Jen Jordan

Jennifer Auer Jordan (born October 17, 1974)[2][3] is an American lawyer and politician who has represented District 6 in the Georgia State Senate since December 15, 2017. She is a member of the Democratic Party.[2]

Jen Jordan
Member of the Georgia Senate
from the 6th district
Assumed office
December 15, 2017 (2017-12-15)
Preceded byHunter Hill
Personal details
Born
Jennifer Lyn Auer[1]

(1974-10-17) October 17, 1974
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Lawton
ChildrenLawton Jordan, Cokie Jordan
EducationGeorgia Southern University (BS)
University of Georgia (JD)

Education

Jordan received her bachelor's degree from Georgia Southern University and her J.D. degree from the University of Georgia School of Law.[2] During her time at law school, Jordan was a member of the moot court team.[4]

After graduating from law school, she worked as a federal clerk for judge Anthony A. Alaimo of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia.[5]

From 2002 to 2004 she was an attorney with Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore LLP in Atlanta.[3] From 2004 to 2008 she was a trial attorney with the Barnes Law Group.[3] From 2010 to 2014 she served as Of Counsel for the Bird Law Group Professional Corporation.[3] From 2013 to 2015 she ran her own law firm The Jordan Firm.[3] Since 2015 she has been a partner with Shamp, Jordan, & Woodward in Atlanta.[3]

Senate campaign

Jordan ran against Democrat Jaha Howard in a runoff election for the Georgia State Senate's 6th district after Hunter Hill resigned to run for governor.[6] Jordan promised she would raise the minimum wage in Georgia to $10.10 per hour and give local municipalities the power to set their own wage standards.[7]

On December 5, 2017, she defeated Howard. Her victory in this election ended what had been a Republican supermajority in the State Senate.[6][8] Jordan defeated Howard by having 10,681 votes (64%), while Howard had only 6,017 votes (36%).[6]

Political career

2021 storming of the United States Capitol

After a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, Jordan, along with 3 other senators, Gloria Butler, Harold Jones, and Elena Parent, filed a resolution condemning the riots. Jordan called for the Republican senators to be held accountable for acting to agitate Trump’s supporters, stating that they “aided and abetted the spread of disinformation”.[9]

Jordan sitting next to Bee Nguyen while discussing abortion laws. (May 15, 2019)

Abortion

Georgia House Bill 481 was a bill that prevented physicians from performing abortions beyond the first heartbeat of a fetus, except in special situations.[10] Jordan opposed the bill; objecting to the wording of the legislation. She criticized the bill because of the effect that it would have on women and their physicians.[11]

Personal life

Jordan is originally from South Georgia but had moved to the Atlanta area for her law practice. She and her husband, Lawton, have two children.[12] Jordan had been pregnant 10 times. However, she had seven miscarriages and one child died five months after birth.[11]

Death threats

After Rudy Giuliani attended an election hearing maskless during the COVID-19 pandemic, Jordan and senator Elena Parent had received several death threats for attending. They were both interviewed by Don Lemon of CNN.[13]

References
  1. University of Georgia School of Law (Class of 2001) Commencement
  2. "Georgia State Senator Jennifer Jordan (Democrat - 6)". Georgia State Senate. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  3. Jen Jordan's Biography
  4. Bill Nigut (Host). Political Rewind, Another Big Tuesday In Race To White House, Georgia Public Broadcasting, 3/10/2020,https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wjsp/audio/2020/03/fullshow.mp3
  5. "Jen Jordan Bio" (PDF). Georgia State Senate. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  6. Gargis, Jon (November 25, 2017). "District 6 candidates Jaha Howard and Jen Jordan to court voters from both parties". Marietta Daily Journal. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  7. Willis, Haisten (December 6, 2017). "Jen Jordan officially ends GOP supermajority in Georgia State Senate". Cobb County Courier. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  8. Williams, Ross (December 6, 2017). "Jen Jordan wins the 6th District". Marietta Daily Journal. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  9. Evans, Beau. "Georgia Democrats file resolution blasting U.S. Capitol riots, fraud hearings". Northwest Georgia News. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  10. EDT, Jenni Fink On 3/29/19 at 3:21 PM (March 29, 2019). "Georgia's strict anti-abortion bill could have a negative $9.5 billion economic impact, passes house". Newsweek. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  11. Marquez, Jennifer Rainey (May 6, 2019). "Georgia Senator Jen Jordan on her HB 481 speech: "The least that women should be given is the ability to control our bodies."". Atlanta Magazine. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  12. "Jen Jordan Bio" (PDF). Georgia State Senate. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  13. "Georgia State Senators Jen Jordan and Elena Parent Appear on CNN's Don Lemon". YouTube. Retrieved January 14, 2021 – via CNN.
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