Jonathan L. Jackson

U.S. Representative · IL-1 · Democrat

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

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

0.42· expected 0.51

Meets expectations

Rank 291 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 192 minority-party members without a committee lead

How far Jackson’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

7 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 1 significant (got a roll call vote), 5 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the House

How Jackson’s ratings compare with every representative

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Jackson.

92/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 52 missed of 674

Voted on 622 of 674 roll calls; missed 52. Lower than 92% of House members.

15%100%

98/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 120 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 446 votes that split the parties. Lower than 56% of House members.

45%100%

10/ 100

Chamber median 12 · −2

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 68% of House members.

0%70%

−0.35

Democratic middle 80%: -0.52 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

LiberalConservative

1 bill sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Jackson’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 1998 Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2025Requires the President to impose sanctions on foreign persons engaged in piracy. AI-readInternational Affairs · Passed a chamber Jun 24, 2025Substantive1.1k words Passed a chamber

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.