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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Carolyn Jackson<br />
| image = Carolyn Jackson at Indiana Black Legislative Caucus Event (cropped).png<br />
| caption = Jackson in 2020<br />
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]<br />
| children = <br />
| spouse = <br />
| birth_place = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], U.S.<br />
| education = [[Lincoln University (Missouri)|Lincoln University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Master of Arts|MA]])<br />
| state_house = Indiana<br />
| district = 1st<br />
| term_start = November 7, 2018<br />
| predecessor = [[Linda Lawson (politician)|Linda Lawson]]<br />
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'''Carolyn B. Jackson''' is an American politician and retired counselor serving as a member of the [[Indiana House of Representatives]] from the 1st district. She assumed office on November 7, 2018.<br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Jackson was born and raised on the [[South Side, Chicago|South Side]] of [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology and Master of Arts in counseling from [[Lincoln University (Missouri)|Lincoln University]] in [[St. Louis]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=crusader|title=The New Faces of Northwest Indiana Politics {{!}} The Crusader Newspaper Group|url=https://chicagocrusader.com/the-new-faces-of-northwest-indiana-politics/|access-date=2021-06-17|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Jackson worked for the Cole County Juvenile Attention Center during her master's degree program. She then worked as a sociologist and counselor for the Cook County Adult Probation Department for 30 years before retiring.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Carolyn B. Jackson|url=https://indianahousedemocrats.org/members/carolyn-b.-jackson/full|access-date=2021-06-17|website=Indiana House Democratic Caucus|language=en}}</ref> She was elected to the [[Indiana House of Representatives]] in November 2018. During the 2019–2020 legislative session, Jackson served as ranking minority member of the House Select Committee on Government Reduction.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Carolyn Jackson|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Carolyn_Jackson|access-date=2021-06-17|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}</ref><br />
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