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Jonathan L. Jackson

Democrat · IL-1 · U.S. House

Bio

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.

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Overall lean (DW-NOMINATE)

LeftCenterRight

Issue profile

FiscalHealthImmig.GunsAbortionEnviron.CrimeDefenseEconomyForeignCivil R.Educ.GovtJudicial
Taxes & Fiscal
D+0.41
Healthcare
D+0.82
Immigration & Border
D+0.86
Guns
D+0.76
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
D+1.00
Environment & Energy
D+0.84
Crime & Policing
D+0.67
Defense & Veterans
D+0.39
Economy & Labor
D+0.62
Foreign Policy & Trade
D+0.33
Civil Rights & Social
D+0.79
Education
D+0.96
Government & Democracy
D+0.80
Judicial & Executive Nominations
D+1.00

Each issue runs left right, scored from how the member voted on bills tagged to that issue (−1…+1). Issues with too few votes are blank. Overall lean uses DW-NOMINATE.

Recent notable votes

YEA
Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2025
2026-06-25 · Passed · Economy & Labor, Crime & Policing
YEA
Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2025
2026-06-25 · Passed · Economy & Labor, Crime & Policing
YEA
Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2025
2026-06-25 · Passed · Economy & Labor, Crime & Policing
YEA
Small Business Technological Advancement Act
2026-06-24 · Passed · Economy & Labor, Government & Democracy
YEA
Small Business Technological Advancement Act
2026-06-24 · Passed · Economy & Labor, Government & Democracy
YEA
21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
2026-06-23 · Passed · Economy & Labor, Government & Democracy
YEA
21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
2026-06-23 · Passed · Economy & Labor, Government & Democracy
YEA
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5408) to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act.
2026-06-09 · Passed · Economy & Labor
YEA
Ukraine Support Act
2026-06-04 · Passed · Foreign Policy & Trade, Defense & Veterans
YEA
American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026
2026-06-03 · Passed · Environment & Energy
NAY
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8646) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7726) to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to withhold funds from noncompliant States under such Act; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7892) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require to the Secretary of Education to use an identity fraud detection system to review each FAFSA to determine whether the FAFSA presents a reasonable suspicion of identity fraud; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8872) to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to target funds to low-income families, strengthen program integrity guardrails for State expenditure of funds, require measurement of improper payments, and establish goals for eliminating fraud and improper payments under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, and for other purposes.
2026-06-03 · Passed · Taxes & Fiscal, Education, Government & Democracy
YEA
Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025
2026-06-03 · Passed · Environment & Energy

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