Jackson, Jonathan
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Jonathan Luther Jackson (born January 7, 1966) is an American activist and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 1st congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party and son of Rev. Jesse Jackson, he was previously the national spokesman for the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, a financial analyst, and a partner in the beer distributorship River North Sales and Service, based in Chicago.
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Core attributes
- Current office
- Representative
- Office level
- federal
- Canonical name
- Jackson, Jonathan
- First name
- Jonathan
- Last name
- Jackson
- Occupation
- —
- Education
- —
- Year of birth
- —
Races
- Illinois 1st Congressional District — 2026 General Election 2026-11-03 DEM C
- Illinois 1st Congressional District — 2024 General Election 2024-11-05 DEM C
- Illinois 1st Congressional District — 2022 General Election 2022-11-08 DEM C
Campaign finance
Money at a glance
2024 cycle
- Coverage
- 2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31
- Source
- Official FEC candidate summary
- Outside spending
- Outside spending details
- Total receipts
- $654,094.58
- Total disbursements
- $601,509.69
- Cash on hand
- $53,688.09
- Net self-funded
- -$55,000.00
- Debts owed by the committee
- $27,000.00
Receipt components disclose $654,094.58 in total receipts for the 2024 cycle.
Sources: FEC candidate and committee summaries
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| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| Individual contributions | Dollars: $303,724.26;Share: 46.4%;Denominator: $654,094.58 |
| PAC/other committee contributions | Dollars: $347,300.00;Share: 53.1%;Denominator: $654,094.58 |
| Party committee contributions | Dollars: $0.00;Share: 0%;Denominator: $654,094.58 |
| Candidate funding | Dollars: $0.00;Share: 0%;Denominator: $654,094.58 |
| Transfers from other authorized committees | Dollars: $0.00;Share: 0%;Denominator: $654,094.58 |
| Other receipts | Dollars: $3,070.32;Share: 0.5%;Denominator: $654,094.58 |
Fundraising detail
Itemized totals do not match committee summary totals, so this view uses itemized-only contribution facts.
- Small-dollar share
- Small-dollar share unavailable
- Small-dollar amount
- Committee summary totals are not available yet.
- Coverage
- 2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Individual contribution totals
- 2024 cycle
- $295,000.00
- Itemized
- $295,000.00
- Unitemized
- $0.00
- Itemized transactions
- 299 transactions
Only itemized individual contributions are included; unitemized totals are unavailable for this view.
Itemized individual contributions total $295,000.00 in the 2024 cycle.
Monthly contribution columns
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
View chart data
| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| January 2023 | Dollars: $13,275.00;Transactions: 15;Coverage: Covered |
| February 2023 | Dollars: $350.00;Transactions: 2;Coverage: Covered |
| March 2023 | Dollars: $5,925.00;Transactions: 15;Coverage: Covered |
| April 2023 | Dollars: $525.00;Transactions: 2;Coverage: Covered |
| May 2023 | Dollars: $525.00;Transactions: 2;Coverage: Covered |
| June 2023 | Dollars: $14,575.00;Transactions: 13;Coverage: Covered |
| July 2023 | Dollars: $2,550.00;Transactions: 3;Coverage: Covered |
| August 2023 | Dollars: $50.00;Transactions: 2;Coverage: Covered |
| September 2023 | Dollars: $7,620.00;Transactions: 9;Coverage: Covered |
| October 2023 | Dollars: $120.00;Transactions: 4;Coverage: Covered |
| November 2023 | Dollars: $8,220.00;Transactions: 7;Coverage: Covered |
| December 2023 | Dollars: $720.00;Transactions: 6;Coverage: Covered |
| January 2024 | Dollars: $15,445.00;Transactions: 12;Coverage: Covered |
| February 2024 | Dollars: $145.00;Transactions: 5;Coverage: Covered |
| March 2024 | Dollars: $63,625.00;Transactions: 37;Coverage: Covered |
| April 2024 | Dollars: $13,970.00;Transactions: 11;Coverage: Covered |
| May 2024 | Dollars: $22,620.00;Transactions: 16;Coverage: Covered |
| June 2024 | Dollars: $40,220.00;Transactions: 26;Coverage: Covered |
| July 2024 | Dollars: $10,130.00;Transactions: 11;Coverage: Covered |
| August 2024 | Dollars: $30,130.00;Transactions: 27;Coverage: Covered |
| September 2024 | Dollars: $17,230.00;Transactions: 27;Coverage: Covered |
| October 2024 | Dollars: $25,480.00;Transactions: 36;Coverage: Covered |
| November 2024 | Dollars: $1,400.00;Transactions: 5;Coverage: Covered |
| December 2024 | Dollars: $150.00;Transactions: 6;Coverage: Covered |
Unitemized contributions are excluded from count and geography charts.
