Representative James B. Jackson

Member, House Committee on Judiciary

Member, House Committee on Labor

Member, House Committee on Special Legislation

Member, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs

James B. Jackson (D) was elected in November 2018 to the seat in House District 26 in West Warwick, Coventry and Warwick. He is a member of the House Committee on Judiciary, the House Committee on Labor, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the House Committee on Special Legislation.

Representative Jackson, who is a retired electrician with IBEW #99, serves as a commissioner on the Rhode Island Fire Safety Code Board of Appeal and Review, a commissioner on the Rhode Island Rehabilitation Code Board and a member of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration hearing board. He is a member or former member of the Eastern Seaboard Apprenticeship Council, Build RI, Youth Build Providence, Habitat for Humanity, the Disabled American Veterans, the Ancient Order of Hibernians #1 of Warwick and the Sons of Irish Kings.

A Vietnam War combat veteran as a member of the Navy, he was awarded a U.S. Combat Action Ribbon and other awards from the Vietnamese government for his service.

A 1968 graduate of Pilgrim High School in Warwick, he earned a degree in economics from the University of Rhode Island in 1986.

CONTACT INFORMATION:
224 New London Avenue
West Warwick, RI 02893
(401) 255-8073