Edna has a bachelor's degree and masters' degrees from Savannah State College. She was on the board of directors of the National League of Cities and the Georgia Municipal Association. She has one son, Kevan LaMar Jackson.

Edna worked as an administrator for Savannah State College for thirty years, working in counseling, admissions and recruiting, financial aid and as director of Alumni Affairs and Elderhostel Coordinator.

Edna Jackson is currently the mayor of Savannah. She was first elected in 2011 and is the first African-American woman to hold the position. Before being elected as mayor, she served three terms as Alderman at Large on the Savannah City Council.

Wants to grow Georgia's reputation as a place to do business while supporting strong labor and union rights.

Supports building resiliency on the coastline, protecting against rising seas and offering increased emergency preparedness in the event of hurricanes.

Wants to make housing more affordable and accessible.

Promises to use the Georgia Earned Income Tax Credit to help working families.

- Wants to grow Georgia's reputation as a place to do business while supporting strong labor and union rights. 
- Supports building resiliency on the coastline, protecting against rising seas and offering increased emergency preparedness in the event of hurricanes.
- Wants to make housing more affordable and accessible. 
- Promises to use the Georgia Earned Income Tax Credit to help working families.

Public Services

Supports expanding Medicaid to cover more people.

- Supports expanding Medicaid to cover more people.

COVID

Wants to make sure all K-12 schools are fully funded, safe and provide supportive services to students, including mental health services.

- Wants to make sure all K-12 schools are fully funded, safe and provide supportive services to students, including mental health services. 
- Supports expanding the HOPE scholarship.

Education

Wants to work with law enforcement and community partners to build trust and improve public safety.

Said, "I will work to further support bi-partisan reforms that have decreased costs associated with the criminal justice system, slowed incarceration rates, and have made communities safer."

- Wants to work with law enforcement and community partners to build trust and improve public safety. 
- Said, "I will work to further support bi-partisan reforms that have decreased costs associated with the criminal justice system, slowed incarceration rates, and have made communities safer."

Public Safety

Promises to work to make sure that districts are redrawn fairly and to make sure that "ALL people have the ability to access a system of integrity and to register and vote in an honest election."

- Promises to work to make sure that districts are redrawn fairly and to make sure that "ALL people have the ability to access a system of integrity and to register and vote in an honest election."

Voting & Elections

Edna Jackson

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