Jo Hersey

{{Short description|Australian politician (born 1967)}}

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{{Use Australian English|date=June 2014}}

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Jo Hersey (born 9 March 1967) is an Australian politician. She is a member for electoral division of Katherine in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly.{{Cite web|author=Independent Staff|title=NT election 2020 candidates - Jo Hersey {{!}} NT Independent|url=https://ntindependent.com.au/nt-election-2020-candidates-jo-hersey/|access-date=28 August 2020|website=NT Independent|language=en-AU}}{{Cite web|title=Jo Hersey - CLP for Katherine|url=https://www.countryliberal.org/johersey.html|access-date=28 August 2020|website=Country Liberal Party of the Northern Territory|language=en}}

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Hersey was born in Adelaide, but moved to the Northern Territory when she was young. The family returned to Adelaide after a few years, but Hersey returned to Katherine after she married. Before being elected, she was a hairdresser, continuing a family tradition that stretched back 3 generations.

In the 2020 Northern Territory general election Hersey won a close race in the seat of Katherine to be elected to Legislative Assembly for the Country Liberal Party.{{Cite web|last=McLennan|first=Chris|date=26 August 2020|title=Katherine returns to CLP fold|url=https://www.katherinetimes.com.au/story/6893839/katherine-returns-to-clp-fold/|access-date=28 August 2020|website=Katherine Times|language=en}}