Jonathan L. Jackson
DIncumbentD · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 34% from PACs and 64% from individuals.
64% individuals34% PACs2% other
$418K
raised
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Illinois · U.S. House · District 01 · 2026
Illinois District 01 House race
General election in 52 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Illinois District 01 House race
Jonathan L. Jackson has raised more than 7 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the Illinois District 01 House race, 2026 report raising $478,291 between them. Jonathan L. Jackson reports $418,350 and Christian Maxwell reports $58,502, a gap of $359,848. Of what Jonathan L. Jackson reports, 64% came from individuals and 34% from PACs.
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
CM
Christian Maxwell
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$59K
raised
JK
Joely King
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 85% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
85% individuals0% PACs15% other
$1K
raised
Where the money came from
$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Small donors & unclassified$25K
Labor / Unions$20K
Health & Pharma$10K
Law & Lobbying$8K
Energy & Utilities$8K
Real Estate & Construction$5K
Banking & Financial$5K
Transportation$4K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; RAI PAC · pac$9K
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) · pac$8K
- CME GROUP INC. PAC · pac$8K
- SOUTHERN COMPANY GAS EMPLOYEES PAC · pac$8K
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS · pac$5K
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · pac$5K
- LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC · pac$5K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
30%69%
30% PACs69% individuals1% other
The incumbent's record
Jonathan L. Jackson is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2025)
$2.9M
$1.6M+. up $427K since 2022.
Stock trades
5
Most recent disclosed trades from 2026.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.
Recent stock trades
- VSAT · partial sale$1K - $15K · 2026-08-27
- VSAT · sale$1K - $15K · 2026-08-28
- MSGE · purchase$1K - $15K · 2026-06-15
- MCK · sale$1K - $15K · 2026-06-15
- HLT · purchase$1K - $15K · 2026-06-15
Where they sit
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- House Committee on Agriculture
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Small donors & unclassified$25K
Labor / Unions$20K
Health & Pharma$10K
Law & Lobbying$8K
Energy & Utilities$8K
Real Estate & Construction$5K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Jonathan L. Jackson D · incumbent | vs | CM Christian Maxwell R · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $418K | Raised | $59K |
| $47K | Cash on hand | $64K |
| 34% | From PACs | 0% |
| 64% | From individuals | 100% |
| Labor / Unions | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |