Full Name:
Jennifer 'Jen' Jordan
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Lawton; 2 Children: Lawton, Cokie
Birth Date:
10/17/1974
Home City:
Atlanta, GA
Religion:
Presbyterian
Juris Doctor, Law, University of Georgia, 1998-2001
Bachelor of Science, Political Science and Government, Georgia Southern University, 1993-1997
Senator, Georgia State Senate, District 6, 2017-2023
Candidate, Attorney General of Georgia, 2022
Candidate, Attorney General of Georgia, 2021
Candidate, Georgia State Senate, District 6, 2017, 2018, 2020
Former Member, Government Oversight Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Science and Technology Committee, Georgia State Senate
Partner, Shamp Jordan Woodward, 2015-present
Principal, The Jordan Firm, Limited Liability Company, 2013-2015
Of Counsel, Bird Law Group, Professional Corporation, 2010-2014
Trial Attorney, Barnes Law Group, 2004-2008
Attorney, Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, 2002-2004
Law Clerk, United States District Judge Anthony A. Alaimo, 2001-2002
Master, Joseph Henry Lumpkin American Inn of Court
Board of Governors Member, State Bar of Georgia
Former President, University of Georgia Law School Association Council
Graduated Member, Leadership Georgia, 2008
Awards:
Serves on Board of Governors for the State Bar of Georgia / Master with the Joseph Henry Lumpkin American Inn of Court / Top 100 Lawyers in the State - Georgia Super Lawyer's Magazine, 2016 / Top 50 Women Lawyers in the State - Georgia Super Lawyer's Magazine, 2016 / 40 Under 40: Rising Stars Fulton County Daily Report, 2014 / 40 Under 40 alumni - University of Georgia, 2013 / 40 Under 40 - Georgia Trend Magazine / Named to Order of the Barristers for outstanding oral advocacy / Award-Winning National Moot Court Team member, UGA School of Law / Named to the Order of the Coif (law graduates in the top 10% of their class) / Graduated magna cum laude from the University of Georgia School of Law / Editorial Board Member and Articles Editor for Georgia Law Review / Past-President of University of Georgia's Law School Association Council / Leadership Georgia Class of 2008
Priority Issues:
Medicaid Expansion, Public Education, Common Sense Gun Reform, Raising Minimum Wage