How does a junior legislator in the minority party become a bona fide political celebrity? Two words: the Internet.

Senator Jeff Jackson (D-Charlotte) unpacks his viral hits, from solo legislating on a snow day to creating the #WeAreNotThis hashtag. For this 33-year-old lawmaker, social media is not a gimmick: it’s a necessity and an obligation.

We also talk about his fight against gerrymandering, which he calls “as morally ambiguous as bank robbery,” HB2 (he’s “1,000 percent certain” Republicans wish they hadn’t passed it), and his vision for a reasonable state government.

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