JACKSON, JESSE L. JR

D · house · bioguide J000283

FEC candidate id: H6IL02124
Internal id: e821564e-7704-4ff4-b5e5-1c417a5f4849
Status: open seat

Who this candidate represents

Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), IL-02. Source.

Category	Metric	Value
People	Population	742,590
People	Median age	39
Income	Median household income	$64,304
Income	Per-capita income	$34,240
Income	In poverty	17.8%
Income	Unemployed	9.3%
Income	Gini inequality index	0.470
Race	White alone	36.3%
Race	Black alone	46.6%
Race	Asian alone	1.1%
Race	Hispanic or Latino	15.3%
Race	Two or more races	7.5%
Origin	Foreign-born	7.7%
Language	Speaks English only at home	85.5%
Language	Speaks Spanish at home	11.5%
Education	High school or higher	56.0%
Education	Bachelor's or higher	24.9%
Education	Advanced degree	10.4%
Household	Family households	60.9%
Household	Avg household size	2.47
Household	Never married (15+)	42.1%
Housing	Median home value	$166,900
Housing	Median gross rent	$1,124
Housing	Single-family detached	62.8%
Housing	Built before 1940	7.5%
Housing	Overcrowded (>1 per room)	2.4%
Housing	Vacant units	11.5%
Service	Veterans (18+)	5.3%
Health	With a disability	14.6%
Connectivity	Households with broadband	89.4%
Connectivity	Households with no internet	8.3%
Commute	Drove alone	70.3%
Commute	Public transit	5.8%
Commute	Worked from home	11.1%

Cycle financials

Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.

Cycle	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	Debts	Indiv. contribs.
2026	$365,817	$359,418	$6,399	$0	$306,954
2012	$1,003,683	$1,063,066	$105,703	$0	$635,956
2010	$795,723	$1,032,506	$224,465	$0	$490,066
2008	$1,189,931	$1,673,973	$461,248	$0	$705,807
2006	$1,079,137	$946,872	$945,291	$0	$835,853
2004	$886,998	$527,374	$813,025	$0	$583,722
2002	$738,833	$749,708	$453,398	$4,327	$428,810
2000	$545,037	$304,619	$485,677	$8,880	$299,065
1998	$483,964	$247,914	$245,440	$3,873	$156,101
1996	$815,243	$729,699	$85,527	$13,643	$516,081

Elections

1996 general house · IL-2 — won
1998 general house · IL-2 — won
2000 general house · IL-2 — won
2002 general house · IL-2 — won
2004 general house · IL-2 — won
2006 general house · IL-2 — won
2008 general house · IL-2 — won
2010 general house · IL-2 — won
2012 general house · IL-2 — running
2014 general house · IL-2 — lost_general
2026 general house · IL-2 — running

Committees

JESSE JACKSON JR FOR CONGRESS — principal · type H
JESSEJACKSONJRFORCONGRESS.COM — principal · type H

Recent votes

No votes on file.

Election prediction

Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 20.1%

Feature	Δ P(win)
Base rate (historical)	15.1%
D (major party)	+10.0%
open seat	-5.0%

Baseline model (incumbency × party × office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.

Independent expenditures

Money spent by super PACs and other non-connected committees for or against this candidate. Source: FEC Schedule E (independent_expenditure CSV bulk).

Cycle	Support	Oppose	IEs
2026	$1,436,237	$1,003,908	14

Recent (latest 25)

Date	Spender	For / against	Amount	Purpose
—	JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC	oppose	$4,000	Radio Ad Production
2026-04-10	THINK BIG	support	$34,874	SMS / MMS Messaging
2026-03-11	THINK BIG	support	$277,828	Digital Media Placement
2026-03-05	JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC	oppose	$879,453	Digital Ad Buy
2026-03-05	JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC	oppose	$0	Digital Ad Buy
2026-03-04	JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC	oppose	$0	Radio Ad Production
2026-03-04	JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC	oppose	$0	Radio Ad Buy
2026-03-04	JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC	oppose	$0	Digital Ad Production
2026-03-04	JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC	oppose	$99,955	Radio Ad Buy
2026-03-04	JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC	oppose	$20,500	Digital Ad Production
2026-02-17	THINK BIG	support	$6,199	SMS / MMS Messaging
2026-02-17	THINK BIG	support	$6,199	SMS / MMS Messaging
2026-02-13	THINK BIG	support	$555,568	Digital Advertising / Production
2026-02-13	THINK BIG	support	$555,568	Digital Advertising / Production

Transfers from committees

Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).

