Kash Jackson
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Grayson "Kash" Jackson is a United States Navy veteran and libertarian political activist.
Jackson grew up in Bossier City, Louisiana. He served in the U.S. Navy for twenty years, earning the rank of petty officer, first class before retiring in August of 2016.
In September 2016, Jackson founded the parents' rights organization Restoring Freedom,. He had previously spent over $40,000 fighting a custody case (while in service). Jackson began his advocacy with a tour of American cities, beginning in Olympia, Washington and ending in Washington, D.C. Since then, Restoring Freedom expanded its focus to other civil rights causes in the United States. Jackson has advocated for the property rights of American indigenous people in relation to the Dakota Access Pipeline.In November and December of 2016, Jackson spoke to audiences of native Americans and activists at the Oceti Sakowin peace camp.
Jackson often speaks while wearing his Navy uniform, and carrying an inverted U.S. flag as a symbol of distress in relation to American civil rights.
In 2017, Jackson is campaigning as a Libertarian candidate for Governor of Illinois in the 2018 gubernatorial election.