Georgia State Representative Derrick Jackson, a Democrat out of Tyrone in Fayette County, has formally announced his intentions to run for Governor in 2026. Jackson currently represents the 68th State House District, which contains portions of Fulton and Fayette counties.

During his conversation with The Atlanta Voice, Jackson emphasized his 42 years of combined leadership experience in the U.S. Navy, corporate America, and state politics. Jackson believes that experience, which includes seven deployments and four combat missions, will help him stand out in a crowded field of now four Democratic contestants.

“No other candidate on the Democratic side is going to put up a 42 year-long resume like I have,” says Jackson. “And so the Democratic Party must ask themselves the question, do we w

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