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Lydia Jackson

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Lydia Jackson
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Prior offices
Louisiana House of Representatives

Louisiana State Senate District 39

Personal
Profession
Vice President of Hibernia National Bank
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Lydia Jackson is a former Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate. She represented District 39 from 2004 to 2012. She previously served in the Louisiana State House of Representatives from 2000 to 2004.

Jackson attended Harvard-Radcliffe.

Jackson was Legislative Assistant for United States Senator J. Bennett Johnston from 1981 to 1982. She worked as Campaign Analyst for Jackson and Associates from 1984 to 1990. She also worked as Research/Training Coordinator for Marshall Styles Research from 1990 to 1996. She has been Vice President/Community Outreach Director for Hibernia National Bank since 1996.

Committee assignments

2010-2011

In the 2010-2011 legislative session, Jackson served on the following committees:

2008-2009

In the 2008-2009 legislative session, Jackson served on the following committees:

Elections

2011

See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2011

Jackson lost re-election to the Louisiana State Senate District 39 seat. She faced Jim Slagle (R) and Gregory Tarver (D) in the October 22 primary. Because Louisiana uses a blanket primary system, a candidate can be declared the overall winner of the seat by garnering 50 percent +1 of the vote in the primary. However, since no candidate reached this threshold, a general election took place on November 19, 2011 between top-two vote getters Jackson and Tarver.[1] Tarver defeated Jackson to win the seat.[2]

Louisiana State Senate District 39 General Election, 2011
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Tarver 52.5% 9,168
     Democratic Lydia Jackson Incumbent 47.5% 8,295
Total Votes 17,463
Louisiana State Senate District 39 Blanket Primary, 2011
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLydia Jackson Incumbent 43.4% 9,393
     Republican Jim Slagle 15% 3,259
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Tarver 41.6% 9,015
Total Votes 21,667

Races to watch

On September 12, 2011, Bayou Buzz issued a report on the top five Louisiana Senate races to watch. The race between Jackson, Slagle and Tarver was ranked as number 2. The report cites Slagle as having crossover appeal with Jackson's base, which could result in a split vote, allowing Tarver, a former senator, to reclaim his former seat.[3]

2007

In 2007 Lydia Jackson was re-elected to the Louisiana State Senate District 39. Jackson's vote totals are not available for the 2007 election because she ran unopposed.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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Louisiana State Senate District 39
2004–2012
Succeeded by
Gregory Tarver


Current members of the Louisiana State Senate
Leadership
Senate President:Cameron Henry
Senators
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Ed Price (D)
District 3
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District 32
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Adam Bass (R)
District 37
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District 39
Republican Party (28)
Democratic Party (11)