Editorial: Jonathan Jackson for US House of Representatives in District 1
Democrat Jonathan Jackson, 60, had no opposition in the Democratic primary for the 1st District, which includes much of Chicago's South Side as well as Cook County suburbs such as Alsip, Harvey and Orland Park, along with parts of Will and Kankakee County.
Few districts have so storied a history. The 1st was the first to send a Black representative to Congress in the 20th century (Republican Oscar Stanton De Priest) and the seat has been held by a Black representative for longer than any other district. It has been held by a Democrat since 1935; the recent longtime incumbent was Bobby Rush.
Jonathan Jackson, the son of the late civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson and his wife Jacqueline, has held the seat since 2023.
Jackson's opposition, such as it is, comes in the form of Christian Maxwell, 36, a businesswoman, marketing consultant and, she has emphasized, homeschooling mother of four children. We did not make an endorsement in the Republican primary, not least because we had …