Statement from Mayor Bowser on the Passing of Reverend Jesse Jackson
Date Released:
Tue, 02/17/2026
(Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser issued the following statement on the passing of Jesse Jackson:
“From a library in Greenville, South Carolina, to the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta to the halls of Congress, elected by the people of DC to represent us as one of our first shadow senators, Rev. Jesse Jackson was a fighter, a man who lived the sense of hope that he preached, a champion whose courage changed the course of history.