Date	From committee	Type	Amount
2026-03-05	JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC	24A	$0
2026-03-04	JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC	24A	$0
2026-03-04	JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC	24A	$0
2026-02-17	THINK BIG	24E	$6,199
2026-02-13	THINK BIG	24E	$555,568
2026-02-13	THINK BIG	24E	$555,568
2026-01-21	TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTIO…	24K	$1,000
2026-01-14	WORKERS FIRST PAC	24K	$2,500
2025-12-31	NEW VOICE PAC	24K	$1,000
2025-12-31	TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTIO…	24K	$-1,000
2025-10-16	TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTIO…	24K	$1,000
2025-09-15	BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN DIVERSE GEOGRAPHIC EN…	24K	$2,500
2025-08-12	WORKERS FIRST PAC	24K	$1,000

Top individual donors (2026 cycle)

Via this candidate's principal committee JESSEJACKSONJRFORCONGRESS.COM.

Aggregated from FEC Schedule A by donor (name + city + state). Employer + occupation reflect the donor's most recent gift. Source: FEC indiv bulk.

Donor	Employer / occupation	City, ST	Gifts	Total
RAINES, THOMAS	THOMAS R. RAINES ATTORNEY AT LAW LLC · ATTORNEY	CHICAGO, IL	1	$1,000
MORRISON BUTLER, LISA	RESULTS FOR AMERICA · NONPROFIT EXECUTIVE	CHICAGO, IL	1	$500
KEYS, WILLIAM	SELF-EMPLOYED · PRODUCER	NEW YORK, NY	1	$50

Connected on the graph

Inbound (27)

date	from	type	amount	source
—	JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC	opposes_independently	$4,000	fec_ies
2026-04-10	THINK BIG	supports_independently	$34,874	fec_ies
2026-03-11	THINK BIG	supports_independently	$277,828	fec_ies
2026-03-05	JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC	opposes_independently	$0	fec_ies
2026-03-05	JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC	opposes_independently	$879,453	fec_ies
2026-03-05	JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC	contributed_to	$0	pas2
2026-03-04	JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC	opposes_independently	$0	fec_ies
2026-03-04	JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC	opposes_independently	$0	fec_ies
2026-03-04	JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC	contributed_to	$0	pas2
2026-03-04	JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC	contributed_to	$0	pas2
2026-03-04	JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC	opposes_independently	$99,955	fec_ies
2026-03-04	JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC	opposes_independently	$20,500	fec_ies
2026-03-04	JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC	opposes_independently	$0	fec_ies
2026-02-17	THINK BIG	contributed_to	$6,199	pas2
2026-02-17	THINK BIG	supports_independently	$6,199	fec_ies
2026-02-17	THINK BIG	supports_independently	$6,199	fec_ies
2026-02-13	THINK BIG	supports_independently	$555,568	fec_ies
2026-02-13	THINK BIG	supports_independently	$555,568	fec_ies
2026-02-13	THINK BIG	contributed_to	$555,568	pas2
2026-02-13	THINK BIG	contributed_to	$555,568	pas2
2026-01-21	TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2026-01-14	WORKERS FIRST PAC	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2025-12-31	NEW VOICE PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2025-12-31	TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC)	contributed_to	$-1,000	pas2
2025-10-16	TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC)	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2
2025-09-15	BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN DIVERSE GEOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENTS PAC (BRIDGE PAC)	contributed_to	$2,500	pas2
2025-08-12	WORKERS FIRST PAC	contributed_to	$1,000	pas2

Outbound (2)

date	type	to	amount	role	source
—	principal_candidate_of	JESSEJACKSONJRFORCONGRESS.COM	—		candidate_committees
—	principal_candidate_of	JESSE JACKSON JR FOR CONGRESS	—		candidate_committees

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