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|alma_mater=John Ehret High School
|alma_mater=John Ehret High School
City Colleges of[[ Chicago]]<br>
City Colleges of[[ Chicago]]<br>
Maryland University of [[Germany]]
Maryland University of [[Germany]]
|branch=[[United States Army]]<br>
|branch=[[United States Army]]<br>
Louisiana National Guard
Louisiana National Guard
|battles=[[Operation Desert Storm]]}}
|battles=[[Operation Desert Storm]]}}
'''Girod Herbert Jackson, III''' (born October 22, 1972)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/girod-jackson/girodjackson?valid=true&|title=Girod Jackson, III|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=July 12, 2020}}</ref> is a general contractor from [[suburb]]an [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], who is an [[African-American]] [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] former state representative for District 87 in Jefferson Parish. He served from 2008 until his resignation in August 2013 amid a financial scandal which led to imprisonment for three months and the payment of restitution.
'''Girod Herbert Jackson, III''' (born October 22, 1972)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/girod-jackson/girodjackson?valid=true&|title=Girod Jackson, III|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=July 12, 2020}}</ref> is a general contractor from [[suburb]]an [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], who is an [[African-American]] [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] former state representative for District 87 in Jefferson Parish. He served from 2008 until his resignation in August 2013 amid a financial scandal which led to imprisonment for three months and the payment of restitution.
==Background==
==Background==
Jackson graduated from John Ehret High School near Marrero in Jefferson Parish<ref name=lastudies/> and attended City Colleges of [[Chicago]] and the Maryland University in [[Germany]]. He served in the [[United States Army]] and the Louisiana National Guard for eight years, with action in [[Operation Desert Storm]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart/candidate/biography/93763/girod-jackson-iii#.VU0UiPlViko|title=Girod Jackson, III's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=July 12, 2020}}</ref><ref name=nola/> He owns a project management firm and a licensed commercial general contracting company.<ref name=lastudies/>
Jackson graduated from John Ehret High School near Marrero in Jefferson Parish<ref name=lastudies/> and attended City Colleges of [[Chicago]] and the Maryland University in [[Germany]]. He served in the [[United States Army]] and the Louisiana National Guard for eight years, with action in [[Operation Desert Storm]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart/candidate/biography/93763/girod-jackson-iii#.VU0UiPlViko|title=Girod Jackson, III's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=July 12, 2020}}</ref><ref name=nola/> He owns a project management firm and a licensed commercial general contracting company.<ref name=lastudies/>
A resident of Harvey in Jefferson Parish, Jackson has formerly lived in New Orleans and Marrero and Gretna, both in Jefferson Paris, and Killeen, ]]Texas]], dates unavailable.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Girod&qmi=&qn=Jackson&qcs=Jefferson+Parish%2C+LA&focusfirst=1|title=Girod H. Jackson|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate=May 8, 2015}}</ref>
A resident of Harvey in Jefferson Parish, Jackson has formerly lived in New Orleans and Marrero and Gretna, both in Jefferson Paris, and Killeen in central [[Texas]], dates unavailable.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Girod&qmi=&qn=Jackson&qcs=Jefferson+Parish%2C+LA&focusfirst=1|title=Girod H. Jackson|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate=May 8, 2015}}</ref>
==Political life==
==Political life==
Jackson was elected to the House in 2007 without opposition after the short-term incumbent, Democrat Terrell Harris, and another opponent both withdrew from the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]].<ref name=lastudies>{{cite web|url=http://www.louisianagovernmentalstudies.com/mymob/JacksonIIIGirod.html|title=Rep. Jackson, III, Girod (D)|publisher=louisianagovernmentalstudies.com|accessdate=May 8, 2015}}</ref> In 2011, he was again elected without opposition.
Jackson was elected to the House in 2007 without opposition after the short-term incumbent, Democrat Terrell Harris, and another opponent both withdrew from the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]].<ref name=lastudies>{{cite web|url=http://www.louisianagovernmentalstudies.com/mymob/JacksonIIIGirod.html|title=Rep. Jackson, III, Girod (D)|publisher=louisianagovernmentalstudies.com|accessdate=May 8, 2015}}</ref> In 2011, he was again elected without opposition.
Representative Jackson served on the House Democratic Caucus and the Legislative Black Caucus. His ratings from the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry ranged from 38 to 67 percent over the years he was a legislator. In 2012, the National Federation of Independent Business scored him 60 percent. In 2011 and 2013, the [[conservative]] [[Louisiana Family Forum]] judged him 44 and 63 percent, respectively. Louisiana [[Right to Life]] has rated him from 50 to 100 percent. Jackson ranked 58 percent from the Louisiana Association of Educators.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/evaluations/93763/girod-jackson-iii#.VU0RJPlViko|title=Girod Jackson, III's Ratings and Evaluations|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=July 12, 2020}}</ref>
Representative Jackson served on the House Democratic Caucus and the Legislative Black Caucus. His ratings from the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry ranged from 38 to 67 percent over the years he was a legislator. In 2012, the National Federation of Independent Business scored him 60 percent. In 2011 and 2013, the [[conservative]] [[Louisiana Family Forum]] judged him 44 and 63 percent, respectively. Louisiana [[Right to Life]] has rated him from 50 to 100 percent. Jackson ranked 58 percent from the Louisiana Association of Educators.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/evaluations/93763/girod-jackson-iii#.VU0RJPlViko|title=Girod Jackson, III's Ratings and Evaluations|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=July 12, 2020}}</ref>