Hester Jackson-McCray

Hester Jackson-McCray (born May 19, 1961) is an American politician in the state of Mississippi. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the representative for District 40 of the Mississippi House of Representatives, defeating incumbent Ashley Henley.

Jackson-McCray was the first African American to represent DeSoto County in the Legislature, and she will be just the third African American to represent a majority-white legislative district since Reconstruction.

Biography
She was born on May 19, 1961, in Drew, Mississippi. She is a nurse and lives in Horn Lake, Mississippi.