Rick Jackson

Why they say you should vote for them

The candidate's own case to voters, summarized from their campaign and public statements.

• Describes himself as a businessman and "conservative outsider" who believes "results matter more than rhetoric."[1]
• Says he would make Georgia "the most affordable state in America" by freezing property taxes, cutting the state income tax and "eliminating wasteful spending."[1],[3]
• Points to growing up in five foster homes and his work to pass the Fostering Success Act, which lets foster youth attend public colleges tuition-free.[1],[2]
• Says his career in health care means he knows where the costs and the waste are in the system.[2]

Background

• CEO, Jackson Acquisition Co. (special purpose acquisition company) · 2021–2023[7]
• Founder, Jackson Healthcare (health care staffing and workforce company, Alpharetta) · 2000–present[7]
• Founder, First medical recruitment business · 1978[7]

Education

• Attended (did not complete a degree), Lipscomb University[7]
• High school diploma, Greater Atlanta Christian School[7]

Where they stand

• Taxes
  Proposes freezing property taxes so they do not rise with home values, cutting the state income tax in half within four years and eliminating it within eight, ending state income taxes on tips, eliminating state taxes on residential electricity and natural gas, and suspending the gas tax during price spikes.[3],[2]
• Health Care
  Says he would expand Medicaid coverage while keeping work requirements, negotiate better pharmacy rates, use technology to "cut out the middlemen who drive up costs," and increase access to rural health care.[5],[2]
• Education
  Proposes raising teacher pay, focusing on childhood literacy and career pathways, and freezing tuition, room and board at public colleges. Supports strengthening Georgia's Parents' Bill of Rights, prohibiting DEI programs in state government, public universities and classrooms, and policies to "ensure boys do not compete in girls' sports" or use girls' locker rooms.[2]
• Immigration
  Says he would make Georgia "number one in the nation" for deporting immigrants in the country illegally who commit crimes.[2]
• Abortion
  His campaign says he supports Georgia's current abortion law as written, including its exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother, and he has reiterated support for the law as written.[4]
• Public Safety
  Says he would fully support law enforcement with resources and training, "ban revolving-door justice," address mental health in the criminal justice system, and launch a public service campaign promoting respect for police, starting in schools.[2]
• Energy & Environment
  Supports conditions on data center projects: local support with residents having the final say, a financial-benefit analysis, full coverage of their utility costs, a transparency agreement, and strict environmental standards.[6]
• Economy & Jobs
  Proposes tying public assistance to work or job training for able-bodied adults and expanding vocational training. Has not endorsed a minimum wage increase, saying he would focus on better-paying jobs.[2],[5]

Voting record

Rick Jackson has not held an office with a recorded voting record. See Background and Where they stand.

In their words