Jasmine Clark

Clark was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1982, and Wikipedia lists a Bachelor of Science from the University of Tennessee.[2][3] Ballotpedia lists a bachelor's degree in biological sciences and a master's degree in microbiology and molecular genetics, and she earned a Ph.D. in microbiology from Emory University.[2][3][6] She works as a scientist and instructor at Emory University's Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, directed the 2017 March for Science in Atlanta, and has worked with the Georgia Alliance for Social Justice.[2][6]

Clark won Georgia House District 108 on November 6, 2018, defeating incumbent Republican Clay Cox, and took office on January 14, 2019. Her campaign website says she flipped a long-held Republican seat.[2][3][4] She won re-election in 2020, 2022, and 2024, and her committee assignments in the 2025-2026 session include Banks and Banking, Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight, Health, Higher Education, and Interstate Cooperation.[2]

Clark announced her candidacy for Congress in June 2025, initially challenging incumbent Rep. David Scott in the Democratic primary, and won the May 19, 2026 Democratic primary with 56.1% of the vote.[2][3] According to Ballotpedia, she lived in Lilburn, Georgia, as of 2020.[2] She ran for Congress on a platform her campaign described as defending healthcare, science-based policy, and democratic institutions.[2][3][4] She won the November 3, 2026 general election with 79.8% of the vote to Jonathan Chavez's 20.2%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[1]