Jesse Jackson Jr.
Politician
Jesse Jackson Jr. is an American politician who represented Illinois's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2012. During his congressional career, he served on the House Appropriations Committee and worked on issues including economic development, voting rights and health care. [2]
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Career and work
Jackson was first elected to the House in a 1995 special election and represented Illinois's 2nd Congressional District until 2012. He served for more than a decade on the House Appropriations Committee and its subcommittees. [2]
His legislative work included economic development, voting rights and efforts to direct federal investment toward communities in his district. [2]
After leaving Congress, Jackson pleaded guilty in 2013 to conspiring to defraud his re-election campaigns through the personal use of about $750,000 in campaign funds. He was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison. [7]
What has been publicly discussed
“I have been taking my medication, I am managing it well.”
— Jesse Jackson Jr. [6]
