Jonathan Jackson
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DemocratIn office since Jan 2023

Jonathan Jackson

U.S. Representative, IL-1 since 2023. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, IL-1Born 1966Civil rights advocate

In office
3 yrs
Since 2023
Bills became law
0
8 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed
7.8%
Chamber median 2.1%
With party
98%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+43.4
Won 2026
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

  • House Committee on AgricultureNutrition and Foreign AgricultureCommodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development
  • House Committee on Foreign AffairsAfricaWestern Hemisphere

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 8 sponsored · 0 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HR 1998 Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2025
International Affairs · Passed House Jun 2025
HR 10624 To prohibit the use of Federal funds to carry out Executive Order 14253.
Government Operations and Politics · Introduced Sep 2026
HR 9548 Blair Holt Firearm Owner Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2026
Crime and Law Enforcement · Introduced Jun 2026
HR 8301 RSF Terrorist Designation Act
International Affairs · Introduced Apr 2026
HR 4083 Marshall ‘Major’ Taylor Congressional Gold Medal Act
Sports and Recreation · Introduced Jun 2025

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Jackson sits in the U.S. House

Jackson is closer to the center than 39% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianJacksonMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Jahana Hayes, Hakeem Jeffries, Kevin Mullin

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Jackson’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats98%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills13%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Jackson’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Jackson was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Illinois's 1st DistrictWonD+43.4D+32.1+11.3
2024U.S. House, IL-1WonD+31.7——
2022U.S. House, IL-1WonD+34.0——

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$539.1K
Spent
$552.7K
Cash
$40.1K

Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

JONATHAN JACKSON FOR CONGRESS
FEC
Active

Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET

Seats Jackson has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Jackson has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)

How we know Jackson

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET