Jen Jordan


Jennifer Auer Jordan 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.

Biography

Jordan received her bachelor's degree from Georgia Southern University and her J.D. degree from the University of Georgia School of Law. During her time at law school, Jordan was a member of the moot court team.

Legal career

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.
From 2002 to 2004 she was an attorney with Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore LLP in Atlanta. From 2004 to 2008 she was a trial attorney with the Barnes Law Group. From 2010 to 2014 she served as Of Counsel for the Bird Law Group Professional Corporation. From 2013 to 2015 she ran her own law firm The Jordan Firm. Since 2015 she has been a partner with Shamp, Jordan, & Woodward in Atlanta.

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.

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.