Katrina Jackson

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Katrina Jackson
Image of Katrina Jackson
Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts, Senate Committee on Education
Tenure

2020 - Present

Years in position

5

Louisiana State Senate District 34
Tenure

2020 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

5

Predecessor
Prior offices
Louisiana House of Representatives District 16

Compensation

Base salary

$16,800/year; plus an additional $6,000/year as an unvouchered expense

Per diem

$166/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

October 14, 2023

Education

High school

Carroll High School

Bachelor's

University of Louisiana, Monroe

Law

Southern University Law Center, 2004

Personal
Religion
Christian: Baptist
Profession
Attorney
Contact


Katrina Jackson (Democratic Party) is a member of the Louisiana State Senate, representing District 34. She assumed office on January 13, 2020. Her current term ends on January 10, 2028.

Jackson is also a member of the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts, representing Senate Committee on Education. She assumed office in 2020.

Jackson (Democratic Party) won re-election to the Louisiana State Senate to represent District 34 outright in the primary on October 14, 2023, after the general election was canceled.

Jackson was a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, representing District 16. She was first elected to the chamber in 2011.


Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Jackson was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Jackson was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Jackson was assigned to the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Jackson served on the following committees:

Louisiana committee assignments, 2015
Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development
Commerce
Health and Welfare

2012-2013

In the 2012-2013 legislative session, Jackson served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2023

See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2023


Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana State Senate District 34

Incumbent Katrina Jackson won election outright against James Smith in the primary for Louisiana State Senate District 34 on October 14, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Katrina Jackson
Katrina Jackson (D)
 
71.1
 
15,872
James Smith (R)
 
28.9
 
6,451

Total votes: 22,323
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Endorsements

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2019

See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2019


Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Katrina Jackson (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

2015

See also: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2015

Elections for the Louisiana House of Representatives took place in 2015. A primary election was held on October 24, 2015, with a general election held in districts where necessary on November 21, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was September 10, 2015, at 4:30 p.m. CDT.[1]
Louisiana elections use the Louisiana majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article. Incumbent Katrina Jackson (D) was unopposed in the October 24 blanket primary.[2][3]

2013

See also: Louisiana's 5th Congressional District special election, 2013

Jackson did not run for Louisiana's 5th Congressional District in 2013.[4]

2011

See also: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2011

On October 22, 2011, Jackson won election to District 61 of the Louisiana House of Representatives. She defeated Samuel Jackson (R), James M. Murphy (No party) and Ronnie Traylor (D) in the primary election on October 22 with more than 50% of the vote. Because Louisiana uses a blanket primary system, a candidate can be declared the overall winner of the seat by garnering 50 percent +1 of the vote in the primary.[5]

Louisiana House of Representatives, District 16 Blanket Primary, 2011
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngKatrina Jackson 51% 3,283
     Republican Samuel Jackson 25.6% 1,650
     Democratic Ronnie Traylor 15.9% 1,021
     Independent James M. Murphy 7.5% 482
Total Votes 6,436

Issues

On her campaign website, Jackson listed her platform as the following three points:[6]

  • "Stimulate economic growth in our urban and rural areas by promoting businesses and creating jobs"
  • "Help our educational system and educators fight for academic excellence for the children of our state"
  • "Ensure that our senior citizens have resources and programs that will enhance their quality of life"

Campaign finance summary


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Katrina Jackson campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2023Louisiana State Senate District 34Won primary$394,446 $397,098
2019Louisiana State Senate District 34Won primary$279,691 N/A**
Grand total$674,137 $397,098
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Scorecards

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2012

Noteworthy events

Tested positive for coronavirus on February 12, 2021

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On February 12, 2021, Jackson announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[10]

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Francis Thompson (D)
Louisiana State Senate District 34
2020-Present
Succeeded by
-
Preceded by
-
Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts, Senate Committee on Education
2020-Present
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Louisiana House of Representatives District 16
2012-2020
Succeeded by
Frederick D. Jones (D)



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