Rebecca Jackson

Rebecca Jackson is a former Republican politician from Louisville, Kentucky. She previously served as the Jefferson County Judge/Executive and also ran unsuccessfully for the party nomination for governor. She is the former Chief Executive Officer of the WHAS Crusade for Children, a local charity that operates a large annual local telethon. She is now CEO of Mastery Mavens, an internet based professional development tool for teaching professionals.

Jackson graduated from Southern High School in Louisville and earned bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Louisville.

Jackson began her career as a teacher for children with special needs in Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) in 1973. She taught grades K-12 in a variety of schools. She was promoted to Learning Specialist, an administrative position. Jackson left JCPS and took a position as Director of the Parent Education Project at the University of Louisville. In 1987 Jackson founded JobCenter, Inc., a not-for-profit employment agency for persons with special needs. In this agency specializing in Supported Employment, she placed persons with special needs in businesses within the community.

Jackson first won elected office in 1989, upsetting a long-time Democrat incumbent Jefferson County clerk. She was re-elected in 1993. In 1998, Jackson ran for and won the race for Judge/Executive, and served one term. She was the last person to serve in that office before city and county governments merged in 2002; the office was largely replaced by the Mayor of Louisville Metro, though technically the office still exists in a largely ceremonial capacity. Jackson had been a staunch proponent of a consolidated city-county government.

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