User:ChrisDJackson

Chris Jackson is an 18 year old student, from Loretto, Tennessee. Elected in 2005, Chris serves as the Vice Chairman of the Lawrence County Democratic Party in Tennessee.

About Chris D. Jackson

Chris D. Jackson was born on November 22, 1986 in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee to Roger and Judy Jackson. He has lived in Loretto, Tennessee his entire life and attended all public schools. Currently, he is a senior at Loretto High School and will attend the University of North Alabama starting in 2005 majoring in political science.

Chris was raised in a semi-quasi political family. His father, Roger, was a Tennessee democratic delegate for several years and also ran for a county commission seat in 1998. Chris really began to be interested in politics during the 2000 presidential election. It was during the Florida recount, when he saw thousands of voters being disenfranchised and he wanted to make a difference. The 2000 election was also personal for the Jackson family, because they had known Vice President Al Gore from his days in Congress; when he had helped the family with various issues. Soon after the 2000 election, Chris began looking into the prospects of Al Gore running in 2004. He stayed up-to-date on Gore events and waited for the news daily to see if he was going to run. During late 2002, Chris was able to meet Al and Tipper Gore in Nashville, Tennessee at a book signing. Later, Chris writes that this experience compares to when President Clinton met then President Kennedy at the age of 17.

Around the same time, Jackson set up a grassroots website encouraging Gore to run in 2004; the Al Gore Support Center. After months of longing to know if Gore was running, on December 16, 2002, Gore announced that he would not seek the Democratic nomination for President. However, this did not stop Chris or thousands of other hardcore Gore supporters from trying to change Gore's mind. Instead, after Gore's announcement, Jackson became a leader in the national draft Gore movement. In June 2003, Jackson was an organizer at the Draft Gore rally in Nashville, Tennessee. During the summer months of 2003, Jackson was also involved with the media quiet frequently. He was interviewed by Fox, NBC, The Tennesseean, Hill Newspaper, the Associated Press and had a letter published on CNN's Crossfire. He also received letters from Congressman Lincoln Davis, and the office of Governor Phil Bredesen concerning his efforts. Chris continued his work with the draft movement into late 2003.

In early August 2003, Jackson was greeted with encouragement and well wishes when he received a personal letter from Al Gore. In November 2003, Jackson attended two lectures by the former Vice President. By the second lecture, Jackson realized that Gore actually remembered him when he called him by his name when talking. While there, Jackson talked to Gore about various issues, however at the forefront was Chris' future. Chris told Al that he was inspired by him and wanted to serve his country just as he did, which Al thought was great. Jackson also told Gore that he thought of him as his mentor, which humbled Gore.

On January 21, 2004 Jackson received a letter from Gore's staff on behalf of Gore, among other things, thanking him for his continued support and loyalty towards Al. On February 8, 2004, Jackson again got to see and talk to his friend, Al Gore, at a Democratic fund raiser/event in Nashville, Tennessee. At that same event Governor Phil Bredesen spoke along with Former Governor Ned McWherther, Former Senator Jim Sasser, Al Gore, Wesley Clark, and John Edwards.

On April 19, 2004, Jackson again got to meet and speak with his friend, Mr. Gore. During this time, Jackson presented Gore with a plaque that thanked him for his dedication and service to the United States.

The plaque read: Presented To Al Gore

The moral leader of the United States. For his long standing service to America and his dedication to the "People Not The Powerful."

Chris D. Jackson Administrator Al Gore Support Center

After the plaque presentation, Gore thanked Chris and wished him continued luck.

In months afterwards, Jackson stayed in touch with Gore several different ways including a visit in late November 2004.

Throughout 2004 Jackson was involved in several different political campaigns. He served as the campaign manager for State Representative candidate, Johnny Lyles. Through his work on the campaign, Jackson he was able to meet thousands of Tennessee citizens as well as his Governor, Phil Bredesen along with other high ranking state officials. During his spare time, Jackson also volunteered with the Kerry-Edwards campaign. Another highlight of 2004 was when Jackson was a special guest on 710 KIRO from Seattle, Washington. He was brought in for his insight on their gubernatorial recount and the 2000 election.

