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FILE · J000283
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Jesse L. Jackson Jr.

Representative for Illinois, district 2 · Democrat

Born 1965

Democrat · IL House 1995–2013
10,957votes cast 96.7%attendance 93.4%party loyalty 9congresses served
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Official details

Jesse L. Jackson Jr.

Recent bills they sponsored
  • H.R. 5901 · Catching Up To 1968 Act of 2012 June 6, 2012 · In committee
  • H.R. 3894 · Pullman Historic Site National Park Service Study Act February 3, 2012 · In committee
  • H.R. 1420 · Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act April 7, 2011 · In committee
  • H.J.Res. 36 · Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the Electoral College and provide … February 14, 2011 · In committee
  • H.J.Res. 35 · Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to full employment and b… February 14, 2011 · In committee
From the current-Congress bills Power & Politics tracks. This is not a complete count.
Every term served
9 terms
ChamberRepresentsPartyTerm dates
HouseIllinois · District 2DemocratJanuary 5, 2011 – November 21, 2012
HouseIllinois · District 2DemocratJanuary 6, 2009 – January 3, 2011
HouseIllinois · District 2DemocratJanuary 4, 2007 – January 3, 2009
HouseIllinois · District 2DemocratJanuary 4, 2005 – January 3, 2007
HouseIllinois · District 2DemocratJanuary 7, 2003 – January 3, 2005
HouseIllinois · District 2DemocratJanuary 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003
HouseIllinois · District 2DemocratJanuary 6, 1999 – January 3, 2001
HouseIllinois · District 2DemocratJanuary 7, 1997 – January 3, 1999
HouseIllinois · District 2DemocratDecember 12, 1995 – January 3, 1997
These are the official start and end dates of each term. A member who left early or arrived late served only part of it.

Source: congress-legislators, a public-domain record of every member of Congress, checked October 27, 2026.

The Constitution
Where they sit

Ideology, measured from every vote they cast

DW-NOMINATE first dimension (Voteview, UCLA), shown against the 112th Congress House.

The record

Every roll-call vote on file

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The record, in order

Record timeline

  1. · Campaign finance (FEC)

    FEC financial summary for candidate ID H6IL02124, 2026 cycle, coverage through October 14, 2026: total receipts $366,890.77, total disbursements $364,765.39, cash on hand at close of period $2,125.38, as reported to the FEC

    FEC candidate record

  2. · Campaign finance (FEC)

    FEC financial summary for candidate ID H6IL02124, 2012 cycle, coverage through November 26, 2012: total receipts $1,003,682.86, total disbursements $1,063,065.87, cash on hand at close of period $105,703.12, as reported to the FEC

    FEC candidate record

  3. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Passage: H.R. 6156 (House Roll Call 608 (112th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  4. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments: H.R. 2453 (House Roll Call 607 (112th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  5. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Agreeing to the Resolution: H.Res. 808 (House Roll Call 606 (112th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  6. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Ordering the Previous Question: H.Res. 808 (House Roll Call 605 (112th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  7. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: H.R. 6371 (House Roll Call 604 (112th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  8. · Bills sponsored

    Latest official action on H.R. 5901: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

    Congress.gov bill record · Our file

  9. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Passage: H.R. 3409 (House Roll Call 603 (112th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  10. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 3409 (House Roll Call 602 (112th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Failed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

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  • Bills cosponsored: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
  • Committee assignments: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
  • Floor remarks (Congressional Record): No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
  • Lobbyist contribution reports: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
  • Court and ethics records: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.

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Campaign-finance figures are the totals the campaign reported to the Federal Election Commission, as the FEC publishes them. A contribution or a total does not indicate any action by the recipient.

Same measure, over time

Recorded positions over time

On 48 measures the recorded Yea or Nay differs between two votes. On 255 measures the recorded position is the same across two or more votes.

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Attendance

Last 96 roll calls

voted / present missed (punched)
The full record

Votes cast by year

Financial disclosures and stock trades

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In the courts

Court cases naming this member in their official role

Federal cases whose public caption explicitly names this person as a United States senator or representative in an official capacity, during a term recorded in this file. The date on each line is the date of that record, not necessarily the day the case was filed. Being named in an official-capacity case is not a finding about the person, and nothing here says who won. Personal matters are left out entirely.

We have not found a public court record that clearly names this person in their official role, matches the dates they held office, and comes from a court we can follow. That does not mean no case exists. It means we have no qualifying record to show here.

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Voting records reproduced from the official Journals of the House and Senate (compiled by Voteview, UCLA) · each measure's file links its official government record · sources & methodology · data as of October 28, 2026