Ronny Jackson
American veteran, physician and politician (born 1967) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ronny Lynn Jackson (born May 4, 1967) is an American physician, politician, and former United States Navy rear admiral, retroactively demoted to grade of captain. He is the U.S. representative for Texas's 13th congressional district.[4]
Ronny Jackson | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 13th district | |
Assumed office January 3, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Mac Thornberry |
1st Chief Medical Advisor to the President | |
In office February 2, 2019 – December 1, 2019 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Anthony Fauci |
Physician to the President | |
In office July 25, 2013 – March 28, 2018 | |
President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Jeffrey Kuhlman |
Succeeded by | Sean Conley |
Personal details | |
Born | Ronny Lynn Jackson (1967-05-04) May 4, 1967 (age 57) Levelland, Texas, U.S. |
Political party | Republican[1] |
Spouse | Jane Ely |
Children | 3 |
Education | Texas A&M University at Galveston (BS) University of Texas Medical Branch (MD) |
Website | House website |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1995–2019 |
Rank | Captain[lower-alpha 1] |
Unit | Medical Corps |
Battles/wars | Iraq War |
Awards | Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (4) |
Ronny Jackson on naming the U.S. Post Office building in Canyon, Texas, after rancher Gary Fletcher Recorded November 14, 2022 | |
Jackson joined the White House Medical Unit in the mid-2000s under George W. Bush, and served as Physician to the President from 2013 to 2018 under Barack Obama and Donald Trump.[5][6]
In March 2018, Trump nominated Jackson to be United States secretary of veterans affairs to succeed David Shulkin,[6][7][8] but Jackson withdrew the following month amid allegations of misconduct and mismanagement during his service in the White House.[9][10][11][12][13][14] On February 2, 2019, Trump appointed Jackson Assistant to the President and Chief Medical Advisor, a new position in the Executive Office.[15]
Jackson retired from the Navy as a rear admiral (lower half) on December 1, 2019.[16] On December 9, he filed to run for Congress in Texas's 13th congressional district. After placing second in the Republican primary, he won a runoff for the nomination[17] and the November 3, 2020, general election.
In 2021, an investigation by the Defense Department inspector general found that Jackson had engaged in various inappropriate behaviors as an admiral; the following year, the Navy retroactively demoted him to the rank of captain.