Biography
Jeff Newlin is the Republican candidate for Georgia State Senate District 41 in the November 3, 2026 general election, facing Democratic incumbent Kim Jackson.[1][2] A business executive who now leads the Georgia Ready Mixed Concrete Association, he was also the Republican nominee for the seat in 2024, when Jackson defeated him.[1][3]
Jeff Newlin was born in Indiana and earned a high school diploma from Western High School and a bachelor's degree from Purdue University in 1989, according to Ballotpedia.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, he said he grew up in a small town in rural Indiana and spent 37 years in the private sector building and leading technology companies, most recently as Chief Revenue Officer of Command Alkon.[1][3] He said he is now Executive Director of the Georgia Ready Mixed Concrete Association.[3]
Newlin said he has lived in the Atlanta area for 36 years, the last 15 in the Lakeside area of DeKalb County.[3] He ran for District 41 in 2024, when Kim Jackson received 81.8% of the vote to his 18.2%.[1] His 2026 campaign priorities, as he described them in the survey, are income and property tax relief, school choice and workforce development, and public safety and support for veterans.[3]
- 1.Jeff Newlin - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Georgia State Senate elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 3.Jeff Newlin - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey responses · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Georgia Senate District 41
Jeff Newlin is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Georgia Senate District 41 as R. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.
