Together, we’re for the 56.
JD Jordan on Canton Street, downtown Roswell, wearing the most appropriate possible shirt for a political photoshoot. Photo by Ellie Jordan.
Together, we’re for the 56. And, we’re going to make a better Georgia for all of us.
I believe people should have the power to choose their representatives—not the other way around. So, while we wait for legislators to present their latest gerrymandered maps on November 29, I’d like to tell you a little about myself and why I’m better qualified to represent the people of Georgia’s senate district 56.
For 25+ years, I’ve been solving real problems for some of the biggest agencies, consultancies, and brands in Georgia and beyond—both as a small-business entrepreneur and as an enterprise design leader. I’ve written award-winning novels, taught at UGA and General Assembly, and trained business leaders in both the public and private sectors. And with my amazing wife Ellie, I’m bringing up five awesome kiddos in the same thriving North Atlanta community where I grew up.
For anyone in East Cobb, Roswell, or Woodstock alarmed by the state’s escalating attacks on our bodies, our homes, our bedrooms, our doctors’ offices, our classrooms and libraries, even our polling places, I’m running for state senate district 56 to fight for our freedoms and a to deliver a better future for everyone in Georgia. And unlike my opponent who’s spent 14 years rolling back our freedoms, failing to safeguard our kids, and gerrymandering his district to stay in office, I promise to bring everyone in the 56—regardless of ideology—the best possible constituent experience so you feel heard, valued, and supported. As we all deserve to be.
I’m running for the 56. Let’s make a better Georgia for all of us.
A problem solver who gets things done.
JD Jordan MCing the Ladies That UX annual conference, “Talk UX”. Photo by Ladies That UX.
I’m a veteran design leader with over 25 years experience working with some of the biggest creative agencies, consultancies, and brands in the Southeast and beyond.
Alongside my amazing wife, I co-founded the #1 Clutch-ranked user-experience design agency, J+E Creative. I recently served as the Executive Design Director for MaxMedia in Atlanta, and am currently one of the founders of the Roswell-based product design agency, Sharpen Partners.
Throughout my career, I’ve used a process known as design thinking to create award-winning solutions for client’s ranging from startups to Fortune 500 giants. This user-centered, iterative problem-solving process emphasizes empathy, creativity, and collaboration to deliver effective solutions for almost any audience in almost any industry—even government. And I thinks it’s high time such a constituent-first approach was brought to bear in Georgia’s legislature.
A communicator who’s got a way with words.
I’m the award-winning author of the acclaimed scifi-western novel, Calamity: Being an Account of Calamity Jane and Her Gunslinging Green Man—a Philip K. Dick Award nominee, Georgia Author of the Year nominee, and Nook selection. My writings—fiction and non-fiction—have been featured in Creative Loafing, The Grantville Gazette, The International Journal of the Book, Newsweek, Paste, and Smashing Magazine. My novel-length work is represented by The Zack Company.
I’m also an accomplished teacher and public speaker. I taught US history at The University of Georgia and design at the Atlanta College of Art, Creative Circus, and General Assembly. I’ve even led training programs for companies and organizations ranging from Mailchimp to the US Department of Defense.
A local boy who’s grown up with Georgia.
JD Jordan and his amazing parents, John and Jill Jordan, at UGA for his Masters of History in US-Middle Eastern foreign policy graduation. Photo by a classmate.
I grew up in the North Atlanta suburbs—the son of a pediatric registered nurse from Quebec and a chemical engineer from New Hampshire—where I attended Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School and graduated as part of their first high school class. I later attended St. Andrews University, Scotland, and graduated from both Hampden-Sydney College, Virginia, and the University of Georgia (Go Dawgs!) with a bachelors in medieval history and a masters in US-Middle Eastern foreign policy history, respectively.
A proud child of the 80s and 90s, I like to think I’ve grown with the metro area, embracing the optimism, the diversity, and the hustle that’s brought our area so much success—from the Olympic Games to our status as one of the fastest growing states and economies in the country.
A father who wants the best for all our kids.
My five kiddos, clockwise from the top: Mathew, Malcolm, Jack, Lily, and Sean. Photo by JD Jordan.
My family is big and blended and amazing! My wife Ellie—a former film actress who currently places marketing and technology staff as a recruiter—and I live in downtown Roswell with our five awesome kiddos. Malcolm, Sean, Jack, Matthew, and Lily range from 13 to 18 and attend Crabapple Middle and Roswell High Schools. We also have three dogs, two cats, and two turtles. Oh my.
Like a lot of families, we’ve been through a lot: The blending of two households, experimenting with charter schools, sudden health emergencies (for both Ellie and me), struggling with health insurers as small business entrepreneurs, and—most recently—navigating the anti-trans legislation authored by our incumbent state senator and neighbor.
But we remain positive and resilient, knowing a better Georgia is on the way.
JD JORDAN FOR GEORGIA STATE SENATE DISTRICT 56
For anyone in East Cobb, Roswell, or Woodstock alarmed by the state’s escalating attacks on our bodies, our families, our doctors’ offices, our classrooms and libraries, even our polling places, I’m running for state senate district 56 to fight for our freedoms and to deliver a better future for everyone in Georgia.
And unlike my opponent who’s spent 14 years rolling back our freedoms, failing to safeguard our kids, and gerrymandered his district to stay in office, I promise to bring everyone in the 56—regardless of ideology—the best possible constituent experience so you feel heard, valued, and supported. As we all deserve to be.
I’m running for the 56. Let’s make a better Georgia for all of us.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT
Jordan For Georgia, LLC
10800 Alpharetta Hwy Ste 208 #629
Roswell, GA 30076-1467
jdjordan@forthe56.com
706.804.0456
