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Jesse Jackson Jr.

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Jesse Louis Jackson Jr. (born March 11, 1965) is an American former politician. He served as the U.S. representative from Illinois's 2nd congressional district from 1995 until his resignation in 2012. A member of the Democratic Party, 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 then-wife, Sandi Jackson, served on the Chicago City Council. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jesse Jackson Jr. is the 16,864th most popular politician (up from 17,414th in 2024), the 10,611th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,278th in 2019) and the 804th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jesse Jackson Jr. ranks 16,864 out of 19,576. Before him are Baleka Mbete, Sonny Perdue, Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, Mike Moore, George Ariyoshi, and Howard Baker. After him are José Ramón Rodil, 1st Marquess of Rodil, Sheikh Abdullah, Gonzalo Córdova, Errol Barrow, Dan Crenshaw, and David Malpass.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Jesse Jackson Jr. ranks 411. Before him are Guy Forget, Nitzan Horowitz, Debi Diamond, Karel Nováček, Oleg Kotov, and Grace Mugabe. After him are Adam Jones, Marco Apicella, Deborah Harkness, Petra Schersing, Cheryl Hines, and Michael Wong.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jesse Jackson Jr. ranks 10,613 out of 20,380. Before him are Steve Cherundolo (1979), Michael O'Hare (1952), George Ariyoshi (1926), Clarence White (1944), Howard Baker (1925), and Horatio Fitch (1900). After him are Ernest Lehman (1915), Lillian Copeland (1904), Randy Spears (1961), Mark Lenard (1924), Trip Hawkins (1953), and D-Von Dudley (1972).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Jesse Jackson Jr. ranks 804. Before him are Amy Klobuchar (1960), Jim Inhofe (1934), Terry Branstad (1946), Sonny Perdue (1946), George Ariyoshi (1926), and Howard Baker (1925). After him are David Malpass (1956), John N. Mitchell (1913), Walter Forward (1786), Mike Mansfield (1903), Caleb Cushing (1800), and Eric Holder (1951).

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