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Hester Jackson-McCray
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| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 40th district |
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| Assumed office January 7, 2020 |
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| Preceded by | Ashley Henley |
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| Born | May 19, 1961 Drew, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residences | 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.
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.
Biography
She was born on May 19, 1961, in Drew, Mississippi. She is a nurse and lives in Horn Lake, Mississippi.
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