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)

Biography

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]

Political career

On December 5, 2017, she defeated fellow Democrat Jaha Howard in a runoff election for the Georgia State Senate's 6th district. Her victory in this election ended what had been a Republican supermajority in the State Senate.[6][7]

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.[8]

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. Williams, Ross (December 6, 2017). "Jen Jordan wins the 6th District". Marietta Daily Journal. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  8. "Jen Jordan Bio" (PDF). Georgia State Senate. Retrieved May 19, 2018.


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