Kim Jackson (politician)
Kimberly Sue Jackson (born August 25, 1984) is an American politician and Episcopal priest from the state of Georgia. A member of the Democratic Party, Jackson has represented the 41st district in the Georgia State Senate since January 2021. As a lesbian, she is Georgia's first openly LGBT+ state senator. She was the first out priest of color to be ordained in the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta. She serves as a vicar at the Church of the Common Ground, giving services for the homeless. She has also been a college chaplain, a consultant, a parish priest , and an activist. Early life and education. Jackson was born in Elkins, West Virginia and grew up near Cowpens, South Carolina and was initially Baptist. She studied at Furman University, graduating in 2006, and later graduated from Candler School of Theology at Emory University with a Master of Divinity (M.Div.). She moved to Atlanta at the age of 22. Personal life. Jackson is a lesbian. She lives on a farm in Stone Mountain with her wife, Trina, an imam.