Service history
4 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2023
- Representative IL-1 2023–present
Background
- role U.S. representative for Illinois's 1st congressional district since 2023
- background Previously national spokesman for the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition
- background Worked as a financial analyst and a partner in a Chicago beer distributorship
- background Son of Rev. Jesse Jackson
- background Born January 7, 1966
Campaign finance
2024 cycle
Incumbent for U.S. House IL-01 · 2026 General Election
- $654,095 raised
- $601,510 spent
- $53,688 cash on hand
| $654.09K | |
| $651.02K | |
| $303.72K | |
| Itemized (≥ $200) | $299.20K |
| Unitemized (< $200) | $4.52K |
| Other committees (PACs) | $347.30K |
| Offsets to expenditures | $3.07K |
| $601.51K | |
| Operating expenditures | $439.39K |
| Loan repayments | $55.00K |
| Contribution refunds | $37.12K |
| Transfers to other committees | $62.50K |
| Other disbursements | $7.50K |
| Cash on hand | $53.69K |
| Debts owed by committee | $27.00K |
Through December 31, 2024 · FEC
Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2024)
Over time
Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance
Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $793,219 | $792,115 | $1,103 |
| 2024 | $654,095 | $601,510 | $53,688 |
| 2026 | $418,350 | $424,875 | $47,163 |
Track record
Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source
- Roll-call participation →
voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%
Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.
- Bills sponsored →
plus 544 cosponsored
A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.
- Sponsored bills enacted →
of 8 bills sponsored
Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.
- Documented positions →
no positions documented yet
Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.
- Committee assignments →
committees and subcommittees
Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.
- Disclosed stock trades →
74 tickers · 34 in a sector a committee they sit on oversees
Disclosed trades are legally required public filings (STOCK Act), not evidence of wrongdoing; trades may be executed by a manager or held in a blind trust.
Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Jonathan L. Jackson. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.
Voting record
Data from Congress.gov roll-call records
Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls
Committee assignments (6)
Top contributors (FEC)
Issue positions (1)
Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills
- Economy & TaxesOppose from votes
Documented relationships
Documented facts about Jackson, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.
No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.
Frequent co-sponsors
Connections network
Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)
- HR 10063Green New Deal for Public Housing ActcosponsoredAug 5, 2026
- HR 10013Compassionate Care ActcosponsoredAug 2, 2026
- HR 9983Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection ActcosponsoredJul 29, 2026
- HR 9958To amend the Head Start Act to expand and improve participation in Head Start programs, and for other purposes.cosponsoredJul 26, 2026
- HR 9941Right to IVF Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HRES 1451Recognizing Charleston as the appropriate host city for the 2027 annual meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly.cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HR 9898Transportation for Reentry ActcosponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HR 9944TPS Review ActcosponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HR 9877To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes.cosponsoredJul 21, 2026
- HRES 1450Condemning all forms of hate.cosponsoredJul 21, 2026
- HR 9849Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 21, 2026
- HCONRES 114Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.cosponsoredJul 20, 2026
- HR 9817Justice for Incarcerated Moms ActcosponsoredJul 20, 2026
- HR 9733Interagency Council on Affordable Housing Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 15, 2026
- HCONRES 112Recognizing the need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all persons of the United States, particularly persons with disabilities.cosponsoredJul 14, 2026
- HRES 1432Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the freeze on State-based Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Child Care and Development Fund, and Social Services Block Grant payments for California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York.cosponsoredJul 14, 2026
- HR 9688High Court Gift Ban ActcosponsoredJul 13, 2026
- HRES 1427Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.cosponsoredJul 12, 2026
- HRES 1417Remembering the lives lost and honoring the survivors 4 years after the Independence Day Parade shooting that occurred on July 4, 2022, in Highland Park, Illinois.cosponsoredJul 1, 2026
- HR 9540Community Housing Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 29, 2026
- HR 9548Blair Holt Firearm Owner Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2026sponsoredJun 29, 2026
- HR 9544Save MEDICARE Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 29, 2026
- HR 9489GRACE for Military Survivors ActcosponsoredJun 24, 2026
- HR 9494Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 24, 2026
- HR 9493Home Internet Accessibility ActcosponsoredJun 24, 2026
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