# Lester Jackson
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{{short description|American politician}}
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{{BLP sources|date=December 2012}}
{{Missing information|Missing district(s) for house of representatives role|date=January 2022}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Lester Jackson III
| image =
| caption =
| state_senate = Georgia State
| district = [2nd](/source/Georgia_Senate%2C_District_2)
| prior_term =
| term_start = January 12, 2009
| term_end = January 9, 2023
| predecessor = [Regina Thomas](/source/Regina_Thomas)
| successor = [Derek Mallow](/source/Derek_Mallow)
| birth_name = Lester George Jackson III
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|07|26}}
| birth_place = [Savannah, Georgia](/source/Savannah%2C_Georgia), U.S.
| party = [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States))
| spouse =
| children = 4
| alma_mater = [Paine College](/source/Paine_College),
[Meharry Medical College](/source/Meharry_Medical_College)
| profession = President at Gretsel Enterprises
| website =
}}
'''Lester George Jackson III''' (born July 26, 1959) is an American politician. He is a former state senator from [Chatham County, Georgia](/source/Chatham_County%2C_Georgia).[[http://www.senate.ga.gov/senators/en-US/member.aspx?Member=134&Session=23 Senator Lester G. Jackson]. Senate.ga.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2013.] He was the 2009 presidential appointee to the [Democratic National Committee](/source/Democratic_National_Committee), becoming the first person from the coastal region of Georgia to serve in this capacity in over 19 years.
== Biography ==
A Savannah family dentist, Jackson was first elected to the State Senate in 2008 following 10 years of service in the House of Representatives. He was named Georgia's Freshman Legislator of the Year in 1999 by Georgia Legislative Black Caucus. He served as assistant house majority whip. The Georgia Dental Association honored him as the Legislator of the Year in 2000 and 2002, and he received the 2001 Distinguished Service Award from the National Dental Association. In 2000, Jackson was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Boston; and again a delegate in Denver in 2008. He was selected by the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus as its Legislator of the Year in 2008 and 2010. He is a Fellow of the Pierre Fauchard Academy Dental Society.
As of 2013, Jackson served on the Senate Agriculture and Consumer Affairs, Economic Development, Health and Human Services, Higher Education, and Urban Affairs Committees.