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U.S. Representative for Illinois’s 1st District

Jonathan L. Jackson

Democrat 2nd term Up 2026

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

98LoyaltyMed 98
92AttendMed 98
10BipartMed 12
9BreaksMed 7
In office
House 2023–now
3 years in CongressMore senior than 18% of the House
Committees
  • Foreign Affairs 11th minority
  • Agriculture 14th minority
Age
60

2026 election

Running for re-election
General election Nov 3, 2026

Also running

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date79916066749
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—605411,23512

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Government Operations and Politics 27% 22%
Crime and Law Enforcement 5% 11%
International Affairs 8% 33%

StatementsBills

Words go to Government Operations and Politics, Armed Forces and National Security and Immigration; bills go to International Affairs and Government Operations and Politics.

  • He talks most about: Armed Forces & National Security (Armed Forces and National Security), Government Weaponization (Government Operations and Politics), Government Accountability (Government Operations and Politics), Immigration Enforcement (Immigration), Government Spending (Government Operations and Politics).
  • 9 bills sponsored, most on International Affairs.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
Ranking memberOversight and Intelligence SubcommitteeForeign Affairs
MemberForeign Affairs Committee11th minority
MemberAgriculture Committee14th minority

Ranking member on the Oversight and Intelligence Subcommittee, more senior than 18% of the House, in the minority.

  • 3 years in Congress: more senior than 18% of the House.
  • Minority: Democrats hold 214 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Republican bills

15% · peer median 22%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Jackson.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

15% of his cosponsorships go to Republican bills (peer median 22%); closest in his party: Hernández Rivera and Grijalva.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 7 · expected 19
Action in committee 1 · expected 5
Beyond committee 1 · expected 1
Passed House 1 · expected 0
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 291 of 433 in the House

0.42expected 0.44 · average member 1.00

1 of 7 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.42 against a peer median of 0.44.

  • On the move: H.R. 1998 (passed a chamber).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.35

With his party on all 11 areas with 10 or more party-line votes so far.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 10 of the 10 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Democrats on 98% of party-line votes, breaks 9 times (peer median 10).

  • Position: −0.35, inside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Finance and Financial Sector 2 of 13, Government Operations and Politics 2 of 18, International Affairs 1 of 14.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs him?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Jackson$539K raised56%37%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

59% of what he raised came from individuals; 3% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$539K raised, 37% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 31.7 points.

30 PACs of the 51 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to him: Taxation, Budget/Appropriations and Agriculture.

  1. Health Care Service41% D
  2. National Association of Realtors46% D
  3. Southern Company Gas57% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

126 bills

Jackson voted Yea on 20, Nay on 36, did not vote on 4, and sponsored or cosponsored 66 with no recorded vote.

7

Do his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.