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DemocratRunning for IL-17 U.S. House · 2026
Jonathan Jackson
Jonathan Luther Jackson is an American activist and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 1st congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party and son of Rev. Jesse Jackson, he was previously the national spokesman for the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, a financial analyst, and a partner in the beer distributorship River North Sales and Service, based in Chicago.
Born 1966 · Chicago , Illinois , U.S.
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Governing & voting record
What Jackson did in office.
MeasureYearAction
Blair Holt Firearm Owner Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2026
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2026
Sponsored
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2026
Sponsored
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2026
Sponsored
RSF Terrorist Designation Act
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Spe
2026
Sponsored
Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
2025
Sponsored
Marshall ‘Major’ Taylor Congressional Gold Medal Act
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
2025
Sponsored
JUST Act of 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2025
Sponsored
SPONSORED LEGISLATION VIA CONGRESS.GOV · ENACTED BILLS FIRST, THEN THE MOST RECENT · ROLE SHOWS THE BILL'S LATEST STATUS.
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How Jackson votes
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Ideological placement · roll-call record
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Center-left
Overall lean
32
DW-NOMINATE · 0–100
DW-NOMINATE FIRST-DIMENSION SCORE FROM ROLL-CALL VOTES IN THE 119TH CONGRESS (HOUSE), VIA VOTEVIEW. 0 = MOST LIBERAL, 100 = MOST CONSERVATIVE.
Party unity · 541 roll-calls · 119th Congress (House)
97%voted with Democrats · 3% broke ranks
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Career & history
2023United States representative
since 2023
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Sources & provenance
Biography
Public record
Wikipedia + state records
Markets
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Polymarket · Kalshi
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Democrat · IL-17 U.S. House
Jonathan Jackson
Jonathan Luther Jackson is an American activist and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 1st congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party and son of Rev. Jesse Jackson, he was previously the national spokesman for the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, a financial analyst, and a partner in the beer distributorship River North Sales and Service, based in Chicago.
86%
Win prob
In brief
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No profile summary yet
Summaries are written and fact-checked against the underlying data in nightly batches. This candidate's hasn't been generated or verified yet.
Governing & voting record
Blair Holt Firearm Owner Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2026
2026 · SPONSORED
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.
2026 · SPONSORED
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed
2026 · SPONSORED
RSF Terrorist Designation Act
2026 · SPONSORED
Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2025
2025 · SPONSORED
Marshall ‘Major’ Taylor Congressional Gold Medal Act
2025 · SPONSORED
JUST Act of 2025
2025 · SPONSORED
Where they stand
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Key positions not yet compiled
Positions are drawn from the candidate's public record and statements. We haven't compiled a verified set for this candidate yet.
Career & history
2023United States representative
since 2023
Public favorability
—
No favorability data
This candidate isn't tracked by YouGov's public-figure panel, and no published state polling on their favorability was found.
How Jackson votes
Ideological placement · roll-call record
Dem median
GOP median
Jackson
← LiberalCenterConservative →
Center-left
Overall lean
32
DW-NOMINATE · 0–100
DW-NOMINATE FIRST-DIMENSION SCORE FROM ROLL-CALL VOTES IN THE 119TH CONGRESS (HOUSE), VIA VOTEVIEW. 0 = MOST LIBERAL, 100 = MOST CONSERVATIVE.
Party unity · 541 roll-calls · 119th Congress (House)
97%voted with Democrats · 3% broke ranks
Ratings from advocacy groups
—
No advocacy-group ratings
Interest-group scorecards have no machine-readable feed — they're curated per candidate, and none are on file yet.
Donors & money
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No campaign finance on file
FEC filings appear here once the candidate's committee reports. Early-cycle and self-funding candidates often have nothing on record yet.
Sources & provenance
Biography
Public record
Wikipedia + state records
Markets
Live venues
Polymarket · Kalshi
ALL FIGURES DRAWN FROM PUBLICLY AVAILABLE RECORDS · CANDIDATE PROFILES ARE NONPARTISAN AND CARRY NO ENDORSEMENT. · PHOTO: U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · PUBLIC DOMAIN (WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)