Sandi Jackson

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Sandi Jackson
Born
Occupation	Politician
Spouse	Jesse Jackson, Jr.
Children	Jessica and Jesse III

Sandi Jackson was elected to the Chicago City Council as an alderman of the 7th ward in the 2007 municipal elections held on February 27, 2007. She succeeds Darcel A. Beavers who had been appointed by Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley after the 2006 November elections to succeed her father William Beavers, Jackson's rival, as alderman of the 7th Ward.

1 2007 election
- 1.1 Issues
- 1.2 Results
2 Political career
3 Education
4 Notes
5 External links

[edit] 2007 election

[edit] Issues

Jackson campaigned on the issues of economy, education, and public safety. She carried numerous endorsements including The Chicago Tribune, Barack Obama Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, numerous labor unions and Illinois politicians.

[edit] Results

Jackson 6783 (56.74%)^[1]
Beavers 4004 (33.50%)
Ron David 951 (7.96%)
Eric Brown 216 (1.81%)

[edit] Political career

The Jackson family (Sandi, Jesse, and Jesse Jr.) have been foes of Mayor Daley.^[2] In fact, Congressman Jackson was going to contest Daley for Mayor until the Democratic Party success in the fall elections made it clear he may be able to be very productive remaining in congress. William Beavers had been a longtime Daley ally.^[2] Jackson's polital career has included the following positions:

Deputy Political Director of Training for the Democratic National Committee
Director of scheduling operations for Rev. Jesse Jackson
Vice President of Congressional and External Affairs for the Export-Import Bank of the United States (appointed by Bill Clinton)
Director of VIP Relations for the Presidential Inaugural Committee
National Outreach Coordinator for the Clinton/Gore 96 Campaign
Campaign manager and chief political strategist, Robin Kelly, David Miller, William Davis and James Meeks