Jesse Jackson Jr. is not going back to Washington
The outpouring of grief following Jesse Jackson Sr.’s death wasn’t enough to help his son reclaim his seat in Congress. Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller won the Democratic primary for U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly’s seat in the 2nd Congressional District in Illinois, handing a defeat to former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr, who was trying to make a comeback. A Democrat, Jackson served as the U.S. representative from Illinois’s 2nd congressional district from 1995 to 2012. In October 2012, Jackson was investigated for financial improprieties including misuse of campaign funds. Jackson resigned from Congress on November 21, 2012, citing mental and physical health problems, including bipolar disorder and gastrointestinal problems. He was sentenced to 30 months in a federal prison. He was released from prison on March 26, 2015. With 72% of the vote in as of 8:25 p.m., Miller had 40.8% of the vote, with Jackson in second with 28.6%. in crowed field. Both candidates were far ahead of the other eight. In the November general election, Miller will face truck driver Mike Noack, who was unopposed in the Republican primary. The 2nd District has not elected a Republican to Congress since the 1950s. |
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Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller defeated Jesse Jackson Jr. |
| Rev. Jesse Jackson, an icon of the civil rights movement, a top aide to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and a two-time U.S. presidential candidate, died following a misunderstood illness. He was 84. His death was disclosed on Feb. 17.Rev. Jackson was suffering from a brain disorder, according to an article published in Blackmansstreet.Today. Rev. Jesse Jackson, founder of Rainbow PUSH Coalition, and a disciple of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was hospitalized with a brain disorder that doctors originally believed was Parkinson’s disease. Although the disorders manifest in similar ways, physicians now acknowledge that their diagnosis was mistaken. |