Robert Jackson
Politician
Who is Robert Jackson?
Robert Jackson was a member of the New York City Council, and represented the 7th District in Manhattan. Before it was redistricted in 2013, the district included portions of the neighborhoods Harlem, Washington Heights and Inwood. He served parts of his three terms as Education Committee Chair and Co-Chair of the Black, Latino and Asian Caucus with Council Member Fernando Cabrera. Jackson, first elected in 2001, is a Democrat. He was term limited in 2013, and succeeded by Mark D. Levine. Jackson is currently unemployed.
Jackson announced in late January 2013 that he was running in the Democratic Primary for Manhattan Borough President. Jackson, the was the only male or black candidate to announce, and received the endorsement of former mayor David Dinkins prior to announcing. His opponents in the Democratic Primary were former city council members Jessica Lappin and Gale Brewer, as well as small business owner and former Chair of Community Board 1, Julie Menin. Jackson lost the Democratic Primary election to Gale Brewer, coming in third place with 19.2% of the vote, compared to Brewer's 39.7%
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- State University of New York at New Paltz
- Lived in
- New York City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Robert Jackson." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 18 Mar. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/robert_jackson>.
Discuss this Robert Jackson biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In