Derrick Jackson is currently a doctoral candidate in public policy at Walden University. He and his wife, the Honorable CaMia Jackson, have seven young adult children and a grandson.

Derrick is a corporate general manager and an adjunct professor. He previously worked at General Electric as a senior marketing manager for nearly seven years. He is also a 22-year veteran of the U.S. Navy.

Derrick is currently a Georgia State Representative.

Proposes raising the minimum wage to $20 per hour and exempting state income taxes for nurses, public school teachers, military veterans, and seniors over 65.

Plans to cut red tape, increase access to capital, and empower local innovators to strengthen Georgia's economy.

Supports small business owners, nonprofits, and Black farmers as essential stakeholders in the community, promising they will no longer be overlooked.

Supports small business owners, nonprofits, and Black farmers as essential stakeholders in the community.

- Proposes raising the minimum wage to $20 per hour and exempting state income taxes for nurses, public school teachers, military veterans, and seniors over 65.
- Plans to cut red tape, increase access to capital, and empower local innovators to strengthen Georgia's economy.
- Supports small business owners, nonprofits, and Black farmers as essential stakeholders in the community.

Economy

Supports investing deeply in public education from Pre-K through technical colleges and expanding access to trades and apprenticeships.

- Supports investing deeply in public education from Pre-K through technical colleges and expanding access to trades and apprenticeships.

Education

Will expand Medicaid, protect our rural hospitals from closure, and ensure no Georgian is left behind.

- Will expand Medicaid, protect our rural hospitals from closure, and ensure no Georgian is left behind.

Healthcare

For Candidate Derrick L Jackson on Issue public-safety:  
Aims to repeal harmful laws that worsen health disparities and gun violence, advocating for evidence-based, life-saving legislation.

Aims to repeal harmful laws that worsen health disparities and gun violence, advocating for evidence-based, life-saving legislation.

- Aims to repeal harmful laws that worsen health disparities and gun violence, advocating for evidence-based, life-saving legislation.

Public Safety

For Candidate Derrick L Jackson on Issue energy-and-environment: Supports holding polluters accountable, protecting vulnerable communities, and investing in renewable energy and sustainable practices.

Supports holding polluters accountable, protecting vulnerable communities, and investing in renewable energy and sustainable practices.

- Supports holding polluters accountable, protecting vulnerable communities, and investing in renewable energy and sustainable practices.

Energy & the Environment

Supports safeguarding voting rights and upholding constitutional protections.

- Supports safeguarding voting rights and upholding constitutional protections.

Voting & Elections

As of March 11, 2026, Derrick L Jackson’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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Derrick L Jackson

Supports expanding Medicaid and ensuring no Georgian is left behind.

- Proposes raising the minimum wage to $20 per hour and exempting state income taxes for nurses, public school teachers, military veterans, and seniors over 65.
- Plans to cut red tape, increase access to capital, and empower local innovators to strengthen Georgia's economy.
- Supports small business owners, nonprofits, and Black farmers as essential stakeholders in the community, promising they will no longer be overlooked.

- Supports expanding Medicaid and ensuring no Georgian is left behind.

- The Governor is similar to the President of the United States: they oversee the executive branch, sign bills into law and then enforce these laws, and act as the commander-in-chief of the state military.
- The Governor has a large influence over which new laws get passed because they can veto any legislation. Georgia lawmakers can only override a veto with a two-thirds majority in the State House and State Senate.
- The Governor appoints heads of various judicial and state offices including the: Department of Education, Department of Human Resources, Department of Public Safety, Department of Transportation, Department of Community Health, Department of Economic Development, and the Department of Natural Resources.
In case a state representative is not able to complete their term, the Governor can appoint a replacement until the end of the term. 
- The Governor is elected every 4 years in midterm election years (e.g., 2022, 2026, 2030). If a governor serves for eight years (two terms in a row), they must wait another four years before running again.