Hester Jackson-McCray

Hester Jackson-McCray
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the 40th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 7, 2020
Preceded byAshley Henley
Personal details
Born (1961-05-19) May 19, 1961 (age 65)
Drew, Mississippi, U.S.
PartyDemocratic

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.

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.

Biography

She was born on May 19, 1961, in Drew, Mississippi. She is a nurse and lives in Horn Lake, Mississippi.

References

  1. ↑ Pittman, Ashton. "Democratic Women Win House Seats, Oust GOP Incumbents in Mississippi". www.jacksonfreepress.com.
  2. ↑ Bakken, Bob, ed. (November 15, 2019). "Jackson-McCray wins District 40 House seat". DeSoto Times-Tribune. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  3. ↑ Ganucheau, Adam (December 7, 2019). "Despite dramatic electoral and financial setbacks, Hester Jackson-McCray makes legislative history". Mississippi Today. Retrieved June 18, 2021. 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...
  4. ↑ "Hester Jackson McCray". billstatus.ls.state.ms.us. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  5. ↑ Ganucheau, Adam (December 7, 2019). "Despite dramatic electoral and financial setbacks, Hester Jackson-McCray makes legislative history". Mississippi Today. Retrieved June 18, 2021. 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...
  6. ↑ Kennedy, Corinne S (November 1, 2019). "Mississippi election: Here's who is on the ballot in DeSoto County". Commercialappeal.com. Retrieved November 10, 2019.