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 U.S. representative for North Carolina's 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 General's 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 state's congressional districts. He was elected as the attorney general of North Carolina in November 2024.