Representative Jesse Jackson (D)

Current Office: Representative
District: IL-2
First Elected: 12/12/1995
Next Election: 2012
Party: Democratic

General

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Sandi; 2 Children: Jessica, Jesse III
Birth date: 03/11/1965
Birthplace: Greenville, SC
Home City: Chicago IL
Religion: Baptist

Profession

National Field Director, The National Rainbow Coalition, 1993-1995 Author Lawyer

Education

JD, University of Illinois College of Law, 1993 MA, Theology, Chicago Theological Seminary, 1990 BS, Business Management, North Carolina Agriculture and Technology University, 1987

Committees

Appropriations
Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs

Recent Votes

HR 4310 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

H Amdt 1127 Repeals Indefinite Military Detention Provisions
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 4310 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

H Amdt 1127 Repeals Indefinite Military Detention Provisions
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 1140 Prohibits Reductions to Strategic Nuclear Arms Required by New START
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

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