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U.S. Representative — Illinois's 1st District

Jonathan Jackson

Democrat · Illinois

Democrat U.S. Representative for Illinois's 1st congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (14 on record)

  • H.R.9548 — Blair Holt Firearm Owner Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 30, 2026)
  • H.J.Res.196 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote. (Introduced, Jun 11, 2026)
  • 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. (Introduced, May 21, 2026)
  • H.R.8301 — RSF Terrorist Designation Act (Introduced, Apr 15, 2026)
  • H.R.4083 — Marshall ‘Major’ Taylor Congressional Gold Medal Act (Introduced, Jun 23, 2025)
  • H.R.3685 — JUST Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jun 3, 2025)
    Just USDA Standards and Transparency Act of 2025 or the JUST Act of 2025 This bill increases Department of Agriculture (USDA) oversight and enforcement of civil rights-related violations and actions. USDA must take appropriate corrective action regarding any USDA official or employee who engages in…
  • H.Res.315 — Recognizing the 159th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1866. (Introduced, Apr 9, 2025)
  • H.R.1998 — Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2025 (Introduced, Mar 10, 2025)
    Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2025 This bill requires the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on any foreign person (individual or entity) that the President determines knowingly engages in piracy. The bill also applies civil and criminal penalties to persons that violate…

Recent floor votes (100 on record)

  • Voted Nay on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.Con.Res.113 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted No on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

  • H.R.9983 — Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • H.R.9958 — To amend the Head Start Act to expand and improve participation in Head Start programs, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
  • H.R.9849 — Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
  • H.R.1106 — Scientific Integrity Act (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
  • H.R.9898 — Transportation for Reentry Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.9941 — Right to IVF Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.9944 — TPS Review Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.9877 — To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)

Voting analysis

Jonathan Jackson's small set of departures spans an unusually wide range of questions — war powers, fuel retailing, daylight saving and children's online safety — with no single axis connecting them.

4.1%
Votes against the Democrat majority
194
Roll calls where a party majority formed
64 of 212
Rank among House Democrats, most defections first

Four different arguments

He supported a concurrent resolution invoking the War Powers Resolution when most Democrats did not, backed the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act on two separate votes against the caucus, and opposed both the Sunshine Protection Act and the KIDS Act at passage. Members with few departures usually cluster them; his are scattered.

All 8 roll calls where Jonathan Jackson voted against the House Democrat majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R.139
Sunshine Protection Act
On Passage · roll call 238		Jul 14, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.7757
KIDS Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 228		Jun 29, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.Con.Res.84
Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon
On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 201		Jun 4, 2026FailedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.1346
Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act
On Passage · roll call 164		May 13, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.1346
Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act
On Motion to Recommit · roll call 163		May 13, 2026FailedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.2853
Combating Organized Retail Crime Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 157		May 12, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.2071
Save Our Shrimpers Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 156		May 12, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
S.4465
To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 155		Apr 30, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)

Against the Illinois Democrats

Illinois sends a large and cohesive Democratic delegation whose internal average is among the tightest in the chamber. Jackson's rate sits above it, though his absolute number of departures remains small.

Among the 14 Democrats in the Illinois delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 3.4%. Jonathan Jackson is above that average at 4.1%.

What he legislates on

His filed output is modest — among the smallest here — while his cosponsorship total is substantial, a member lending support far more often than leading. The bills include the RSF Terrorist Designation Act, the Blair Holt Firearm Owner Licensing and Record of Sale Act, a proposed constitutional amendment on the right to vote, a sanctions measure on piracy at sea, and a Congressional Gold Medal for the cyclist Marshall Taylor.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Jonathan Jackson's cluster into: International Affairs (3), Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (2), Crime and Law Enforcement (2), Government Operations and Politics (2), Sports and Recreation (2), Agriculture and Food (1).

15
Bills sponsored
1085
Bills cosponsored

Of the 14 most recent of those, 13 currently sit at Introduced.

Tenure and attendance

Jackson sits in the middle tenure group, under the party he was elected with. He misses more votes than most of the House; the count measures participation and no more.

First elected in 2023, now serving across 2 terms. Jonathan Jackson falls in the mid cohort.

11.8%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
26
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Jonathan Jackson has 15 bills sponsored, 1085 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Agriculture
  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • House Committee on Agriculture: Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development
  • House Committee on Agriculture: Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture
  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs: Africa
  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs: Western Hemisphere

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