Jeff Jackson

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 A member of the Democratic Party he previously served as the US representative for North Carolinas 14th congressional district from 2023 to 2024 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 Generals Corps with the Army National Guard In October 2023 he announced his candidacy for North Carolina attorney general after the North Carolina Legislature redrew the states congressional districts He was elected as the attorney general of North Carolina in November 2024