Elvira Gray-Jackson (born April 8, 1953) is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the

Alaska Senate The Alaska State Senate is the upper house in the Alaska State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. It convenes in the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau, Alaska and is responsible for making laws and confirming or reje ...

for the G district, representing Midtown

Anchorage Anchorage, officially the Municipality of Anchorage, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Alaska. With a population of 291,247 at the 2020 census, it contains nearly 40 percent of the state's population. The Anchorage metropolita ...

. She previously served in the

Anchorage Assembly The Anchorage Assembly is the governing body of Anchorage, Alaska. The Assembly has twelve members elected to three-year terms from six districts. It is responsible for creating and approving the city's annual budget, appropriating municipal fund ...

from 2008 to 2017.

Career

Gray-Jackson won the general election on November 6, 2018. She secured sixty percent of the vote while her closest rival, Republican Jim Crawford, secured forty percent.

References

1953 births 21st-century African-American politicians 21st-century African-American women politicians 21st-century American women politicians African-American city council members African-American state legislators in Alaska Democratic Party Alaska state senators 21st-century members of the Alaska Legislature Anchorage Assembly members Living people Women city councillors in Alaska Women state legislators in Alaska {{Alaska-politician-stub