Rick Jackson
Jackson told a Republican Jewish Coalition forum in March 2026 he would expand Georgia's state investment in Israel Bonds, deepen Georgia-Israel economic ties, and create a faith advisory body by executive order. No statement was located from him on federal U.S. weapons, money, or aid in the conflict.
Jackson, an Alpharetta healthcare executive, won the June 2026 Republican runoff for governor and faces Keisha Lance Bottoms in November. He has never held office, and his Israel record is state-lane and recent.
At the Republican Jewish Coalition's gubernatorial forum on March 1, 2026, as reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, he proposed three things: expanding Georgia's state investment in Israel Bonds, deepening Georgia-Israel economic and trade ties, and creating a faith-focused advisory structure by executive order. Expanding a state's Israel Bonds holdings is state money to the government of Israel's debt, which is why it belongs on this card even though it is not federal aid. His one record quote from that forum: "When I'm governor, there'll be zero tolerance for antisemiti[sm]."
He has said nothing located about federal military aid, weapons, aid to Palestinians, or the conflict itself, and he left an iVoterGuide questionnaire that included Israel questions unanswered along with everything else on it.
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Research
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
- No statement or action located on federal aid or weapons; his comments are state-level (we searched his campaign record). His iVoterGuide form was declined in full; under the questionnaire test that says nothing about him.
U.S. aid to Palestinians
- Nothing located.
Characterization of the conflict
- Nothing located.
Related rhetoric and lobbying
- [Position, 2026-03-01, reported 2026-03-02] Republican Jewish Coalition gubernatorial forum (AJC, read and verified): proposed expanding Georgia's state investment in Israel Bonds, deepening Georgia-Israel economic ties, and creating a faith-focused advisory structure by executive order. The AJC carries these as his proposals without direct quotes; the record's prior research holds his "zero tolerance for antisemiti[sm]" quote from the same forum.
- [Position, 2026-06-16/17] Won the Republican runoff over Lt. Gov. Burt Jones (SC Public Radio/AP, Wikipedia)). A YouTube forum video was not watched.
Safety and antisemitism (context)
- [Position, 2026-03-01, record's prior research] "When I'm governor, there'll be zero tolerance for antisemiti[sm]" (existing record quote from the RJC forum).
- No standalone antisemitism or campus-safety policy positions located beyond the forum.
Also in this race: Keisha Bottoms (Democrat) · All Georgia candidates.
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