Rep. Jesse Louis Jackson

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 03/11/1965 Birthplace: Greenville, SC District: represents IL-02 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Baptist Education: JD, University of Illinois College of Law, 1993 MA, Theology, Chicago Theological Seminary, 1990 BS, Business Management, North Carolina Agriculture and Technology University, 1987. Last elected in 2006 receiving 146,347 (85.0%) votes. Official website
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Money Raised $792,991 (#238) Spent 125% (#90) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 62% (#150) From PACs 38% (#322) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 45 (#120) Total cost $105,136,000 (#140) Received 39 (#136) Total cost $31,016,500 (#245) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 63% left-wing (#431) Predictable 98% (#46) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 2 times (#407) Avg. length 632 words (#406) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 1,629 (#126) Introduced 34 (#375) Debated 3 (#400) Enacted 2 (#283) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement AFL-CIO 100% (13/13 votes) American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes) National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes) NAACP 100% (7/7 votes) Public Citizen 90% (9/10 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 85% (6/7 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes) Friends Committee on National Legislation 80% (4/5 votes) National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 60% (3/5 votes) National Retail Federation 20% (1/5 votes) US Chamber of Commerce 16% (1/6 votes) U.S. Chamber of Commerce 14% (2/14 votes) More interest groups → Data from Maplight.org , for the 11Xth Congress.
Top Contributors Individuals reporting the same zip code who have donated to a lawmaker's political campaign. Use with caution: based on raw FEC data. 1 Thomas Simonds $13,000 from May 7, 2001 to March 26, 2008 2 Alvin Mccowan $11,800 from March 22, 2004 to September 10, 2007 3 Tracy Munno $10,900 from March 22, 2004 to August 26, 2007 4 Mellody Hobson $10,600 from March 8, 2003 to March 20, 2007 5 Bernard Hollander $9,900 from July 16, 2001 to August 31, 2006 More contributors → Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.
Top Contributor Employers Campaigns disclose the employers of their contributors; this list aggregates them. Use with caution: this list is based on raw FEC data 1 Self $365,232 2 Terrazzo Marble Supply Co $30,900 3 Power Rogers Smith $28,700 4 Goeken Group $23,100 5 Ariel Capital Management $21,775 More contributors → Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.
Top Lobby Contributors New rules require lobbyists to disclose their giving, and giving by the PACs they control. Use with caution: This data compiled from raw filings 1 Ms. Alma Henderson - Service Employees International Union Ctw, Clc $5,000 2 Mr. Monte Byers - United Brotherhood Of Carpenters And Joiners Of America $5,000 3 Mr. Hasan R. Solomon - International Association Of Machinists And Aerospace Workers $5,000 4 Mr. Frederick P. Mcluckie - International Brotherhood Of Teamsters $5,000 5 Mr. Jerry Giovaniello - National Association Of Realtors $5,000 More lobby contributors → Source: Senate Office of Public Records LD-203 disclosure database; data from 2008.
Some campaign finance information from Open Secrets.

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