Hester Jackson-McCray explained
Hester Jackson-McCray (born May 19, 1961) is an American politician in the state of Mississippi. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the representative for District 40 of the Mississippi House of Representatives, defeating incumbent Ashley Henley.[1] [2]
Jackson-McCray was the first African American to represent DeSoto County in the Legislature, and she will be just the third African American to represent a majority-white legislative district since Reconstruction.[3]
Biography
She was born on May 19, 1961, in Drew, Mississippi.[4] [5] She is a nurse and lives in Horn Lake, Mississippi.[6]
Notes and References
- Web site: Democratic Women Win House Seats, Oust GOP Incumbents in Mississippi. Ashton. Pittman. www.jacksonfreepress.com.
- Web site: Bakken. Bob. Jackson-McCray wins District 40 House seat. 2020-06-04. DeSoto Times-Tribune. en.
- Web site: Ganucheau. Adam. 2019-12-07. Despite dramatic electoral and financial setbacks, Hester Jackson-McCray makes legislative history. 2021-06-18. Mississippi Today. en-US. "A 58-year-old Horn Lake resident who is raising six of her eight grandchildren at her home, Jackson-McCray knows struggle better than most...".
- Web site: Hester Jackson McCray. 2021-06-18. billstatus.ls.state.ms.us.
- Web site: Ganucheau. Adam. 2019-12-07. Despite dramatic electoral and financial setbacks, Hester Jackson-McCray makes legislative history. 2021-06-18. Mississippi Today. en-US. "A 58-year-old Horn Lake resident who is raising six of her eight grandchildren at her home, Jackson-McCray knows struggle better than most...".
- Web site: Published 6:00 a.m. CT Nov. 1, 2019 . Mississippi election: Here's who is on the ballot in DeSoto County . Commercialappeal.com . 2019-11-01 . 2019-11-10.
