American politician
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] Horn Lake, Mississippi .[ 6]
References
^ Pittman, Ashton. "Democratic Women Win House Seats, Oust GOP Incumbents in Mississippi" . www.jacksonfreepress.com . ^ Bakken, Bob, ed. (November 15, 2019). "Jackson-McCray wins District 40 House seat" . DeSoto Times-Tribune . Retrieved June 4, 2020 . ^ 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... ^ "Hester Jackson McCray" . billstatus.ls.state.ms.us . Retrieved June 18, 2021 .^ 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... ^ Published 6:00 a.m. CT Nov. 1, 2019 (November 1, 2019). "Mississippi election: Here's who is on the ballot in DeSoto County" . Commercialappeal.com. Retrieved November 10, 2019 . {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link )
