Jack Jackson, Jr.
| Jack Jackson Jr. | |
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| Member of the Arizona Senate from the 2nd district |
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In office January 10, 2011 – July 1, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Albert Hale |
| Succeeded by | Carlyle Begay |
| Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 2nd district |
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In office January 12, 2003 – January 10, 2005 |
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| Born | Navajo Nation, Arizona |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Window Rock, Arizona |
| Website | jackforaz.com |
Jack Jackson Jr. (Navajo) is an American attorney and politician from Arizona. A Democrat, he served in the Arizona Senate, representing the state's 2nd district in northern Arizona from 2011 until July, 2013 when he left for an appointment with the U.S. Department of State. He is a former member of the Arizona House of Representatives, having served from January 2003 to January 2005.
His father, Jack C. Jackson Sr., served in the Arizona House until 2004, and they were the first father and son to serve together in the state legislature. In 2004, Jackson, Jr. declined to seek a second House term.
Jack C. Jackson Jr. was born on the Navajo Nation, from his mother's Tó’áhaní (Near The Water) clan, and born for the clan of his father, Jack Jackson Sr., of the Kinyaa’áanii (Towering House) clan. His maternal grandfather is from the Tábaahá (Water’s Edge) clan, and his paternal grandfather is from the Áshiihí (Salt) clan. His father had a long political career, serving in the State Legislature from 1985 to 2004.
Jackson Jr. graduated from college, and attended law school at Syracuse University in New York, earning his J.D. degree in 1989. Eager to pursue a political career as his father was doing, he decided to start learning in Washington, D.C.
Jackson moved to the capital, where he started by representing tribal governments and organizations to the federal government. Beginning as a Legislative Associate, he advanced to Deputy Director for the Navajo Nation Washington Office. Jackson also worked as the Legislative Analyst at the National Indian Education Association, and the Director of Governmental Affairs for the National Congress of American Indians. In total, he worked in Washington for 12 years. In April 2000, Jackson was appointed by Donna Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services, to serve on President Bill Clinton’s Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS.
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