Reginald Jackson

Reginald Jackson is a Mississippi state senator, representing the 11th district in the Mississippi State Senate since 2024. His county covers parts or all of Coahoma, DeSoto, Quitman, Tate, and Tunica.

Biography Jackson was born in Marks, Mississippi, and attended Central Gwinnett High School. He later graduated from Georgia Southern University with a bachelor of business administration in management. He works as a farmer and engineering technician. He won uncontested in both the primary and general election in 2024. He ran in the 2025 Mississippi State Senate special elections following court-ordered redistricting and won with 67% of the vote in the general.

In the senate, he sits on the following committees: State Library; Agriculture; Appropriations; Corrections; County Affairs; Drug Policy; Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res; Ethics; and Gaming.

He cosponsored legislation to expand the literacy curriculum for fourth through eighth grade students, as well as voted against prohibiting diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in public schooling.

He sponsored legislation to allow for the sale of goods produced by incarcerated individuals and legislation to restore voting rights to formerly incarcerated individuals.