Apart from her time as mayor she has worked as a realtor, and ran a student residence at the Pacific Vocational Institute (now part of BCIT), and has a husband and multiple children.
Surprisingly in September 2018, after being asked by her former city planner and candidate for mayor George Harvie, Jackson announced her bid for a seat on Delta Council.
[17] In 2022 before the end of her term, Jackson announced her resignation off of council, and publicly states she was really disappointed with how things turned out, and would run for re-election against Harvie if she was younger, mentioning health problems in her family.
[18] In May 2024, Mayor Harvie was removed from his position as chair of the Metro Vancouver Board of Directors, and Jackson finally spoke out again about her disapproval of council's sudden decision and the leadership over the past few years, calling it "a sad state of affairs".
One major policy that raised controversy was her opposition to a treaty with the Tsawwassen First Nation, for fear it would result in Delta losing its agricultural land.