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Raised a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], his religious beliefs led him to embrace [[Conservatism in the United States|conservatism]].<ref name="timesdispatch"/> In 2012, he generated national attention with a recorded video appeal to blacks to leave the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], saying it has abandoned the values of the black community and that blacks had developed a "slavish devotion" to the party.<ref>[http://washington.cbslocal.com/2012/10/01/influential-black-bishop-time-to-end-the-slavish-devotion-to-the-democrat-party/ Influential Black Bishop: ‘Time To End The Slavish Devotion To The Democrat Party’]</ref> He has spoken in black churches across the country on the issues facing the country and says he has received overwhelmingly positive responses.<ref name="glennbeck">[http://www.glennbeck.com/2012/10/18/glenn-interviews-bishop-e-w-jackson/ Glenn Beck interviews Bishop E.W. Jackson]</ref> In an October 2012 op-ed in ''[[The Washington Times]]'', Jackson wrote that Democrats have "an agenda worthy of the Antichrist."<ref>{{cite news|last=Jackson|first=E. W.|title=JACKSON: Blacks are abandoning the Democratic Party|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/oct/1/blacks-are-abandoning-the-democratic-party/|newspaper=The Washington Times|date=October 1, 2012}}</ref>
Raised a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], his Christianity led him to embrace [[Conservatism in the United States|conservatism]].<ref name="timesdispatch"/> In 2012, he generated national attention with a recorded video appeal to blacks to leave the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], saying it has abandoned the values of the black community and that blacks had developed a "slavish devotion" to the party.<ref>[http://washington.cbslocal.com/2012/10/01/influential-black-bishop-time-to-end-the-slavish-devotion-to-the-democrat-party/ Influential Black Bishop: ‘Time To End The Slavish Devotion To The Democrat Party’]</ref> He has spoken in black churches across the country on the issues facing the country and says he has received overwhelmingly positive responses.<ref name="glennbeck">[http://www.glennbeck.com/2012/10/18/glenn-interviews-bishop-e-w-jackson/ Glenn Beck interviews Bishop E.W. Jackson]</ref> In an October 2012 op-ed in ''[[The Washington Times]]'', Jackson wrote that Democrats have "an agenda worthy of the Antichrist."<ref>{{cite news|last=Jackson|first=E. W.|title=JACKSON: Blacks are abandoning the Democratic Party|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/oct/1/blacks-are-abandoning-the-democratic-party/|newspaper=The Washington Times|date=October 1, 2012}}</ref>


== Campaigns for office ==
== Campaigns for office ==

Revision as of 18:23, 30 May 2013

E.W. Jackson
Jackson speaking in 2010
Republican nominee for
Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
Election date
November 5, 2013
IncumbentBill Bolling
Personal details
Born (1952-01-13) January 13, 1952 (age 72)
Chester, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceChesapeake, Virginia
OccupationPolitician, minister, lawyer
WebsiteJackson for Lt. Governor
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Marine Corps
Battles/warsVietnam War

Earl Walker Jackson, Sr. (born January 13, 1952) is an American politician, Christian minister and lawyer in Virginia. On May 18, 2013, he was nominated as the Republican Party candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in the 2013 election at the state party convention.[1] Jackson was a Republican primary candidate for the United States Senate in Virginia in the 2012 election.

Jackson is the founder and current president of S.T.A.N.D. (Staying True To America's National Destiny), a conservative non-profit organization that describes itself as "a national organization dedicated to preserving life, the traditional family and our Judeo-Christian history and values as the Foundation of our Constitution and culture."[2] He is head pastor at Exodus Faith Ministries, located in Chesapeake, Virginia. Jackson has appeared as a commentator on national news networks such as C-SPAN, Fox News and MSNBC.

Early life, education, and military service

Jackson was born on January 13, 1952 in Chester, Pennsylvania, the great-grandson of slaves from Orange County, Virginia.[3] His parents separated when he was a child, and he spent most of his childhood in a foster home.[4]

He eventually joined the United States Marine Corps, serving for three years. Following the Marines, he entered the University of Massachusetts Boston and received his degree in three years.[5] In 1978, he earned a law degree from Harvard Law School and practiced law in the Boston area for 15 years.[6] Jackson studied theology at the Harvard Divinity School, and became a preacher with the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Boston.[5]

Ministry and political activism

In Massachusetts

Jackson taught administrative law at Northeastern University.[5] While in Boston, he appeared on several radio shows on WHDH, and hosted a nationally syndicated talk show, Earl Jackson Across America.[7]

In 1996, he joined with the Christian Coalition to head "The Samaritan Project," an outreach program that distributed $500,000 to churches that were victims of arson. He served as a minister with the chapel of the Boston Red Sox for five years, and also served as the protestant chaplain for the Boston Fire Department.[5]

In Virginia

In June 1998, Jackson was consecrated a bishop. Later that year, he and his family moved to Chesapeake, Virginia, and founded Exodus Faith Ministries.[8] He taught commercial law at Strayer University's campuses in Chesapeake and Virginia Beach.

