# Jonathan Jackson

Jonathan Jackson is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Illinois’s 1st district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Illinois’s 1st district
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: J000309
- FEC candidate IDs: H2IL01349

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/J000309 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

10% of Jackson’s statements claim credit, in the bottom 5% of House Democrats (average 23%).

## What Jackson says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,105 classified statements: 924 posts on X, 119 Congressional Record speeches, 44 newsletters, 18 press releases. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Jackson | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.8% | 6.6% | 106 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 28.2% | 27.5% | 113 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 67.7% | 73.2% | 170 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.6% | 9.8% | 198 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 10.3% | 22.7% | 206 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 3.9% | 1.9% | 19 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 22% (House Democrats 13%); International Affairs 20% (House Democrats 8.4%); Government Operations and Politics 18% (House Democrats 20%); Health 17% (House Democrats 26%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (House Democrats 20%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.99 (standard error 0.02), from 635 donors and 1,829 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 50% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 92.2% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 97.9% (96.4%). 21 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 9 bills: 9 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 602. 11.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 26 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10624: To prohibit the use of Federal funds to carry out Executive Order 14253. (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10624
- H.R. 9548: Blair Holt Firearm Owner Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9548
- H.J.Res. 196: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote. (in committee, 2026-06-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/196
- H.Con.Res. 105: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/105
- H.R. 8301: RSF Terrorist Designation Act (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8301
- H.R. 4083: Marshall ‘Major’ Taylor Congressional Gold Medal Act (in committee, 2025-06-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4083
- H.R. 3685: JUST Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-06-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3685
- H.Res. 315: Recognizing the 159th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1866. (in committee, 2025-04-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/315
- H.R. 1998: Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2025 (passed one chamber, 2025-06-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1998
- H.R. 9973: COINTELPRO Full Disclosure Act (in committee, 2024-10-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/9973

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $539.1K (House Democrats median $2.0M). 4.0% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 38% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/rep_jackson/status/2114744142475465110
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rep_jackson/status/2114829578082439552
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/rep_jackson/status/2113681278474359244
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rep_jackson/status/2112964076766888426
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rep_jackson/status/2110812614326645084
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rep_jackson/status/2110864921110176040
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/rep_jackson/status/2110441971273871506
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rep_jackson/status/2110029692124139586
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rep_jackson/status/2110115128364650988
- 2026-10-13 · Newsletter · Calling all students in IL-01 to participate in the 2026 Congressional App Challenge! Every day a new app goes live, and the next great one could be coming o… · labels: policy discussion

## Links

- Official site: https://jonathanjackson.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/rep_jackson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repjackson
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repjackson
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/J000309

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/J000309