Rep. Jeff Jackson (D-NC) resigned from the House on Tuesday as he prepares to take the oath of office as North Carolina‘s next attorney general on New Year’s Day.

Jackson said in a statement it was the “honor of a lifetime” to serve as the first representative in North Carolina’s 14th District after redistricting. He held the seat for one term after serving eight years in the state Senate.

“It has never been lost on me that the privilege of serving in Congress was granted by the people I represent — people who trusted me to listen to them, speak for them, and conduct myself with integrity,” said Jackson. “Now, I’m ready to serve the whole state and be their shield as Attorney General.”

Jackson defeated fellow Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC) in an expensive general election on Nov. 5. The incoming attorney general, who is an Afghan war veteran and National Guard attorney, will succeed Gov.-elect Josh Stein (D-NC), who held the attorney general position for two terms.

Republicans picked up Jackson’s seat in the 2024 election, with Rep.-elect Tim Moore (R-NC) preparing to be sworn in to the 119th Congress on Friday along with his fellow new members.

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The GOP will gain a trifecta come Jan. 20, 2025, with President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration and Republicans holding 219 seats to Democrats’ 215 in the House. With such a narrow majority, eyes are on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and GOP leadership to see whether they can enact Trump’s agenda as promised without the levels of infighting that plagued them over the last year.

With swearing-in on Jan. 3, the House is also scheduled to elect a speaker. Trump has endorsed Johnson for another term, but some House GOP lawmakers are undecided on whether to support the speaker after a failed bipartisan deal to subvert a government shutdown drew GOP scrutiny, forcing a new government spending bill to be drafted and passed just before Christmas.