On July 4, 2010, Jackson established Staying True to America's National Destiny (STAND) as a grassroots political organization with conservative stances on issues such as abortion, marriage, and government. In the same month, he made headlines for his views condemning the New Black Panther Party in regard to alleged voter intimidation.[9]

Party affiliation

Raised a Democrat, his Christianity led him to embrace conservatism.[4] In 2012, he generated national attention with a recorded video appeal to blacks to leave the Democratic Party, saying it has abandoned the values of the black community and that blacks had developed a "slavish devotion" to the party.[10] He has spoken in black churches across the country on the issues facing the country and says he has received overwhelmingly positive responses.[3] In an October 2012 op-ed in The Washington Times, Jackson wrote that Democrats have "an agenda worthy of the Antichrist."[11]

Campaigns for office

2012 election for U.S. Senate

See also: United States Senate election in Virginia, 2012

In May 2011, Jackson announced he was running for the United States Senate seat in Virginia in the 2012 election.[12] George Allen won the June 2012 primary; Jackson received 5% of the vote.[13]

2013 election for Lieutenant Governor

Main article: Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2013

Jackson announced his candidacy for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia on December 1, 2012 at the Republican Party of Virginia Advance in Virginia Beach, Virginia.[14] On January 10, 2013, Jackson released his "Engage and Reform Agenda"[15] which the campaign called "commonsense reforms [that] reassert the principles of our Constitution and Let Liberty Light the Way for Virginia."[16]

On May 18, 2013, Jackson was nominated as the Republican Party candidate for the position, at the party convention in Richmond.[1] The nomination process took four ballots and ten hours of voting. Jackson led in each round of balloting, reaching a majority on the final ballot. Jackson had raised the least money of the seven candidates for the Republican nomination.[17] The Richmond Times-Dispatch called his victory a "stunning upset" over the other candidates.[18] Jackson is the first non-white to be nominated to a statewide office by Virginia Republicans since 1988.[19]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Vozzella, Laura (2013-05-18). "Va. GOP picks conservatives for fall ticket; black minister is lieutenant governor choice". Washington Post. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
  2. ^ Jackson, E. W. "STAND". Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  3. ^ a b Glenn Beck interviews Bishop E.W. Jackson
  4. ^ a b Lieutenant governor candidate profile: E.W. Jackson
  5. ^ a b c d Biography - Bishop E.W. Jackson Sr.
  6. ^ "Democrats' Racial Strategy | Politics and Economics Right Side News". Rightsidenews.com. July 4, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
  7. ^ "Jackson wants to mend the fabric of the family | Insight on the News Newspaper | Find Articles at BNET". Findarticles.com. June 8, 1998. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
  8. ^ E.W. Jackson at Exodus Faith Ministries
  9. ^ "New Black Panther Leader Defends Group in Voter Intimidation Case". FoxNews.com. April 7, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
  10. ^ Influential Black Bishop: ‘Time To End The Slavish Devotion To The Democrat Party’
  11. ^ Jackson, E. W. (October 1, 2012). "JACKSON: Blacks are abandoning the Democratic Party". The Washington Times.
  12. ^ Conservative Republican Earl “E.W.”Jackson announces candidacy for the U.S. Senate
  13. ^ "Virginia Official Election Results Republican Primary June 2013", Virginia State Board of Elections, June 13, 2012, retrieved June 28, 2012
  14. ^ "EW Jackson's Announcement as Candidate for LT Governor". John Bloom/YouTube.com. December 1, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  15. ^ "Jackson Unveils Engage and Reform Agenda". BearingDrift.com. January 10, 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  16. ^ "Engage And Reform Agenda". JacksonForLG.com. January 10, 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  17. ^ Lt. Gov. campaign finance via VPAP
  18. ^ Minister and lawyer E.W. Jackson wins GOP nomination
  19. ^ Va. Republicans choose conservative firebrand Jackson for lieutenant governor nominee

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