Sharon Jackson
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sharon Jackson
| image = Sharon Jackson (cropped).jpg
| state_house = Alaska
| district = 13th
| term_start = January 17, 2019
| term_end = January 19, 2021
| predecessor = Dan Saddler
| successor = Ken McCarty
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1962}}
| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Republican
| spouse = Jim
| children = 1
| residence =
}}
Sharon Denise Jackson (born 1962) served on the 31st Alaska House of Representatives on behalf of House District 13 from 2019 to 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://gov.alaska.gov/newsroom/2018/12/20/sharon-jackson-selected-as-house-district-13-representative/|title=Sharon Jackson Selected as House District 13 Representative – Mike Dunleavy|website=gov.alaska.gov|access-date=2019-12-13}}
Early life
Jackson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[http://www.elections.alaska.gov/election/2018/Primary/CandidateOEP/23240746.pdf Candidate OEP] She attended high school in Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, and Charter College in Anchorage, Alaska.
Career
She served in the U.S. Army from 1982–1988. In 2015, Jackson served as the Alaska representative for the Republican National Convention. Prior to election she worked as a liaison connecting U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan to his constituents and veterans.
Electoral history
{{Incomplete list|date=February 2025}}{{Election box begin no change
| title = Nonpartisan primary
}}
{{Election box winning candidate no change
| party = Coalition Republican
| color = #ff95b3ff
| candidate = Kelly Merrick (incumbent)
| votes =2,332
| percentage =33.9
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Jared Goecker
| votes =2,247
| percentage =32.7
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Lee Hammermeister
| votes =1,003
| percentage =14.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Ken McCarty (withdrew)
| votes =779
| percentage =11.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Sharon Jackson (withdrew)
| votes =513
| percentage =7.5
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes =6,874
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
After the primary, McCarty withdrew from the race and endorsed Goecker. This would normally mean that Jackson, the fifth place finisher, would move up, but she also withdrew and endorsed Goecker.{{cite news|url=https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2024/08/28/ken-mccarty-drops-out-eagle-river-senate-race-endorses-incumbents-challenger/|title=Ken McCarty drops out of Eagle River Senate race, endorses incumbent's challenger|last=Kirch|first=Steve|date=August 28, 2024|accessdate=August 30, 2024|work=KTUU-TV}}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right"
|+ colspan=6 | 2024 Alaska Senate General election |
| colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Party
! rowspan=2 | Candidate ! colspan=3 | First choice ! colspan=3 | Round 1 ! colspan=3 | Round 2 |
|---|
| Votes
! % ! Transfer ! Votes ! % ! Transfer ! Votes ! % |
| style="background-color:#ff95b3ff" |
| style="text-align:left" |Coalition Republican | style="text-align:left" scope="row" |{{sortname|Kelly|Merrick}} | 9,050 | 46.3% | +42 | 9,092 | 46.5% | +800 | 9,892 | 55.5% |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}" |
| style="text-align:left" | Republican | style="text-align:left" scope="row" | {{sortname|Jared|Goecker|nolink=1}} | 7,685 | 39.3% | +13 | 7,698 | 39.4% | +241 | 7,939 | 44.5% |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}" |
| style="text-align:left" | Democratic | style="text-align:left" scope="row" | {{sortname|Lee|Hammermeister|nolink=1}} | 2,754 | 14.1% | +16 | 2,770 | 14.2% | -2,770 | colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey; text-align:center;"| Eliminated |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Write-in}}" |
| style="text-align:left" colspan=2 | Write-in | 51 | 0.3% | -51 | colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey; text-align:center;"| Eliminated |
| class="sortbottom" style="background-color:#F6F6F6"
! colspan=3 scope="row" style="text-align:right;" | Total votes ! colspan=3 |19,540 ! colspan=3 |19,560 ! colspan=3 |17,831 |
| class="sortbottom" |
| class="sortbottom" style="background-color:#F6F6F6"
! colspan=6 scope="row" style="text-align:right;" | Blank or inactive ballots ! colspan=2 | 780 | +1,729 ! colspan=2 | 2,509 |
| class="sortbottom" style="background:#f6f6f6;"
! style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}" | | colspan="13" style="text-align:left" | Republican hold |
| style="background-color:#ff95b3ff" |
| colspan="13" style="text-align:left" | Coalition hold |
Personal life
She cites her special interests as God, family, and community service.
In 2015, she was hospitalized due to a stroke, resulting in aphasia.{{Cite web|url=https://mustreadalaska.com/black-history-month-the-indomitable-spirit-of-rep-sharon-jackson/|title=Black History Month: The indomitable spirit of Rep. Sharon Jackson|last=Downing|first=Suzanne|date=2019-02-18|website=Must Read Alaska|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-13}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.akleg.gov/basis/Member/Detail/31?code=jak Official legislature website]
- [https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/182958/sharon-jackson Vote Smart - Biography]
- [https://jacksonforalaska.com/ Jackson for Lt. Governor, Official Website]
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Category:African-American state legislators in Alaska
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Category:Black conservatism in the United States
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Category:Women state legislators in Alaska
Category:Date of birth missing (living people)