Jen Jordan
Jen Jordan | |
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Member of the Georgia Senate from the 6th district | |
Assumed office December 15, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Hunter Hill |
Personal details | |
Born | Jennifer Lyn Auer[1] October 17, 1974 |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Lawton |
Children | Lawton Jordan, Cokie Jordan |
Education | Georgia Southern University (BS) University of Georgia (JD) |
Jennifer Auer Jordan (born October 17, 1974)[2][3] is an American lawyer and politician who has represented District 6 in the Georgia State Senate since December 15, 2017. She is a member of the Democratic Party.[2]
Education
Jordan received her bachelor's degree from Georgia Southern University and her J.D. degree from the University of Georgia School of Law.[2] During her time at law school, Jordan was a member of the moot court team.[4]
Legal career
After graduating from law school, she worked as a federal clerk for judge Anthony A. Alaimo of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia.[5]
From 2002 to 2004 she was an attorney with Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore LLP in Atlanta.[3] From 2004 to 2008 she was a trial attorney with the Barnes Law Group.[3] From 2010 to 2014 she served as Of Counsel for the Bird Law Group Professional Corporation.[3] From 2013 to 2015 she ran her own law firm The Jordan Firm.[3] Since 2015 she has been a partner with Shamp, Jordan, & Woodward in Atlanta.[3]
Senate campaign
Jordan ran against Democrat Jaha Howard in a runoff election for the Georgia State Senate's 6th district after Hunter Hill resigned to run for governor.[6] Jordan promised she would raise the minimum wage in Georgia to $10.10 per hour and give local municipalities the power to set their own wage standards.[7]
On December 5, 2017, she defeated Howard. Her victory in this election ended what had been a Republican supermajority in the State Senate.[6][8] Jordan defeated Howard by having 10,681 votes (64%), while Howard had only 6,017 votes (36%).[6]
Political career
2021 storming of the United States Capitol
After a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, Jordan, along with 3 other senators, Gloria Butler, Harold Jones, and Elena Parent, filed a resolution condemning the riots. Jordan called for the Republican senators to be held accountable for acting to agitate Trump’s supporters, stating that they “aided and abetted the spread of disinformation”.[9]
Abortion
Georgia House Bill 481 was a bill that prevented physicians from performing abortions beyond the first heartbeat of a fetus, except in special situations.[10] Jordan opposed the bill; objecting to the wording of the legislation. She criticized the bill because of the effect that it would have on women and their physicians.[11]
Personal life
Jordan is originally from South Georgia but had moved to the Atlanta area for her law practice. She and her husband, Lawton, have two children.[12] Jordan had been pregnant 10 times. However, she had seven miscarriages and one child died five months after birth.[11]
Death threats
After Rudy Giuliani attended an election hearing maskless during the COVID-19 pandemic, Jordan and senator Elena Parent had received several death threats for attending. They were both interviewed by Don Lemon of CNN.[13]
References
- ^ University of Georgia School of Law (Class of 2001) Commencement
- ^ a b c "Georgia State Senator Jennifer Jordan (Democrat - 6)". Georgia State Senate. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f Jen Jordan's Biography
- ^ Bill Nigut (Host). Political Rewind, Another Big Tuesday In Race To White House, Georgia Public Broadcasting, 3/10/2020,https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wjsp/audio/2020/03/fullshow.mp3
- ^ "Jen Jordan Bio" (PDF). Georgia State Senate. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ^ a b c Gargis, Jon (November 25, 2017). "District 6 candidates Jaha Howard and Jen Jordan to court voters from both parties". Marietta Daily Journal. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ^ Willis, Haisten (December 6, 2017). "Jen Jordan officially ends GOP supermajority in Georgia State Senate". Cobb County Courier. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Williams, Ross (December 6, 2017). "Jen Jordan wins the 6th District". Marietta Daily Journal. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ^ Evans, Beau. "Georgia Democrats file resolution blasting U.S. Capitol riots, fraud hearings". Northwest Georgia News. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ EDT, Jenni Fink On 3/29/19 at 3:21 PM (March 29, 2019). "Georgia's strict anti-abortion bill could have a negative $9.5 billion economic impact, passes house". Newsweek. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Marquez, Jennifer Rainey (May 6, 2019). "Georgia Senator Jen Jordan on her HB 481 speech: "The least that women should be given is the ability to control our bodies."". Atlanta Magazine. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Jen Jordan Bio" (PDF). Georgia State Senate. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ^ "Georgia State Senators Jen Jordan and Elena Parent Appear on CNN's Don Lemon". YouTube. Retrieved January 14, 2021 – via CNN.
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- Living people
- Georgia (U.S. state) state senators
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- Georgia Southern University alumni
- Women state legislators in Georgia (U.S. state)
- University of Georgia School of Law alumni
- Georgia (U.S. state) lawyers
- 1974 births
- 21st-century American lawyers
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- 21st-century American politicians
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