Ronny Jackson

Ronny Jackson was born in Levelland, Texas, on May 4, 1967. He earned an A.S. from South Plains College in 1988, a B.S. from Texas A&M University at Galveston in 1991 and an M.D. from the University of Texas Medical Branch in 1995. He served in the Navy Reserve from 1991 to 1995 and in the United States Navy from 1995 to 2019, as a rear admiral. He was a physician in the White House Medical Unit from 2006 to 2018 and Physician to the President from 2013 to 2018. His House biography says he was appointed Chief Medical Advisor and Assistant to the President in January 2019.

Jackson was elected as a Republican to the 117th Congress and to the two succeeding Congresses, and has served since January 3, 2021. He sits on the Agriculture, Armed Services and Foreign Affairs committees and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.