# Brent Jackson Brent Jackson is a Republican member of the North Carolina Senate for district 9. - Party: Republican - Seat: North Carolina Senate, district 9 - Serving since: 2023-01-01 - Current term: NC 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/23f1da0b-34b2-4347-adb4-f5fc26e0475d Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/23f1da0b-34b2-4347-adb4-f5fc26e0475d (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set]. ## Headline Jackson reported $711.9K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K). ## What Jackson says (NC 2025–26 session) 166 classified statements: 166 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Jackson | State Senate Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 | | Policy criticism | 1.8% | 9.5% | 265 of 354 | | Policy discussion | 57.8% | 37.3% | 54 of 354 | | Bipartisanship | 4.2% | 2.3% | 66 of 354 | | Credit claiming | 21.1% | 15.4% | 102 of 354 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 | Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 46% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Transportation and Public Works 14% (State Senate Republicans 6.0%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Commerce 10% (State Senate Republicans 4.5%); Education 10% (State Senate Republicans 14%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.71 (standard error 0.03), from 719 donors and 257 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 91% of State Senate Republicans score lower. ## Votes (NC 2025–26 session) 294 roll calls. Attendance 89% (North Carolina Senate 87%). Party unity 100% (93.2%). 1 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-10-07 · voted yea · Second Reading · HJR 2 Adjourn 2026 First Extra Session Sine Die. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HJR2/ - 2026-10-07 · voted yea · Second Reading · HB 3 Relief at the Pump. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025E1/HB3/ - 2026-07-29 · voted yea · Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt · HB 562 Budget Technical Corrections Modifications. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB562/ - 2026-07-29 · voted yea · Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt · SB 445 Regulatory Reform Act of 2026. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB445/ - 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Second Reading · SJR 1091 Adjournment Resolution. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SJR1091/ - 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Second Reading · HB 958 Election Law Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB958/ - 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Second Reading · SB 1092 2026 Senate and House Appointments. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1092/ - 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Amendment 1 · HB 834 State Board of Elections Administrative Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB834/ - 2026-07-28 · voted yea · Conference Rpt Third Reading · HB 116 Jacksonville Annexation and Conforming Changes. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB116/ - 2026-07-02 · voted yea · Conference Report Motion 8 To Adopt · HB 328 Regulate Hemp-Derived Consumables. · pass · https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/HB328/ ## Legislation (NC 2025–26 session) Sponsored 14 bills: 14 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 20. 42.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Carolina Senate 20.5%; rank 7 of 44). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 1081: Constitutional Right to Farm. (in committee, 2026-05-18) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB1081/ - SB 914: 2026 Appropriations Act. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB914/ - SB 915: 2026 Governor's Budget. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB915/ - SB 940: 2026 Appropriations Act. (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB940/ - SB 889: Property Tax Reappraisal Moratorium. (became law, 2026-06-19) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB889/ - SB 699: Adult Care Home Medicaid PCS Coverage. (in committee, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB699/ - SB 639: North Carolina Farm Act of 2025. (passed one chamber, 2025-06-18) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB639/ - SB 440: 2025 Governor's Budget. (in committee, 2025-03-25) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB440/ - SB 401: NC Farm Act of 2025-2026. (became law, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB401/ - SB 295: Clarify Motor Vehicle Dealer Laws. (became law, 2025-07-01) https://openstates.org/nc/bills/2025/SB295/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $711.9K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 96% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Recent statements Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only. - 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenBrentJackson/status/2113695952330522880 - 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenBrentJackson/status/2109667758564626702 - 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenBrentJackson/status/2108597730373198134 - 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenBrentJackson/status/2108287918351548863 - 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenBrentJackson/status/2107197864753406122 - 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenBrentJackson/status/2106066331573633430 - 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenBrentJackson/status/2106092377987555453 - 2026-09-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenBrentJackson/status/2103524518522143006 - 2026-09-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenBrentJackson/status/2100555379159584898 - 2026-09-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenBrentJackson/status/2099946589573787732 ## Links - Official site: https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/S/281 - Campaign site: https://brentjacksonforsenate.com/ - X: https://x.com/SenBrentJackson - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorBrentJackson - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wbrentjackson - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brentjacksonforsenate/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senbrentjackson - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brent-jackson-a393b684/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/23f1da0b-34b2-4347-adb4-f5fc26e0475d