Lyndon H. Jackson (born ?) is a
Micronesian politician
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. A former
Speaker
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of the Eighth and Ninth
Kosrae State Legislatures, Jackson has served as the
Governor of Kosrae
Kosrae ( ), formerly known as Kusaie or Strong's Island, is an island in the Federated States of Micronesia. The State of Kosrae is one of the four states of the Federated States of Micronesia, and includes the main island of Kosrae and a few near ...
from 11 January 2011 to 8 January 2019, with Lt. Governor
Carson K. Sigrah.
He succeeded outgoing Governor
Robert J. Weilbacher.
Jackson won the initial Kosrae gubernatorial election held on November 2, 2011, with 1,414 votes, but failed to pass the 50% threshold, which necessitated a runoff in January 2011.
Nena S. Nena earned 1,129, qualifying him for the runoff against Jackson. Outgoing Kosrae Lt. Governor
William O. Tosie placed third with 869 votes while former Kosrae Governor
Rensley A. Sigrah came in fourth place with 824 votes. Jackson won the Kosrae gubernatorial
runoff election held on January 2, 2011, with 54.4% of the vote to Nena S. Nena's 45.6%.
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Jackson and Sigrah were officially sworn into office on January 11, 2011,][ Jackson's inauguration, which was attended by more than 1,000 people, was held at Kosrae High School over the course of two and a half hours.][
In his ]inaugural address
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, Governor Jackson called private sector economic growth, as well as government transparency and accountability, telling the audience that, "I will work hard to restore trust in the Government and its people."[ Jackson also thanked his predecessor, former Governor Robert Weilbacher, for his work in reforming Kosrae's government and economy.][
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