In early 2005 Chris was involved in the grassroots effort to elect Donnie Fowler the new national DNC Chairman. In the end, Fowler finished second behind Howard Dean.

Currently Jackson is working on a program with Congressman Lincoln Davis to get young people involved in the political process. On April 7, 2005, Jackson was elected by acclamation to be the Vice Chairman of the Lawrence County Democratic Party. He is believed to be the youngest to ever hold that position.

On April 15, 2005, Jackson attend the opening of the Gore Research Center at Middle Tennessee State University where he again got to meet and speak with Vice President Gore and his wife Tipper.

In early June of 2005, Jackson attended the annual Jackson Day Dinner in Nashville. The dinner, which is the largest Democratic fundraiser annually, was filled with political celebrities. While there Jackson got to meet Senator John Edwards and Congressman Harold Ford Jr. While speaking with Congressman Ford, Jackson gave his intent to work in the Congressman's campaign for Senate in 2006. Jackson has not disclosed what position he will hold in the campaign.

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Al Gore (Whom I know), Bill Clinton, James Carville, John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Jimmy Carter, John Kerry, Wesley Clark, John Edwards, Dick Gephardt, Bill Richardson, Ed Rendell, Bob Graham, Tom Vilsack, Bill Bradley, Phil Bredesen, Ned McWherter, Gavin Newsom, Michael Dukakis, Walter Mondale, Hubert Humphrey, Adlai Stevenson, Harold Ford Jr., Tip O'Neill, Sam Nunn, Kofi Annan, John F. Street, Terry McAuliffe, Samuel Tilden, Paul Begala, Martin Luther King Jr., David Rice Atchison, Theodore Roosevelt, Zachary Taylor, Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson, Jesse Ventura, Joe Biden, Dennis Kucinich, Wesley Clark, Warren Christopher, Jacques Chirac, William Cohen, Kim Jong-il, Colin Powell, Michael Moore, Eliot Spitzer, Max Cleland, Lincoln Davis, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Lloyd Bentsen, John Glenn, Paul Tsongas, Barack Obama, Albert Gore, Sr., Harry Hopkins, James Naifeh, Bill Purcell

Tipper Gore, Karenna Gore Schiff, Hillary Clinton, Jackie Kennedy, Rosalynn Carter, Dianne Feinstein, Blanche Lincoln, Mary Landrieu, Janet Napolitano, Carol Moseley Braun, Nancy Pelosi, Teresa Heinz Kerry, Madeleine Albright

George W. Bush, George H.W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, Dick Cheney, Dan Quayle, Spiro Agnew, Nelson Rockefeller, Karl Rove, Donald Rumsfeld, Jeb Bush, Gerald Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Joe Scarborough, Bob Dole, Ehud Barak, George Tenet, Trent Lott, Strom Thurmond, Adolf Hitler

Al Gore presidential campaign, 2000, George W. Bush presidential campaign, 2004, John Kerry presidential campaign, 2004, The Day After Tomorrow (movie), United States Democratic Party, Earth in the Balance, Profiles in Courage, INdTV, Generation Investment Management, Metropolitan West Financial LLC , Speakers of 2004 Democratic National Convention, Moises Alou, political draft, Donald Trump, Martin Sheen, Rob Lowe, Charlie Sheen, Bill Maher, Chris Matthews, Larry King, Jon Stewart, and many more!

My Goal

My goal on Wikipedia is to contribute fair and balanced information on issues that have meaning to me. I hope to add the most concise and accurate information possible. I also always try to find great pictures of famous people and people that I admire. I believe that a picture can tell a thousand things. Therefore, you will see me uploading a number of pictures to help tell the story of these famous individuals' lives.

External Links

• Chris Jackson's Official Website (http://www.algoresupportcenter.com/presidentjackson.html)
• Chris's Al Gore Support Center (http://www.algoresupportcenter.com/)
• George Washington Unv. Gore Site Page (http://www.gwu.edu/~action/2004/gore.html/)