What is Jesse Jackson Jr.?
[[Image:Jesse Jackson, Jr., official photo portrait.jpg|thumb|250px|Jesse Jackson Jr.]] '''Jesse Louis Jackson Jr.''' (born March 11, 1965) is a former [[United States|American]] [[politician]]. He was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[Congress]]man. He represented Illinois' 2nd conressional district in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1995 to his resigning in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jesse Jackson Jr Resigns from Congress|publisher=Chicago Tribune|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2012-11-22-chi-brother-rep-jackson-to-announce-resignation-20121121-story.html|access-date=August 22, 2020}}</ref> Jackson Jr. is the son of [[activism|activist]] and former Presidential candidate [[Jesse Jackson]].<ref>{{cite news|title=The Political and Personal Demise of Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr|publisher=National Public Radio|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/politicaljunkie/2012/11/26/165822161/the-tragedy-of-the-demise-of-congressman-jesse-jackson-jr|access-date=August 22, 2020}}</ref> Prior to his career in office, Jackson Jr. worked for his father in both the [[1984 presidential campaign]] and his [[social justice]], [[civil rights]] and political activism network, Operation PUSH. Jackson Jr. was a national co-chairman of the [[Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign]]. ==References== <references/> {{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Jesse}} [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] [[Category:United States representatives from Illinois]] [[Category:1965 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:African-American politicians]] {{us-bio-stub}}