Derrick Jackson

State Representative, District 68-Georgia

“Derrick Jackson represents Georgia’s 68th District. He is a retired military officer veteran

(U.S. Navy), corporate general manager, adjunct professor, non-profit board member, and a leader in his community. Honorable Derrick Jackson is known for his integrity, honesty, enthusiasm, compassion, and solid commitment to serving his constituents.

Derrick also has strong business acumen. During his nearly 7-year tenure with General

Electric (GE), as the senior marketing manager for the industrial growth vertical &

business development, was influential in identifying $1 Billion in global market

opportunities and managing international strategic partnerships.

Derrick was “born-to-serve” and has no problem rolling up his sleeves to work hard to

improve quality of life throughout Georgia.

He continues to be recognized for his inspiring community leadership and has received

several awards, including Fayette County Citizen of the Year in 2013 by Theta Lambda

Lambda Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., as well as the recipient of the 2019

Civil Servant of the Year RICE Award. Additionally, he was awarded the 2019 Georgia

House Democratic Caucus (GHDC) Chairman’s Award for his leadership and recognized as one of Atlanta Business Journal’s 2019 Top 25 Extraordinary Atlantans.

Additionally, this public servant and doctoral candidate has no idle time as Honorable

Derrick Jackson is currently enrolled in Walden University’s Ph.D. program for public

policy. He was inducted into the Golden Key International Honor Society and Pi Alpha

Alpha Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration.

He is married to the Honorable CaMia Jackson, former state representative of House

District 153. Their family consists of seven amazing young adults and one grandson.

Lastly, Derrick is a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., a Silver-Life member

of NAACP, a proud member of Elizabeth Baptist Church, and serves on several non-profit organization boards.” Recording https://youtu.be/w9Chh3-_Nf0