Dalton Jackson, from Central Indiana, is CCl’s conservative chapter development intern this summer responsible for helping to organize the conservative energy breakfast series in Indiana this July.

Dalton was raised in a conservative environment with close friends and family who negated climate change. Because of this, Dalton grew up questioning why climate change was a partisan issue.

CCL Intern Dalton Jackson with his dog Maybe

Dalton, who is now an incoming Senior at Indiana University and a part-time farmer, felt his intrigue further upon matriculation. He found that many individuals mistakenly blame farmers for climate issues when farmers simply don't have as much control as one might think. He feels excited by the possibility of finding solutions, friendly to farmers, that could appeal to conservative members of the community. That coupled with his fascination for grid infrastructure, automotive and industrial power sources led him to seek out ways in which he could help.

Throughout his internship with CCL, Dalton is hoping to start more conversations with conservatives about climate solutions. He wants to facilitate a world in which climate change is an issue both political parties acknowledge and actually come to the table to talk about. He feels this especially as an Indiana resident where republicans have a supermajority in state politics.

Aside from his climate work, Dalton loves water sports from water skiing to wakeboarding. He is also into videography specifically Politics History Automotive, the Spider-man 2 movie (with Tobey Maguire of course), and Breaking Bad. His favorite book is 1984 and he loves listneing to Alan jackson

Dalton also has two dogs at home: a border collie with red and white fur who loves to play frisbee named Maybe and a shih-zhu named Brody who likes to sleep on the couch.

We’re so happy to have Dalton, someone so motivated to better their community, working with CCL this summer!

Follow Dalton on Instagram @daltoncaja