#36: Jeff Jackson — Battling Gerrymandering, Harnessing the Power of Social Media, & How the Youth Will Save the World
This week I had North Carolina State Senator Jeff Jackson in the studio and it was a lights-out episode! It’s easy to get discouraged in the current political climate, but Senator Jackson’s optimism and positive vision for the future are infectious. In a little over an hour, we covered the issues you care about and hammered out a plan to save the world! KEY MOMENTS FROM THIS EPISODE:
5:04—How gerrymandering came to be a key issue for him
8:08—On ending gerrymandering via constitutional amendment
9:24 — Bringing accountability to the process by lowering the barrier between the voters and the politicians
16:06—Choosing to approach every interaction with constituents as a learning experience
23:56—Battling disinformation
30:10—The unpredictable rise of Donald Trump
41:35—The influence ofgerrymandering [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-19/the-supreme-court-is-finally-tackling-gerrymandering]on national politics
45:17—Going viral on a #SnowDay
57:00—Changing the world by investing heavily in early childhood education
1:12:26—Where he sees his future in politics
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Connect with Jeff Jackson onTwitter [https://twitter.com/JeffJacksonNC],Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/JeffJacksonNC/],LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-jackson-00529826/],www.jeffjacksonnc.com [http://www.jeffjacksonnc.com/], and theNorth Carolina General Assembly [https://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=S&nUserID=386].
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VIRAL BUZZFEED SNOWDAY ARTICLE [HTTPS://WWW.BUZZFEED.COM/CHANTEZNEYMOSS/SNOMG-NC-SENATOR-BECOMES-LEGISLATION-OF-ONE-S0GM?UTM_TERM=.NUBLXJRJJO#.PJMMLA2AAV]
CHARLOTTE OBSERVER SNOWDAY ARTICLE [HTTP://WWW.CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM/NEWS/POLITICS-GOVERNMENT/ARTICLE10520198.HTML]
COMPILATION OF SNOWDAY TWEETS [HTTPS://STORIFY.COM/LEXALEXANDER/HOME-ALONE-N-C-STATE-SEN-JEFF-JACKSON]
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