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Attorney

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Jeff Jackson

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Attorney


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Charlotte, North Carolina

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Jeff Jackson (born 1982/1983) is a member of the North Carolina National Guard, an attorney, and a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate. He represents the 37th district, which is based in Mecklenburg County.

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Early life

Raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Jackson earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in philosophy from Emory University. He also earned a law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After the September 11 attacks, Jackson enrolled in the United States Army National Guard, and he served in Kandahar Province during the War in Afghanistan.

Career

Prior to joining the state senate, he worked as a prosecutor in Gaston County, North Carolina. He was forced to resign upon joining the senate, as the state constitution prohibits serving as an elected official and a prosecutor simultaneously.

When Sen. Dan Clodfelter resigned to become Mayor of Charlotte in 2014, Jackson was selected by local Democrats in the Mecklenburg County district to serve out the remainder of Clodfelter's term. They also chose him to replace Clodfelter as the Democratic nominee on the November 2014 general election ballot. Because no other person had filed to run against Clodfelter for the seat, Jackson ran unopposed for a full two-year term. Jackson was re-elected to his second full term in 2016, winning with 68% of the vote against Bob Diamond.

In 2014, Jackson's speech on the budget process gained national attention. Jackson gained also national attention when he was the only legislator to show up for work on a snow day in February 2015. The episode earned him a featured segment on The Rachel Maddow Show.

Jackson has repeatedly introduced legislation to end gerrymandering by implementing independent redistricting. He also supports universal pre-K education programs. In 2017, Jackson introduced a bill to repeal the Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, a North Carolina law that requires people in government-owned buildings to use the bathroom that corresponds to their birth certificate. The bill also prevents municipalities from passing non-discrimination ordinances.

Various news outlets mentioned Jackson as a potential candidate against Republican incumbent Richard Burr in North Carolina's 2016 U.S. Senate election. Jackson declined to run and Burr won re-election.

Jackson currently works as a business litigator at Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice in Charlotte. Jackson also continues to serve in the Army Reserve as a member of the Judge Advocate General's Corps.

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