Jeff Jackson | |
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52nd Attorney General of North Carolina | |
Assumed office January 1, 2025 | |
Governor | Josh Stein |
Preceded by | Josh Stein |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 14th district | |
In office January 3, 2023 – December 31, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Tim Moore |
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, Chapel Hill (JD) |
Website | Government website |
Military service | |
Branch/service | |
Years of service | 2002–present |
Rank | Major |
Battles/wars | War 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.