Hester Jackson-McCray | |
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Member of the
Mississippi House of Representatives from the 40th district | |
Assumed office January 7, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Ashley Henley |
Personal details | |
Born | Drew, Mississippi, U.S. | May 19, 1961
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Horn Lake, Mississippi, U.S. |
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]
She was born on May 19, 1961, in Drew, Mississippi. [4] [5] She is a nurse and lives in Horn Lake, Mississippi. [6]
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...
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...
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