{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nJames A. Jackson is a candidate for the North Carolina State House District 022 [1]. He is running in the upcoming 2026 election for this seat [1]. Ballotpedia provides coverage of his candidacy as part of its broader election reporting [1].\n\n## Background and education\n\nJames A. Jackson was born in North Carolina [1]. Specific details regarding his year of birth, upbringing, religious affiliation, and educational background, including schools attended and degrees earned, are not provided in the available source material [1].\n\nNO_CONTENT\n\n## Career\n\nJames A. Jackson has worked as a teacher and coach [1]. He is also a licensed contractor [1]. Additionally, Jackson served in the United States Marine Corps [1].\n\n## Office history\n\nJames A. Jackson has served in the North Carolina House of Representatives for District 022 [1]. He was first elected to this seat in 2018 and assumed office on January 1, 2019 [1]. As a state representative, his responsibilities include participating in legislative sessions, committee work, and voting on state laws affecting North Carolina [1].\n\nJackson has also held local office in Wake County. He served as a member of the Wake County Board of Commissioners for District 4 from 2012 to 2018 [1]. During his tenure on the board, he was involved in county-level governance and policy decisions for the district [1].\n\nIn addition to his elected positions, Jackson has held appointed roles. He served as a member of the North Carolina State Board of Education from 2009 to 2012 [1]. In this capacity, he contributed to educational policy and oversight for the state [1].\n\nJackson has run in several elections with varying outcomes. He was elected to the Wake County Board of Commissioners in 2008 [1]. He won re-election to that board in 2012 [1]. He was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2018 [1]. He was re-elected to the state house in 2020, 2022, and 2024 [1]. There is no information in the provided sources regarding elections he lost [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [James A. Jackson (North Carolina) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/James_A._Jackson_(North_Carolina))","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_022","county":"bladen","county_count":10,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 022"},{"contest":"state_house_022","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 022"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"James","fullname":"James Wellie Jackson","lastname":"Jackson","middlename":"Wellie","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_022","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 022","county":"bladen","county_count":10,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"state_house_022","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 022","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_house_022","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 022","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"James A. Jackson is identified as a North Carolina politician and the namesake of an elementary school in Georgia; no direct contact info for the State House representative was found.","terms":[],"token":"7ec54d6756313124"}