Jeff Jackson (politician)

Jeff Jackson
52nd Attorney General of North Carolina
Assumed office
January 1, 2025
GovernorJosh Stein
Preceded byJosh Stein
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 14th district
In office
January 3, 2023 – December 31, 2024
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byTim Moore
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 42)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Marisa Bell
(m. 2013)
Children3
EducationEmory University (BA, MA)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (JD)
WebsiteGovernment website
Military service
Branch/service
Years of service2002–present
RankMajor
Battles/warsWar in Afghanistan

Jeffrey Neale Jackson (born September 12, 1982) is an American politician, attorney, and military officer who has served as the 52nd attorney general of North Carolina since 2025.[1] A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 14th congressional district from 2023 to 2025 and 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.[2] In October 2023, he announced his candidacy for North Carolina attorney general after the North Carolina Legislature redrew the state's congressional districts.[3] He was elected as the attorney general of North Carolina in November 2024.

  1. ^ "NC SBE Contest Results". er.ncsbe.gov. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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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