Ed Jackson
Republican · TN · Tennessee State Senator, District 25
Ed Jackson is the Republican incumbent for Tennessee Senate District 25. A retired Tennant Company employee, small-business owner, and Army National Guard veteran, he has served in the Senate since 2014 and chairs the Senate Government Operations Committee.
Track record
Environment and Public Health
· 1 record
Jackson sponsored Senate Bill 2586, enacted in 2026, authorizing physicians to perform certain stem-cell or regenerative-medicine therapies not approved by the FDA.
May 26, 2026Against
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Government Efficiency
· 6 records
In the 114th General Assembly, Jackson chaired the Senate Government Operations Committee and served on Health and Welfare, State and Local Government, Rules, and two joint committees.
July 18, 2026For
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Jackson sponsored Senate Bill 1915, enacted in 2026, expanding citizenship or lawful-presence verification and reporting requirements for local public-benefit applicants.
May 27, 2026For
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In March 2026, Jackson publicly described conditions in Tennessee prisons as the worst he had seen in more than a decade and expressed support for stronger oversight.
March 27, 2026For
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Jackson sponsored Senate Bill 77, enacted in 2025, extending the Tennessee Medical Cannabis Commission through June 2029.
March 31, 2025For
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Jackson sponsored Senate Bill 78, enacted in 2025, extending the Megasite Authority of West Tennessee through June 2029.
March 31, 2025For
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Jackson sponsored Senate Bill 49, enacted in 2025, extending the advisory committee for children's special services through June 2029.
March 31, 2025For
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Healthcare Affordability
· 4 records
Jackson sponsored Senate Bill 2431, enacted in 2026, making health-law changes involving public claims data, critical access hospitals, and certificates of need.
May 27, 2026For
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Jackson sponsored Senate Bill 2586, enacted in 2026, authorizing physicians to perform certain stem-cell or regenerative-medicine therapies not approved by the FDA.
May 26, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Jackson sponsored Senate Bill 1198, enacted in 2025, designating Perry County Community Hospital and Decatur County General Hospital as necessary providers for critical-access-hospital eligibility.
April 28, 2025For
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Jackson sponsored Senate Bill 77, enacted in 2025, extending the Tennessee Medical Cannabis Commission through June 2029.
March 31, 2025For
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Government Spending Reduction
· 1 record
Jackson's campaign record page identifies his support for teacher-pay increases, a planned $50,000 minimum starting teacher salary, career and technical education funding, computer-science access, and instructional-material oversight.
July 18, 2026Against
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Public Safety and Crime Control
· 3 records
Jackson's campaign record page identifies his support for immigration enforcement, truth-in-sentencing, added state troopers, a domestic-violence registry, and a human-smuggling offense.
July 18, 2026For
Source: edjacksonforsenate.com · researched July 18, 2026
In March 2026, Jackson publicly described conditions in Tennessee prisons as the worst he had seen in more than a decade and expressed support for stronger oversight.
March 27, 2026For
Source: tennesseelookout.com · researched July 18, 2026
Jackson sponsored Senate Bill 1201, enacted in 2025, requiring a state study of a reentry facility for inmates preparing to return to the community.
May 8, 2025For
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Social Programs and Welfare
· 4 records
Jackson's campaign record page identifies his support for immigration enforcement, truth-in-sentencing, added state troopers, a domestic-violence registry, and a human-smuggling offense.
July 18, 2026Against
Source: edjacksonforsenate.com · researched July 18, 2026
Jackson sponsored Senate Bill 1915, enacted in 2026, expanding citizenship or lawful-presence verification and reporting requirements for local public-benefit applicants.
May 27, 2026Against
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Jackson sponsored Senate Bill 1201, enacted in 2025, requiring a state study of a reentry facility for inmates preparing to return to the community.
May 8, 2025For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Jackson sponsored Senate Bill 49, enacted in 2025, extending the advisory committee for children's special services through June 2029.
March 31, 2025For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Public Education Quality
· 1 record
Jackson's campaign record page identifies his support for teacher-pay increases, a planned $50,000 minimum starting teacher salary, career and technical education funding, computer-science access, and instructional-material oversight.
July 18, 2026For
Source: edjacksonforsenate.com · researched July 18, 2026
Gun Control
· 1 record
Jackson's campaign record page identifies his support for prohibiting government firearm registries, protecting firearm-transaction data, increasing firearm-manufacturer liability protections, and repealing an ammunition privilege tax.
July 18, 2026Against
Source: edjacksonforsenate.com · researched July 18, 2026
Election Integrity
· 1 record
Jackson sponsored legislation imposing civil and criminal penalties on paid voter-registration drives that knowingly or intentionally violated Tennessee voter-registration law.
April 15, 2019For
Source: courthousenews.com · researched July 18, 2026
Data Privacy
· 2 records
Jackson's campaign record page identifies his support for prohibiting government firearm registries, protecting firearm-transaction data, increasing firearm-manufacturer liability protections, and repealing an ammunition privilege tax.
July 18, 2026For
Source: edjacksonforsenate.com · researched July 18, 2026
Jackson sponsored Senate Bill 2431, enacted in 2026, making health-law changes involving public claims data, critical access hospitals, and certificates of need.
May 27, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Civil Rights
· 1 record
Jackson sponsored legislation imposing civil and criminal penalties on paid voter-registration drives that knowingly or intentionally violated Tennessee voter-registration law.
April 15, 2019Against
Source: courthousenews.com · researched July 18, 2026
Corporate Accountability
· 1 record
Jackson's campaign record page identifies his support for prohibiting government firearm registries, protecting firearm-transaction data, increasing firearm-manufacturer liability protections, and repealing an ammunition privilege tax.
July 18, 2026Against
Source: edjacksonforsenate.com · researched July 18, 2026
Public Infrastructure
· 1 record
Jackson sponsored Senate Bill 78, enacted in 2025, extending the Megasite Authority of West Tennessee through June 2029.
March 31, 2025For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
General
· 6 records
Jackson served seven years in the Tennessee Army National Guard's 30th Armored Brigade.
July 18, 2026
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Jackson retired from Tennant Company after a 30-year sales career and, with his wife, owned Southern Comfort Coaches, Snappy Tomato Pizza, and Marilyn Jackson's Gifts.
July 18, 2026
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Ed Jackson is a Jackson, Tennessee native who attended Lambuth University, Memphis State University's business school, and Ohio State University.
July 18, 2026
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Jackson's campaign reported $383,365 cash on hand in its first-quarter 2026 filing after reporting $63,420 raised and $82,960 spent across the displayed 2025-2026 filing period.
April 7, 2026
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Jackson won the 2022 District 25 general election with 35,766 votes against independent Ronnie Henley's 9,278.
November 8, 2022
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Jackson has served in the Tennessee Senate since 2014, including the 109th through 114th General Assemblies.
November 4, 2014
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Elections
- Tennessee Senate District 25 · August 6, 2026 · State Senate District 25; Tennessee · incumbent
Profile last researched July 18, 2026.