Amidst a crowd of elated voters and elected officials, Robert Jackson was sworn in as State Senator at a community ceremony held at City College’s Great Hall on Sun., Jan. 13th.

Robert Jackson was the president of Community School Board 6 in Manhattan in 1993, and in that position, he sued the state over its funding for New York City schools. That suit would lead to the creation of a statewide funding formula in 2007 aimed at boosting the neediest districts.

“I will stand up to the governor and anyone else that’s denying our children the right for education under the law, NYS law; [and] anyone that’s going to try to hold back the moving of the rent laws that impact over a million people. I will stand up for, fighting to make sure that everyone is entitled to universal healthcare.” - Robert Jackson