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Jonathan L. Jackson

U.S. Representative, Illinois 1st Congressional District · Democrat

OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · Illinois 1st Congressional District · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: Illinois State Board of Elections — 2026 General Primary (March 17, 2026) Certified Vote Totals — 1st Congress — 'JONATHAN L. JACKSON', Democratic, 89,662 votes (99.98%); won D primary · read Sep 24, 2026

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The District

What Illinois 1st Congressional District covers

Covers parts of Will County, Kankakee County and Cook County.

Includes Chicago (part), Homer Glen, New Lenox, Wilmington, Frankfort (part), Mokena, Channahon (part), Bourbonnais (part), Elwood (part), Manhattan, Tinley Park (part), Lockport (part) and 29 more.

Map of Illinois 1st Congressional District with 433 precincts

433 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, Boundaries - Ward Precincts (2023-2024) (data.cityofchicago.org 6piy-vbxa) for the City of Chicago; Cook County Clerk, Suburban Cook Election Precincts - Current (datacatalog.cookcountyil.gov k7sw-w3b8); DuPage County, Election_Precincts layer (gis.dupageco.org, current, retrieved 2026-09-24); U.S. Census Bureau 2020 VTDs elsewhere in Illinois; U.S. Census Bureau 2020 TIGER/Line VTDs where no official layer; Cook County 2020 elections: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 voting districts

Results

Certified results for Illinois 1st Congressional District

Representative in Congress, District 1

2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024
CandidateVotesShare
Jonathan L. JacksonDemocrat208,39865.8%
Marcus LewisRepublican108,06434.1%
Hilary Myrick-Winston450.0%
Write-in450.0%

Official vote — Illinois State Board of Elections (certified canvass, precinct vote totals by election authority) · Illinois State Board of Elections — Election Vote Totals by Precinct

Representative in Congress, District 1

2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022
CandidateVotesShare
Jonathan L. JacksonDemocrat159,14267.0%
Eric CarlsonRepublican78,25832.9%
Write-In1830.1%
Babette U Peyton100.0%
Tori Nick Nicholson80.0%
Tori "Nick" Nicholson40.0%

Official vote — Illinois State Board of Elections (certified canvass, precinct vote totals by election authority) · Illinois State Board of Elections — Election Vote Totals by Precinct

Representative in Congress, District 1

2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020
CandidateVotesShare
Bobby L. RushDemocrat239,94373.6%
Philanise WhiteRepublican85,02726.1%
Write-In8350.3%
Ruth Pellegrini1530.0%

Official vote — Illinois State Board of Elections (certified canvass, precinct vote totals by election authority) · Illinois State Board of Elections — Election Vote Totals by Precinct

Key Votes

The record

  • Current office: U.S. Representative, Illinois 1st District

    House Clerk roll-call records identify the member as J000309. 22 major 119th-Congress House votes loaded (standard set); voted against the majority of the member's own party on 2 of them. Selection, not exhaustive. Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · U.S. House (official member site) · source

  • H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 216-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 278 (2026)

    Jul 22, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 9770 Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 220-205 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 272 (2026)

    Jul 21, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 6644 Housing for the 21st Century Act — voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in Senate Adt to House Adt to Senate Adt · Passed, 358-32 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 224 (2026)

    Jun 23, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • S. 2 Secure America Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 214-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 214 (2026)

    Jun 9, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 2913 Ukraine Support Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 226-195 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 207 (2026)

    Jun 4, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 224-200 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 154 (2026)

    Apr 30, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 7744 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 — did not vote

    On Passage · Passed, 221-209 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 87 (2026)

    Mar 5, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source
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  • H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — voted No

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · Passed, 217-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 53 (2026)

    Feb 3, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 498 Do No Harm in Medicaid Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 215-201 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 362 (2025)

    Dec 18, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 6703 Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 216-211 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 349 (2025)

    Dec 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4405 Epstein Files Transparency Act — voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Passed, 427-1 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 289 (2025)

    Nov 18, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — voted No

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment · Passed, 222-209 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 285 (2025)

    Nov 12, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 3838 Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 231-196 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 262 (2025)

    Sep 10, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4275 Coast Guard Authorization Act — voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Passed, 399-12 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 218 (2025)

    Jul 23, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • S. 1582 GENIUS Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 308-122 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 200 (2025) · voted against own party's majority

    Jul 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 3633 CLARITY Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 294-134 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 199 (2025) · voted against own party's majority

    Jul 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act — voted No

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment · Passed, 218-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 190 (2025)

    Jul 3, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4 Rescissions Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 214-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 168 (2025)

    Jun 12, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 215-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 145 (2025)

    May 22, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 22 SAVE Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 220-208 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 102 (2025)

    Apr 10, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1968 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 217-213 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 70 (2025)

    Mar 11, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 29 Laken Riley Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 264-159 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 6 (2025)

    Jan 7, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • Roll-call position (DW-NOMINATE)

    Score -0.3490 over 534 recorded votes. Negative left, positive right, −1 to +1. A computed statistic, not a government record.

    OSINT · Voteview (Lewis et al.) · source

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 24
Raised
$422,115cycle to date through Jun 30
Cash on Hand
$47,163cycle to date through Jun 30
Spent
$448,019cycle to date through Jun 30
Debts Owed
$27,000cycle to date through Jun 30
Next Report Due
Q3 Report · Oct 15

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026

Top Payees

Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.

