Jesse Jackson
Democrat
IL
Representative, 2nd District
Last year in office: 2012
Jesse Jackson is a former Democratic U.S. Representative for Illinois's 2nd Congressional District. Jackson first took office in Congress in 1995 and left office in 2012.
Jesse Jackson: Voting Record & Political Positions
Jesse Jackson's Voting Record at a Glance
- Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 64 bills and sponsored or cosponsored 2279, 85 of which were enacted into law.
Top Issues Jesse Jackson Votes On
- Taxation
- Health Insurance
- Defense Spending
- Infrastructure
- Immigration
- Foreign Aid
How Jesse Jackson Voted on Recent Bills
- Not Voting on “"Fiscal cliff" bill” (2013-01-02) — Failed
- Not Voting on “Andrew P. Carpenter Tax Act” (2012-09-19) — Passed
- Not Voting on “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions, and to provide for the return of previously distributed funds for deficit reduction.” (2012-09-19) — Passed
- Not Voting on “Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012” (2012-08-02) — Failed
- Not Voting on “To amend title 5, United States Code, to make clear that accounts in the Thrift Savings Fund are subject to certain Federal tax levies.” (2012-08-01) — Passed
- Not Voting on “Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2011” (2012-07-31) — Passed