The Rick Jackson for Georgia campaign released "Survived," a new and rare sixty-second television ad airing statewide starting today.
The ad gives voters the fullest look yet at the life that shaped Rick Jackson before he built his business or entered the Georgia Governor’s race.
What specifically does the ad discuss? The ad opens with Jackson behind the wheel for the first time, as a young child, driving his mother home after passing out from alcohol consumption.
It traces his childhood in the Techwood Homes public housing projects in Atlanta, where he was “abandoned, abused and hungry,” and called “white trash.”
It then follows him through five foster homes, his time as a shoeshine boy and ticket scalper, and his critical decision at 19 to drop out of college. According to the ad, he simply couldn't afford it.
He soon started a family and moved into a single-wide trailer before starting his own business and growing it into a success story that now employs thousands of Georgians.
The ad concludes on a fairly optimistic note, promising Georgians the same success. It states:
- “Winning against all odds, that’s the story of Rick Jackson’s life. He’s running for Governor to do the same for you.”
What key figures are saying:
- Rick Jackson, Republican Candidate for Georgia Governor, via his Official X: “I ran away from home when I was 12, lived in five different foster homes, and had to drop out of college because I couldn’t afford it. I went on to start a company that’s created thousands of Georgia jobs and saved lives. Beating the odds is what I’ve done my entire life. I’m running for governor to do the same for YOU.”
- Garrison Douglas, Rick Jackson Campaign Spokesman: “Rick Jackson survived Techwood Homes, five foster homes, and a job that paid him nothing until he made a sale. He went on to build a business that now employs thousands of Georgians. Now he wants to bring that same fight to the Governor’s office and work as hard for all 11 million Georgians as he had to work just to survive.”
