Jesse Jackson, Jr.'s Biography
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Full Name:
Jesse Louis Jackson, Jr.
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Sandi; 2 Children: Jessica, Jesse III
Birth Date:
03/11/1965
Birth Place:
Greenville, SC
Home City:
Chicago, IL
Religion:
Baptist
JD, University of Illinois College of Law, 1993
MA, Theology, 1990
BS, Business Management, North Carolina Agriculture and Technology University, 1987
Co-Chair, Barack Obama Presidential Campaign
Representative, United State House of Representatives, 1995-2012
Member, Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
Co-Chair, Communications Group, House Democratic Policy Committee
Member, Congressional Black Caucus
Member, Congressional Steel Caucus
Member, House Democratic Caucus
Chair, Presidential Personnel Task Force
Member, Progressive Caucus Steering Committee
Lawyer
Co-Author, A More Perfect Union
National Field Director, The National Rainbow Coalition, 1993-1995
Member, Senior Advisory Board, Harvard University Kennedy School of Government Institute of Politics
Astrological Sign:
Pisces
Publications:
Wirh Frank E. Watkins, A More Perfect Union: Advancing New American Rights (Welcome Rain, 2001)
-Co-Author with Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., It's About the Money!: How You Can Get Out of Debt, Build Wealth, and Achieve Your Financial Dreams (Crown Business, 1999)
-Co-Author with Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., and Bruce Shapiro, Legal Lynching (New Press, 2001)