Jeff Jackson

Democrat Representative of North Carolina's 14th district

Representative
North Carolina, district 14
January 3, 2023 - December 31, 2024

202-225-5634

jeffjackson.house.gov

Congresses Served

House Terms

September 12, 1982 (42 years old)

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Serves as the U.S. representative for North Carolina’s 14th congressional district since 2023
Served in the North Carolina Senate from 2014 to 2022
Worked as an assistant district attorney in Gaston County before entering politics
Has a background as a business litigator with Womble Bond Dickinson
Commissioned in the United States Army Reserve in 2002 and served in Kandahar Province during the War in Afghanistan
Continues to serve in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps with the Army National Guard as a major
Announced candidacy for North Carolina Attorney General in October 2023 after redistricting
Born and raised in North Carolina, with a father who is a doctor and a mother who is a nurse
Holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in philosophy from Emory University, and a Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina School of Law
Gained national attention for being the only legislator to show up for work on a snow day in February 2015
Supports expanding pre-K education programs and introduced a bill to repeal the Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act (HB2)
Worked to close a consent loophole in North Carolina law, successfully passing a bill in 2019
Ran a “100-county campaign” for the U.S. Senate in 2022 but suspended his campaign and endorsed another candidate
Uses social media, including TikTok, to communicate with the public about policy issues and congressional functioning
Faced criticism from TikTok users for supporting the Protecting Americans from Foreign Advertiser Controlled Applications Act
Serves on the United States House Committee on Armed Services and the United States House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Member of the New Democrat Coalition and the Equality Caucus
Married with two sons and a stepson, and resides in Charlotte, North Carolina
Named one of Charlotte Magazine’s Charlotteans of the Year in 2020