Jeff Jackson (politician)

Jeff Jackson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 14th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded byConstituency established
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 37th district
In office
May 6, 2014 – January 1, 2023
Preceded byDan Clodfelter
Succeeded byRachel Hunt (redistricting)
Personal details
Born
Jeffrey Neale Jackson

(1982-09-12) September 12, 1982 (age 41)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Marisa Bell
(m. 2013)
Children3
EducationEmory University (BA, MA)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (JD)
WebsiteHouse website
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service2002–present
RankMajor
UnitNorth Carolina Army National Guard
United States Army Reserve
Battles/warsWar in Afghanistan

Jeffrey Neale Jackson (born September 12, 1982) is an American politician, attorney, and military officer serving as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 14th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented the 37th district in the North Carolina Senate from 2014 to 2022.

After graduating from law school, Jackson worked as an assistant district attorney in Gaston County. He was counsel at Womble Bond Dickinson. In 2002, Jackson commissioned in the United States Army Reserve and served in the Kandahar Province during the War in Afghanistan. He now serves in the Judge Advocate General's Corps with the Army National Guard.[1] In October 2023, he announced his candidacy for North Carolina Attorney General after the North Carolina Legislature redrew the state's congressional districts.[2]

  1. ^ Dunn, Andrew. "Jeff Jackson is the N.C. politician most likely to become president". Longleaf Politics. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  2. ^ Fernandez, Madison (October 26, 2023). "Jeff Jackson running for N.C. attorney general after being gerrymandered out of House seat". POLITICO. Retrieved October 26, 2023.

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