Governor of Georgia
Rick Jackson
Founder, Jackson HealthcareR
- Race
- Governor of Georgia
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponent
- Keisha Lance Bottoms (D)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did5 statements · 0 votes
Rick Jackson is the Republican nominee for governor of Georgia, a first-time candidate who founded the health care staffing firm Jackson Healthcare. He spent more than $100 million of his own money in the primary campaign. He proposes cutting the state income tax in half within four years, limiting property-tax increases, and expanding support for sheriffs and law enforcement.[1]
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotGovernor
2026-11-03
| Rick Jackson R | challenger |
| Keisha Lance Bottoms D | challenger |
Won the Republican nomination in the June 16 runoff over Lt. Gov. Burt Jones.
Said vs. did
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Supports Georgia's existing abortion law, including its exceptions for rape, incest and the mother's life.
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No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Supports closer cooperation with the Trump administration on immigration enforcement and has pledged to make deporting unauthorized immigrants who break the law a priority.
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No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Reported in August as opposing full Medicaid expansion; at the October 6 debate said he supports expanding Medicaid provided it does not jeopardize $4.5 billion in existing federal funding.
Documented position[2]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Supports additional resources and personnel for sheriffs; his campaign announced endorsements from 104 Georgia sheriffs.
Documented position[2]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Has endorsed Georgia's participation in the federal tax credit program supporting donations for private school scholarships.
Documented position[2]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Rick Jackson is the Republican nominee for governor of Georgia, a first-time candidate who founded the health care staffing firm Jackson Healthcare. He spent more than $100 million of his own money in the primary campaign. He proposes cutting the state income tax in half within four years, limiting property-tax increases, and expanding support for sheriffs and law enforcement.[1]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Jackson grew up in Atlanta, including in the Techwood Homes public housing community, and spent time in five foster homes.[1] He attended David Lipscomb College in Nashville but did not finish.[1]
In 1976 he bought the staffing company where he worked and built it into Jackson Healthcare, an Alpharetta-based medical staffing firm that reports annual revenue above $3 billion.[1] He backed a 2022 Georgia law providing tax credits for donations supporting young people leaving foster care.[1]
Jackson, a political newcomer, defeated Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in the June 16 Republican runoff.[1] He is married to Melody Moore Jackson, a Georgia Tech professor.[1]
In their own words
Priorities
- Cutting the state income tax in half within four years and working toward eliminating it within eight, freezing increases in home valuations, and ending state income taxes on tips.[2]
- Making third-grade reading proficiency a central education priority and supporting higher teacher pay.[2]
- More resources and personnel for sheriffs and tougher enforcement against violent crime.[2]
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/rick-jackson
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Georgia governor candidate profile: Rick Jackson · FOX 5 Atlanta · 2026-10-12 News report
- 2.Georgia governor candidate profile: Rick Jackson · FOX 5 Atlanta · 2026-10-12 News report