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State Senator, 25th District
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Ed Jackson

Candidate for State Senator, 25th District

RepublicanIncumbent

Background

Occupation
State senator; small business owner
Lives in
Jackson

State senator for District 25 since 2015 (109th-114th General Assemblies) and chair of the Senate Government Operations Committee. Retired from Tennant Company, owns a small business and served in the Tennessee National Guard's 30th Armored Brigade.

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Photo: Official portrait — Tennessee General Assembly

Documented positions

Health & human services

  • Sponsored the End Childhood Hunger Act.In office

    Prime sponsor of SB1239 in the 114th General Assembly (2025-2026). Enacted in 2025; the sponsor list gives only the act's name.

    Legislation sponsored by Senator Ed Jackson, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: SB1239 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “enacts the "End Childhood Hunger Act."”
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Government & transparency

  • Sponsored citizenship checks on local public benefits.In office

    Prime sponsor of SB1915 in the 114th General Assembly (2025-2026). Enacted; takes effect in stages from May 22, 2026.

    Legislation sponsored by Senator Ed Jackson, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: SB1915 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “adds local governments to the entities that must verify that each applicant for public benefits is a United States citizen or lawfully present”
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Courts & justice

  • Sponsored a commission to review juvenile justice cases.In office

    Prime sponsor of SB0444 in the 114th General Assembly (2025-2026). Enacted (Public Chapter 281).

    Legislation sponsored by Senator Ed Jackson, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: SB0444 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “creates the Tennessee juvenile justice review commission to review an appropriate sampling of juvenile justice cases”
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