Itemized contribution-size buckets discloses $295,000.00 across 299 reported transactions in the 2024 cycle.
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
View chart data
| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| $200 and under | Dollars: $3,195.00;Transactions: 86 |
| $200.01-$499.99 | Dollars: $9,730.00;Transactions: 38 |
| $500-$999.99 | Dollars: $31,025.00;Transactions: 60 |
| $1,000-$1,999.99 | Dollars: $58,700.00;Transactions: 54 |
| $2,000 and over | Dollars: $192,350.00;Transactions: 61 |
Reported rows exclude unitemized counts and do not equal unique donors.
District geography uses a Census 119th-Congress / 2020-ZCTA approximation.
- District share
- 2% in district
- District share basis
- $6,575.00 in district and $288,425.00 out of district.
Unknown is included in the visible geography denominator. Unknown is $0.00 with 0 reported transactions; visible denominator is $295,000.00.
Geography dollar share
District geography uses a Census 119th-Congress / 2020-ZCTA approximation.
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
View chart data
| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| In district | Dollars: $6,575.00;Transactions: 18;Denominator: $295,000.00 |
| Elsewhere in state | Dollars: $127,675.00;Transactions: 119;Denominator: $295,000.00 |
| Out of state | Dollars: $160,750.00;Transactions: 162;Denominator: $295,000.00 |
| Unknown | Dollars: $0.00;Transactions: 0;Denominator: $295,000.00 |
Top reported contributor names
| Reported contributor name | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| GUPTA, ANUJA | $13,200.00 | 3 transactions |
| DUDA, KENNETH | $9,900.00 | 2 transactions |
| PRABHAKAR, VIJAY | $9,600.00 | 4 transactions |
| HIGGINBOTTOM, DEBORAH | $7,600.00 | 3 transactions |
| CLAYTON, TONY | $6,800.00 | 3 transactions |
| HIGGINBOTTOM, ELZIE | $6,600.00 | 2 transactions |
| JAMES, LOUIS | $6,600.00 | 2 transactions |
| JAMES, PAMELA | $6,600.00 | 2 transactions |
| KNOWLING, ROBERT | $6,600.00 | 2 transactions |
| BURKLE, RON | $6,600.00 | 1 transaction |
Top reported employer names
Top employers aggregate raw employer names from itemized individual contributions only.
The raw ranking remains employer-name data; see Methodology for source-linking and evidence limitations.
| Employer | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified / not provided | $91,275.00 | 95 transactions |
| VERANDAH | $13,200.00 | 3 transactions |
| ARISTA NETWORKS INC. | $9,900.00 | 2 transactions |
| MEDSTAR LABORATORY INC. | $9,300.00 | 4 transactions |
| CLAYTON LAW FIRM | $6,800.00 | 3 transactions |
| EAGLES LANDING PARTNERS | $6,600.00 | 2 transactions |
| EAST LAKE | $6,600.00 | 2 transactions |
| THE YUCAIPA COMPANIES, LLC | $6,600.00 | 1 transaction |
| APS & ASSOIATES | $4,700.00 | 2 transactions |
| ICL INC. | $4,300.00 | 2 transactions |
Industries among top reported employer names
Industries are assigned from reported employer names by the server. This rollup covers only eligible returned top-employer rows for the selected cycle.
| Industry | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown / unclassified | $68,000.00 | 21 transactions |
Classified: $0.00 and 0 transactions out of $68,000.00 and 21 transactions among eligible top-employer rows.
Finance data loading
Source and freshness
Last pulled: 5 days ago (2026-08-25)
Data is current.
FEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2026:H2IL01349
View source recordFEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2022:H2IL01349
View source recordFEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2024:H2IL01349
View source recordUS Congress Legislators (unitedstates/congress-legislators) (campaign_finance/federal/congress)
Source record ID: house:J000309
View source recordFEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)
Source record ID: fec_races:H2IL01349:2026
View source recordFEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)
Source record ID: fec_races:H2IL01349:2022
View source recordFEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)
Source record ID: fec_races:H2IL01349:2024
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Key metrics
- Identifiers
- 5
Identifiers
- bioguide_id
- J000309
- fec_candidate_id
- H2IL01349
- fec_candidate_ids
- H2IL01349
- govtrack_id
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- wikidata_id
- Q6273473