  • Ngp Van Inc$49,636.02
  • Acuity Politics Llc$45,061.28
  • The Frost Group Llc$36,149.14
  • Sb Digital Inc$10,400.00
  • Grim Strategies Llc$10,000.00

Campaign finance — Jonathan Jackson For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Finance Reports

  • Stock trades — periodic transaction reports 2024–2026

    28 periodic transaction reports filed with the House Clerk, 2024–2026; 154 transactions transcribed from 28 electronic reports.

    Sep 3, 2026 · Official · U.S. House Clerk

  • Campaign finance — Jonathan Jackson For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

    Raised $422,114.64 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $448,019.34 · cash on hand $47,162.51 · debts owed by the committee $27,000.00 — through Jun 30, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $269,826.17 (64%); PACs and other political committees $145,800.00 (34%); Other receipts (refunds, offsets, other) $6,488.47 (2%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): other $73,092.97; digital $68,788.59; fundraising $50,749.14; compliance and treasurer $45,061.28; media and advertising $7,745.00; staff, contractors and reimbursements $6,788.82.

    Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.

Advertising

Who is advertising for and against Jonathan

  • Google/YouTube ads — JONATHAN JACKSON FOR CONGRESS (supporting)

    The candidate's own campaign (JONATHAN JACKSON FOR CONGRESS). No ads in the 2026 cycle; 1 ad Nov 2024 during the 2024 cycle, $700–$800 (Google creative spend ranges; 1 video); 26 ads Apr–Jun 2022 during the 2022 cycle, $2,400–$5,000 (Google creative spend ranges; 18 image, 8 video). Earlier-cycle ads are not included in 2026 totals.

    Nov 6, 2024 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

Independent Expenditures

FEC independent expenditures on file: $75,227 supporting, $0 opposing, across 1 reports.

  • Protect ProgressSupporting · $75,227

    1 report, newest Oct 8, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing

Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.

In Their Words

What they have said, on the record

“Between trade wars that hurt our farmers and cuts to food assistance that hurt our seniors and children, families are being put in an impossible position. We are introducing this Act to bring some common sense—and some breathing room—back to our economy.”
Putting Families and Farmers First: Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson Fights Back Against Rising CostsJan 22, 2026 · Official · jonathanjackson.house.gov · source
“When I talk to people in my district, the message is clear: the cost of living is moving faster than their paychecks.”
Putting Families and Farmers First: Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson Fights Back Against Rising CostsJan 22, 2026 · Official · jonathanjackson.house.gov · source

In the News

Press coverage

Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.

Reach Them

Websites and accounts

  • Campaign website: https://jonathanjackson.house.gov/

    Source: house.gov official office site; separate campaign site not confirmed via non-browser sources

    Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · source

  • Public social accounts

    Facebook, Instagram

    Self-published · Public accounts posted by the subject

The 2026 Field

Who else is running for Illinois 1st Congressional District

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • On the ballot: U.S. House, Illinois 1st District — November 3, 2026 general election

    Listed as "JONATHAN L. JACKSON" (DEMOCRATIC) on the IL official election authority certified candidate list for the 2026 General Election (as of read 2026-09-24). Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · IL official election authority · source

  • Sponsored travel — J Streed Education Fund

    Israel, 8/20/2026 to 8/28/2026. Original filing, filed by James Gomez.

    Aug 20, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Panamerican Exchange Inc.

    Uruguay, 8/19/2026 to 8/24/2026. Original filing, filed by Deepa Patel.

    Aug 19, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Inter-American Dialogue

    Brazil, 5/24/2026 to 5/30/2026. Original filing, filed by Deepa Patel.

    May 24, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Partnership for Participatory International Policy

    Cuba, 4/1/2026 to 4/5/2026. Original filing, filed by Jonathan Jackson.

    Apr 1, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Partnership for Participatory International Policy

    Cuba, 4/1/2026 to 4/5/2026. Original filing, filed by Deepa Patel.

    Apr 1, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Partnership for Participatory International Policy Education Fund

    Honduras, 2/27/2026 to 3/2/2026. Original filing, filed by Benjamin Guerrero.

    Feb 27, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — United Nations Foundation and Eleanor Crook Foundation

    Mongolia, 8/22/2025 to 8/29/2025. Original filing, filed by Jonathan L. Jackson.

    Aug 22, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Aspen Institute, Inc., Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, Inc. (CARE)

    Zambia, 8/7/2025 to 8/17/2025. Original filing, filed by Jonathan L. Jackson.

    Aug 7, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — United Nations Foundation

    New York, NY, 12/8/2024 to 12/9/2024. Original filing, filed by Jonathan L. Jackson.

    Dec 8, 2024 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — American Israel Education Foundation

    Israel, Rwanda, 9/1/2023 to 9/10/2023. Original filing, filed by Jonathan L. Jackson.

    Sep 1, 2023 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, Inc. (CARE), Save the Children Action Network (SCAN), and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

    Kenya, 4/7/2023 to 4/15/2023. Original filing, filed by Jonathan Jackson.

    Apr 7, 2023 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — United Nations Foundation

    New York, NY, 3/26/2023 to 3/27/2023. Original filing, filed by Jonathan L. Jackson.

    Mar 26, 2023 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • U.S. Representative · IL-01

    Democrat · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot

    Official

Not on file for Jonathan yet: Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_pnyva9v66.

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