson was assigned to the following committees:

• Education and Youth Committee
• Finance Committee
• Senate Health and Human Services Committee
• Urban Affairs Committee, Chair

2019-2020

Jackson was assigned to the following committees:

• Education and Youth Committee
• Finance Committee
• Senate Higher Education Committee, Ex-Officio
• Senate Health and Human Services Committee
• Urban Affairs Committee, Chairman

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Jackson served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Jackson served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Jackson served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Jackson served on the following committees:

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2022

See also: Georgia Labor Commissioner election, 2022

General election

General election for Georgia Commissioner of Labor

Bruce Thompson defeated William Boddie and Emily Anderson in the general election for Georgia Commissioner of Labor on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bruce Thompson (R)	52.1	2,030,170
		William Boddie (D)	45.3	1,766,894
		Emily Anderson (L)	2.6	100,960

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,898,024
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Georgia Commissioner of Labor

William Boddie defeated Nicole Horn in the Democratic primary runoff for Georgia Commissioner of Labor on June 21, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		William Boddie	62.3	157,153
		Nicole Horn	37.7	95,262

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 252,415
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia Commissioner of Labor

William Boddie and Nicole Horn advanced to a runoff. They defeated Lester Jackson, Nadia Surrency, and Thomas Dean in the Democratic primary for Georgia Commissioner of Labor on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		William Boddie	27.7	184,446
✔		Nicole Horn	25.1	167,442
		Lester Jackson	19.4	129,109
		Nadia Surrency	17.9	119,582
		Thomas Dean	9.9	66,107

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 666,686
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia Commissioner of Labor

Bruce Thompson defeated Mike Coan and Kartik Bhatt in the Republican primary for Georgia Commissioner of Labor on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bruce Thompson	62.7	637,857
		Mike Coan	30.7	312,842
		Kartik Bhatt	6.6	67,407

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,018,106
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2020

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Georgia State Senate District 2

Incumbent Lester Jackson won election in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lester Jackson (D)	100.0	62,334

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 2

Incumbent Lester Jackson advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 2 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lester Jackson	100.0	24,026

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2018

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Georgia State Senate District 2

Incumbent Lester Jackson won election in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lester Jackson (D)	100.0	49,567

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 2

Incumbent Lester Jackson advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 2 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lester Jackson	100.0	12,296

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2016

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Georgia State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 24, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 11, 2016.

Incumbent Lester Jackson ran unopposed in the Georgia State Senate District 2 general election.^[1][2]

Georgia State Senate, District 2 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Lester Jackson Incumbent (unopposed)	100.00%	54,264
Total Votes				54,264
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

Incumbent Lester Jackson ran unopposed in the Georgia State Senate District 2 Democratic primary.^[3][4]

Georgia State Senate, District 2 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Lester Jackson Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Georgia State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014, with a runoff election taking place where necessary on July 22, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Incumbent Lester G. Jackson was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.^[5][6][7]

2012

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2012

Jackson ran in the 2012 election for Georgia State Senate District 2. Jackson ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on July 31, 2012. No Republican candidate filed to run for this seat. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.^[8][9] Jackson ran unopposed in the general election.^[10]

Georgia State Senate, District 2, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Lester Jackson Incumbent	100%	51,329
Total Votes				51,329

2010

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2010

Jackson won re-election to the 2nd District seat in 2010. He defeated a Republican opponent, Michael Gaster, in the November 2, 2010, general election.^[11]

Georgia State Senate, District 2 2010 General election results
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Lester Jackson (D)		23,427	72.6%
Michael Gaster (R)		8,858	27.4%

2008

On November 4, 2008, Jackson was elected to the Georgia State Senate from Georgia's 2nd Senate District. Jackson ran unopposed in the general election, and he received 46,527 votes.^[12] Jackson raised $47,992 for his campaign.^[13]

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Lester Jackson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Lester Jackson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Noteworthy events

Tested positive for coronavirus

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On March 25, 2020, Lester Jackson announced he tested positive for coronavirus.^[14]

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Personal

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Jackson and his wife, Lorna, have four children.

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2022

In 2022, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 10 to April 4.

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• National Federation of Independent Business

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2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

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