Jeff Jackson | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 14th district | |
Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 37th district | |
In office May 6, 2014 – January 1, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Dan Clodfelter |
Succeeded by | Rachel Hunt (redistricting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Jeffrey Neale Jackson September 12, 1982 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Marisa Bell (m. 2013) |
Children | 3 |
Education | Emory University (BA, MA) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (JD) |
Website | House website |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 2002–present |
Rank | Major |
Unit | North Carolina Army National Guard United States Army Reserve |
Battles/wars | War 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]