Jesse Jackson Jr.

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jesse Jackson Jr.
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Mar 11, 1965(1965-03-11)
Age	59
Birthplace	Greenville
Country	United States
Birth City	South Carolina
Horoscope	Pisces

Jesse Jackson Jr. Biography

Jesse Jackson Jr. is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on March 11, 1965 in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. A former member of the U.S. House of Representatives in Illinois’ 2nd District. She was forced to quit in 2012 after 17 years in the office after being accused of corruption.

He is the son of civil rights icon His father is civil rights leader Jesse Jackson..

As a teenager, Jackson and his brother Jonathan assisted in their father’s civil rights activities. During the 1984 Democratic primaries, the three Jackson brothers sometimes appeared at events together in support of their father’s presidential campaign. While in college, Jackson held a voter registration drive that registered 3,500 voters on a campus with 4,500 students. His first job after graduation was as an executive director for the Rainbow Coalition.

He and his brother Jonathan were sent to Le Mans Academy in Rolling Prairie, Indiana, after Jackson was diagnosed as hyperactive. He was paddled at times as a young cadet for disciplinary reasons. During his tenure there, he earned the rank of Company Commander. Jackson repeated ninth grade and was suspended from school twice. Jackson graduated from St. Albans School (Washington, D.C.). He was an all-state running back on his football team in high school and was featured in the February 1984 issue of Sports Illustrated as part of their Faces in the Crowd section, which noted him for his 15 touchdowns, 889 rushing yards, and 7.2 yards per carry in six games. Jackson enrolled in North Carolina A&T University, his father’s alma mater, earning his Bachelor of Science degree magna cum laude in 1987. He decided to follow his father’s advice to receive a seminary education at the Chicago Theological Seminary, where he earned his master’s degree a year early but opted not to become ordained. Jackson proceeded to law school at the University of Illinois and convinced his future wife to transfer there from the Georgetown University Law Center. He then earned a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1993. Jackson never sat for the bar exam despite finishing his coursework a semester early.

He met his bride-to-be Sandi Jackson back in the year 1988, and they were married in the year 1991.

Jesse Jackson Jr. Net Worth

Jesse Jackson Jr. is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jesse Jackson Jr. 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was raised with a love of his father’s political campaigns as an elected part of the Democratic Party as well as his civil rights convictions.

The man was also a coordinator for Obama’s inaugural presidential campaign.

Jesse Louis Jackson Jr. (born March 11, 1965) is a former American politician who served as a Democratic Congressman representing Illinois’s 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1995 until his resignation in 2012. He is the son of activist and former presidential candidate Jesse Jackson and, prior to his career in elected office, worked for his father in both the elder Jackson’s 1984 presidential campaign and his social justice, civil rights and political activism organization, Operation PUSH. Jackson’s wife, Sandi Jackson, served on the Chicago City Council. He served as a national co-chairman of the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign. Jackson established a consistent liberal record on both social and fiscal issues, and he has co-authored books on civil rights and personal finance.

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Who is Jesse Jackson Jr. Dating?

According to our records, Jesse Jackson Jr. married to Sandi Jackson. As of December 1, 2023, Jesse Jackson Jr.’s is not dating anyone.

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During the 1988 presidential campaign, Jackson met his future wife, Sandi Stevens, who was press secretary for United States Congressman Mickey Leland. After her first year at Georgetown University Law Center, the couple decided public schooling was more affordable and jointly enrolled at the University of Illinois College of Law. While still law students, they married on June 1,

1991. Jackson and Sandi have two children, Jesse III (“Tre”) and Jessica and keep two homes. They own one in the South Shore community area, which is within both the 2nd district that Congressman Jackson represented in the United States House of Representatives and within the seventh ward that his wife represented on the Chicago City Council as Alderman. The South Shore home serves as an election base for himself and candidates he has supported, for which he claims a 13–0 record in public elections. The South Shore home was the featured renovation on an HGTV Hidden Potential episode, first aired on March 24, 2009. The Jacksons also own a home in Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C., which serves as the family home and base for his service in Congress.

Facts & Trivia

Jesse Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jesse Jackson Jr. celebrates birthday on March 11 of every year.

Jackson’s wife wanted him to run for the 2nd District Congressional seat in the 1996 primary election, while his father wanted him to run for a position as an alderman or for the Illinois General Assembly. The 2nd District includes part of Chicago’s southeast suburbs known as the Southland and part of the South Side. Jackson’s father approached state Sen. Alice J. Palmer with a deal in which the Jacksons would support her for Congress in exchange for her support for Jackson for the Illinois Senate. Jackson Jr. did not agree with the plan and wanted to run for the 2nd District seat. After seeking approval from former Democratic National Committee chairman David Wilhelm, he decided to run for the seat against Palmer. When Mel Reynolds, who was later convicted on sexual misconduct charges, announced his resignation from Congress on September 1, 1995, Jackson’s name surfaced as a potential replacement; on September 10, 1995, Jackson officially announced his candidacy. Jackson’s opponents in the Democratic primary were Palmer, Emil Jones, Monique Davis, and John Morrow in the Democratic primary, which was set for November 29,

1995. Jones was endorsed by Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. Jackson was endorsed by the Daily Southtown, Markham Mayor Evans Miller, and one local labor organization. Campaign controversy arose when it was revealed that Jackson’s salary as field director the Rainbow Coalition had been subsidized by the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union, which was accused by a U.S. Senate investigative committee of having ties to organized crime. Jackson was one of several Democrats who received campaign contributions from John Huang, a Democratic fundraiser who illegally funneled over $150,000 to Democratic candidates and was later convicted of conspiracy to commit campaign finance fraud. While most other recipients of the Huang-aggregated funds returned them or donated them elsewhere, Jackson kept the money, saying Huang’s $1,000 contribution to his campaign was within legal limits.

Is Jesse Jackson married?

Jacqueline Jackson

What does Jesse Jackson Jr do for a living?

Professions

How old is Jesse Jackson Jr?

57 years (March 11, 1965)

Who is Jesse Jackson Jr wife?

Sandi Jackson

Why was it significant that Jesse Jackson ran for president in 1988?

Jackson was the first black candidate to win the nationwide Democratic youth vote among all Democratic primary voters, a significant national demographic, the voters aged 30 and below, beating Dukakis and the other candidates in this demographic.