Overview

• Reports indicate Jackson plans to announce a campaign to reclaim Illinois’ 2nd District seat a decade after a federal conviction for misusing campaign funds.
• His campaign website features a call to restore “decency, fairness, and equity” and asserts he delivered nearly $1 billion in grants and appropriations to the district.
• The seat is opening because Rep. Robin Kelly is running for the U.S. Senate seat that Sen. Dick Durbin will leave.
• A competitive Democratic field is forming, including state Sen. Robert Peters, who has support from David Hogg’s PAC and Sen. Bernie Sanders.
• The NRCC is criticizing the prospective comeback, highlighting his past use of campaign money for personal purchases.