September 17 Final Lecture: State Senator Jeff Jackson

Finding Common Ground for North Carolinians: A bipartisan agenda proposal for our state

On Sunday, September 17 at 5:30 pm, State Senator Jeff Jackson will provide the final lecture in the 2017 Summer Lecture Series "A Civil Conversation" organized by the Blowing Rock Per-Sisters. State Sen. Jackson will discuss the topic, "Finding Common Ground for North Carolinians: A bipartisan agenda proposal for our state." The lecture is free and open to the public, held in the American Legion Building in Blowing Rock, NC. The lecture will include time for questions and answers at the end. State Senator Jackson represents NC Senate District 37.

Jeff’s career in public service began after the attacks of September 11, when he enlisted
as a Private in the Army Reserve. He deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and was stationed in the tribal region north of Kandahar for his year-long deployment. After he came home, he attended law school at UNC-Chapel Hill with help from the G.I. Bill.

Jeff continues service today as a Captain in the JAG Corps with the Army National Guard; he drills monthly with the 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade based in Charlotte.

Prior to joining the General Assembly, Jeff worked as an assistant district attorney and tried more than 100 cases ranging from DWI to first degree murder. In the process, he saw up close the results of too little investment in public education, economic development, and mental health care.

Now the youngest Democratic State Senator in North Carolina, Jeff has helped build a bipartisan coalition to end gerrymandering, has formed the state’s first Early Childhood Education Caucus, and has introduced a number of bills to modernize our criminal laws, including a law that will help thousands of North Carolina citizens regain the right to drive.