Chicago Democrat Robin Kelly is expected to win handily today over Republican Paul McKinley in the special election to fill former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.’s seat, but most insiders don’t seem to have much hope that Kelly will be able to get anything meaningful done in Washington. Part of that is because her status [...]
Chicago Goes to Polls Today to Choose Jesse Jackson Jr.’s Replacement
February 26, 2013 | Posted by
Voters in Chicago’s 2nd congressional district are going to the polls today to choose the Democrat and Republican who will compete for former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.’s seat in the April 9 general election. Because the 2nd district is so heavily Democratic, the real battle for the seat is among the 14 Democratic primary candidates. [...]
Sandi Jackson, Wife of Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., Seen as Possible Successor
November 23, 2012 | Posted by
After Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned from Congress, the name of his wife Sandi Jackson, a Chicago Alderman, has been floated as a possible successor to him. While she has not confirmed that she is interested in running in the special election, she has speculated in the past that a run for Congress might [...]
Jesse Jackson: Legacy of Famous Fathers—Hard Paths for Sons
November 23, 2012 | Posted by
It is difficult to follow in the footsteps of famous parents. Just ask one of Martin Luther King Jr.’s children, or a Kennedy clan member, or D.C. Council member Michael A. Brown (Independent-At Large), son of the late Commerce Secretary Ron Brown, or Jesse Jackson, Jr. Once heralded as a hardworking, promising legislator, known for [...]
Rep. Jesse Jackson Votes by Absentee Ballot from Mayo Clinic
October 31, 2012 | Posted by
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has voted by absentee ballot from the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, shining a spotlight on his precarious status less than a week before the election. Jackson is being challenged by two candidates who are much less known—a Republican college professor and postal worker running as an independent—so his re-election likely is [...]
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. to Sell Washington, DC, Home to Pay Medical Bills
September 19, 2012 | Posted by
To help defray the costs of his expensive medical bills connected to his bipolar disorder, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. put his Washington, D.C. townhouse on the market. While Jackson’s aides have given no indication of whether the congressman intends to step down, Jackson has been unable to campaign for his Nov. 6 re-election since he [...]
Rev. Jackson: Son’s Condition Was More Serious Than Family Thought
August 3, 2012 | Posted by
Reverend Jesse Jackson said his son’s condition turned out to be much more serious than the family originally thought when it was released that he was suffering from “exhaustion.” Rev. Jackson finally came forward to discuss his son’s ongoing treatment at Minnesota’s Mayo Clinic, where he has been admitted to a residential facility to be [...]
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Takes Medical Leave of Absence
June 26, 2012 | Posted by
The office of Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. released a statement saying the congressman has been on medical leave from congress for the last two weeks because of exhaustion. Spokesman Frank Watkins said that Jackson went on medical leave June 10 but his congressional offices remain open for constituents. Watkins told the LA Times he knew [...]
