Bob Jackson (Kentucky politician)

Bob Jackson
Minority Whip of the Kentucky Senate
In office
January 7, 2003  January 1, 2005
Preceded byMarshall Long
Succeeded byJoey Pendleton
Member of the Kentucky Senate
from the 1st district
In office
November 10, 1997  January 1, 2005
Preceded byJeff Green
Succeeded byKenneth W. Winters
Personal details
Born1962 (age 6263)
Political partyDemocratic

Robert L. Jackson (born 1962) is an American politician from Kentucky who was a member of the Kentucky Senate from 1997 to 2005. Jackson was first elected in a November 1997 special election following the death of incumbent senator Jeff Green. He did not seek reelection in 2004 and was succeeded by Republican Kenneth W. Winters.

Jackson has served as the president of Murray State University since 2018, and plans to retire at the end of the current school year in June 2025.