Jessy Eckerman

Jessica Eckerman-Hartvik (born 27 April 1979) is an Ålandic politician and member of the Parliament of Åland, the regional legislature of Åland, an autonomous region of Finland. A social democrat, she has been a member of the legislature since November 2019.^[1]

Jessy Eckerman
Member of the Parliament of Åland
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 November 2019
Personal details
Born	(1979-04-27) 27 April 1979 (age 46)
Political party	Social Democrats
Residence	Mariehamn
Website	jessystankar.wordpress.com

Biography

Eckerman was born on 27 April 1979 and is a youth worker.^[1][2] She was a member of the Non-aligned Coalition for four years and its vice-chairman before leaving the party in 2015.^[3][4] She contested the 2019 Finnish parliamentary election as an independent candidate backed by the Social Democrats in Åland and came second with 8.2% of the votes.^[5][6] She is member of the municipal council in Mariehamn.^[7]

Eckerman has two sons.^[7]

Electoral history of Jessy Eckerman

Election	Constituency	Party		Votes	Result
2011 Ålandic legislative[8]	Åland		Non-aligned Coalition	38	Not elected
2015 Ålandic legislative[9]	Åland		Åland Social Democrats	46	Not elected
2015 municipal[10]	Mariehamn		Åland Social Democrats	48	Not elected
2019 Finnish parliamentary[11]	Åland		Independent	1,078	Not elected
2019 Ålandic legislative[12]	Åland		Åland Social Democrats	102	Elected
2019 municipal[13]	Mariehamn		Åland Social Democrats	106	Elected