Jeff Jackson (politician)

Jeff Jackson
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 37th district
Assumed office
May 6, 2014
Preceded by Dan Clodfelter
Personal details
Born 1982/1983 (age 33–34)[1]
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Marisa Jackson
Residence Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Occupation Attorney
Website JeffJacksonNC.com

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.

A Chapel Hill native, Jackson holds bachelor's and master's degrees in philosophy from Emory University and earned a law degree from the University of North Carolina School of Law. Jackson currently works as a business litigator at Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice in Charlotte.[2]

He serves in the United States Army National Guard and saw active duty in Afghanistan. Prior to joining the state senate, he worked as a prosecutor in Gaston County, North Carolina.[3] 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.[4]

Jackson was re-elected to his second full term in 2016, winning with 68% of the vote against Bob Diamond.[5]

Jackson gained national attention when he was the only legislator to show up for work on a snow day in February 2015.[6][7][8] The episode earned him a featured segment on The Rachel Maddow Show.[9]

In 2014, Jackson's speech on the budget process also gained national attention.[10] Jackson has repeatedly introduced legislation to end gerrymandering by implementing independent redistricting.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Jodie Valade (2016-09-29). "Life Lessons: Jeff Jackson - Charlotte Magazine - October 2016 - Charlotte, NC". Charlotte Magazine. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  2. ↑ "Jeff Jackson". wcsr.com. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  3. ↑ Profile (1), CharlotteObserver.com, June 9, 2014.
  4. ↑ Profile (2), CharlotteObserver.com, May 3, 2014.
  5. ↑ "North Carolina 37th District State Senate Results: Jeff Jackson Wins". Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  6. ↑ Profile, storify.com; accessed January 22, 2017.
  7. ↑ Rothacker, Jen (2015-02-18). "Sen. Jeff Jackson's snow day: Getting it done all by himself". CharlotteFive. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  8. ↑ "One way to spend a snow day: Pass all the laws you want". newsobserver. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  9. ↑ "NC State Sen. runs solo marathon session". MSNBC. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  10. ↑ "He goes off for 6 minutes on all the politicians sitting right in front of him. It's. Just. Great.". Upworthy.com. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  11. ↑ Jeff Jackson NC (2017-05-23), Two Minute Town Hall: Gerrymandering, retrieved 2017-05-31
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