Kim Jackson brings to SiX a deep understanding of state governance and a long history of participating in people-centered grassroots advocacy. Her years of experience in leadership positions, whether as Georgia State Senator, Senate Minority Whip, Episcopal priest for the unhoused, consultant, or member of the USA Team Handball Team, have sparked a passion for crafting relevant, impactful policy programming for legislators and leaders nationwide. During her time at the Georgia State Capitol, Kim’s work has centered around advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights, voting rights, refugee and immigrant rights, stalking/domestic protections, reproductive rights, maternal and mental health care safeguards, and decriminalizing homelessness. As Georgia’s first openly LGBTQ Senator, she aims to energize and motivate marginalized communities to harness their shared power at both the local and national levels. A descendant of farmers from the rural South, Kim also remains deeply committed to furthering progressive agricultural and environmental policy change, using rural and urban agriculture as a common ground to build and strengthen bipartisan relationships.
Kim holds degrees from Furman University and Emory’s Candler School of Theology. She, her wife, and two boys live on an urban farm in Georgia with a menagerie of goats, ducks, honeybees, rabbits, and chickens.