Ed Jackson
Republican · TN · Tennessee State Senator, District 25
Ed Jackson is a retired Tennant Company salesman, small-business owner, and Army National Guard veteran who chairs the Senate Government Operations Committee. His stated priorities include fighting illegal immigration, cutting taxes, and supporting law enforcement.
Where Ed Jackson stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (2 records), Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records),
Opposes
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Immigration (3 records), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record)
Mixed record
Anti-Corruption (3 support · 1 oppose), Social Programs and Welfare (2 support · 1 oppose), Gun Control (1 support · 1 oppose),
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 2 support
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, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov
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, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 oppose
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, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 3 support · 1 oppose
Voted to pass HB 1971, which narrows the law letting people ask a court to declare a government action unlawful to local bodies. The Tennessee Senate passed it 18-13, and it became law.
April 2, 2026Opposes Anti-Corruption
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass HB 618, which bars a person from holding two local elected offices at the same time. The Tennessee Senate passed it 21-10, and it became law.
February 26, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass HB 773, which requires websites carrying official legal notices to be free to view. The Tennessee Senate passed it 23-8, and it became law.
April 22, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to adopt the compromise version of SB 229, which charges political campaign committees a $150 yearly fee. The Tennessee Senate adopted it 23-6, and it became law.
April 22, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
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, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: tennesseelookout.com
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 3 oppose
Voted to accept the House's version of Senate Bill 1915, which makes counties and cities verify adult benefit applicants are citizens or legally present. The Senate agreed 24-6 and it became law as Public Chapter 1106.
April 22, 2026Opposes Immigration
Source: legiscan.com
Also on this bill
- May 27, 2026 · Jackson sponsored Senate Bill 1915, enacted in 2026, expanding citizenship or lawful-presence verification and reporting requirements for local public-benefit applicants. (Opposes Social Programs and Welfare)
Voted to pass HB 1194, which extends the work authorization law to almost every private employer. The Tennessee Senate passed it 19-13, and it became law.
March 12, 2026Opposes Immigration
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass SB 6002, which creates a state immigration enforcement office directing how local police work with federal agents. The Tennessee Senate passed it 26-7, and it became law.
January 29, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
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, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: tennesseelookout.com
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, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 oppose
Jackson sponsored legislation imposing civil and criminal penalties on paid voter-registration drives that knowingly or intentionally violated Tennessee voter-registration law.
April 15, 2019Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: courthousenews.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support · 1 oppose
Jackson sponsored Senate Bill 1915, enacted in 2026, expanding citizenship or lawful-presence verification and reporting requirements for local public-benefit applicants.
May 27, 2026Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov
Also on this bill
- April 22, 2026 · Voted to accept the House's version of Senate Bill 1915, which makes counties and cities verify adult benefit applicants are citizens or legally present. The Senate agreed 24-6 and it became law as Public Chapter 1106. (Opposes Immigration)
Voted to pass SB 1868, which caps state custody of a child for treatment at six months, extendable once. The Tennessee Senate passed it 22-11, and it became law.
April 15, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com
Jackson sponsored Senate Bill 49, enacted in 2025, extending the advisory committee for children's special services through June 2029.
March 31, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Voted for the final version of SB 714, which set up a state-appointed oversight board over Memphis-Shelby County Schools' budget, contracts and major decisions. The Senate passed it 27-6.
April 22, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted to pass SB 2028, which bars cities and counties from setting rules on how wildlife may be taken. The Tennessee Senate passed it 24-7, and it became law.
March 12, 2026Opposes Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 1093, which raises the penalty for machine gun conversion parts to a Class C felony. The Tennessee Senate passed it 23-8, and it became law.
April 22, 2025Supports Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Jackson sponsored legislation imposing civil and criminal penalties on paid voter-registration drives that knowingly or intentionally violated Tennessee voter-registration law.
April 15, 2019Supports Election Integrity
Source: courthousenews.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 support · 4 oppose
Voted for HB 7003, the new U.S. House map that split Memphis's majority-minority 9th District across three districts. The Senate passed it 25-5 in a May 2026 special session.
May 7, 2026Opposes Civil Rights
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov
Voted to pass HB 1271, which requires cities and counties to define sex and gender in their rules by physical traits at birth. The Tennessee Senate passed it 24-6, and it became law.
April 22, 2026Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass HB 754, which makes gender clinics report every gender transition procedure to the state. The Tennessee Senate passed it 24-7, and it became law.
April 13, 2026Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass HB 601, which opens a late-stage innocence appeal to people who pleaded guilty. The Tennessee Senate passed it 24-6, and it became law.
April 10, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for the Senate version of Senate Bill 336, which changed the child support condition for restoring voting rights to twelve months of compliance. The Senate passed it 24-8, and a later House rewrite became law.
April 10, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to pass HB 1237, which bars race-based rules for who sits on state boards. The Tennessee Senate passed it 24-6, and it became law.
March 31, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 support
Voted for Senate Bill 2040, which bars an owner from controlling a pharmacy plus both a health insurer and drug-benefit manager from 2028. The Tennessee Senate passed it 24-9, and it became law.
April 20, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Jackson sponsored Senate Bill 78, enacted in 2025, extending the Megasite Authority of West Tennessee through June 2029.
March 31, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Jackson sponsored Senate Bill 77, enacted in 2025, extending the Tennessee Medical Cannabis Commission through June 2029.
March 31, 2025
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov
Jackson won the 2022 District 25 general election with 35,766 votes against independent Ronnie Henley's 9,278.
November 8, 2022
Source: sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com
Past races Ed Jackson ran in:
- Tennessee Senate District 25 · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 25; Tennessee · incumbent
- Tennessee Senate District 25 · August 6, 2026 · State Senate District 25; Tennessee · incumbent