Jesse Jackson Jr. will remain the 2nd District congressman after defeating his opponents in the general election.
Jackson took more than 60 percent of the vote, with more than 60 percent of precincts reporting across Will, Cook, and Kankakee counties, as well as the City of Chicago, around 10 p.m. Wednesday.
Jackson's Republican opponent Brian Woodworth was frank when it came to discussing the congressman's absence from the campaign trail.
“I don’t really have anyone to concede to, do I?" Woodworth said. “From what I can find in my records, I’ve actually performed better than any Republican in the past against Jackson.“
Woodworth did take major leads in Will and Kankakee counties, leading Jackson by more than 10,000 votes in the latter before all precincts were reported.
“People in Kankakee and Will (counties) do not want Chicago politics down here," Woodworth said. "It’s something the Democrats need to keep in mind two years from now when there’s a governor race to run. Will and Kankakee don’t like being grouped in with Chicago politics.
Jackson's independent opponent Marcus Lewis was happy to have nabbed nearly 30,000 votes with more than 60 percent of precincts reporting.
“To get this far with next to no money is incredible," Lewis said. “Not to have it is the painful part."
Lewis had a sharper tongue when it came to Jackson and his supporters.
"The man is corrupt," Lewis said. "Anybody that voted for him is as corrupt because you do not care about your district. You only care about making sure the status quo remains in place. I did my part.”
Jackson took a medical leave of absence in June and has been absent from office ever since. It was announced that he had entered the Mayo clinic and was being treated for Bipolar II disorder in August. Jackson was released in September, but later returned to the clinic in October.
Jackson is currently the subject of two federal-level investigations, one of which is a criminal investigation into his campaign spending.
There is no timetable for the congressman's return to office.
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he still has the right to be sick. your constant name calling, show your intellect level you don't deserve more than 3 lines from me y don't you go back over to dupage county where you live Juvenal Thank you
but what are others who call others ignorant ?......... in the USA innocent until proven guilty... you have that right, i have that right and so does JJJ I donot JUdge and you don't have the power too either
all your bullying tactics and name calling you use over in dupage county go back there with that mess Stop accusing people, you , I and no one knows what has really happened I am done with you juvenile, your not worthy of any further response..
CHICAGO (CBS) – CBS 2 has learned U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. planned to step down weeks ago, ostensibly for mental health reasons, but a legal source said he talked Jackson and his wife, Sandi, out of that decision to resign before the election. CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reports the source — a trusted legal adviser who was involved in those discussions — said part of the reason Jackson reconsidered stepping down was the prospect of losing his federal health insurance just when he needed it most.
look at yourselves, you should be ashame of yourselves Embrace Grace and faith into your lives you will be happier and live longer Peace...
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/11/09/former-u-s-prosecutor-negotiating-plea-deal-for-jackson-jr/
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/11/09/former-u-s-prosecutor-negotiating-plea-deal-for-jackson-jr/
So was he bi-polar before or after he spent $276K on "transaction fees" and continued to pay his wife for while he was at Mayo? Did you read that A?
Well, the reason he is sick is because he is having a mental breakdown caused by his own hubris, ambition, and illegal actions. MacBeth has nothing on JJJ, and I seriously doubt his own Lady MacBeth deserves a seat in Congress; it's bad enough she collects a patycheck from the City of Chicago while raiseing her family in DC. DuPage County? Really auspicious since you are obviously so widely read I would have assumed you know I am a Roman citizen..... sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
First, our prayers go out to Cong. Jackson and family. Regardless of past events, let him who is without sin pass the first stone. Unlike most I have advocated 4 most of my life. As Congressman Elect, I will conduct Town Hall meetings n each community 2 be advised of concerns. We will prioritize once tour ends by meeting with community reps as a unit duly inclusive of our district. Staff will review & bring information to resolve issues. Those concerns that can be remedied expeditiously, will be. Transparency and a means of check and balance is in place. The congressional seat is yours & will be treated as such. When I know, you will know. When votes arrise, you will know the details, comment & determine whether I vote, "Yes" or "No". Because I have always made myself available to the community at-large, I am very clear regarding what I hope will be my role as our future representative. For complete details and my history, please visit our website www.voteanthonywwilliams.com. Click "Agenda" I will be on the ballot. I am looking for you to share your advice/comments and for your individual and collective approval. I ask for your prayers and votes during the special election, and I look forward to growth, prosperity and a lot less violence in our communities and district. Respectfully submitted, Anthony W. Williams
This clown sent a INDIAN to BLAGO TO buy a bigger seat in the Senate 6 years imagine that! So much for the pented up outrage the only people complying about this clown were the three or four ministers wanting to replace him yeah! This district 's problem is they think JJJ is royalty the rest have have severe memory issues propably because they too have mental issues, his record is not even dismal it is pathetic so if Sam Adam jumps in pray we have a lot of prostelyzers and nothing else in the district.
I seldom disagree with you. This will be one of those times. Sam Adams may indeed be exactly what the 2nd District needs. He is very intelligent, I believe he would be a very difficult person to unseat if he won. I am in awe of what he has done in every high profile case he has had. What puzzles me is his interest in it. From all we can tell he has a very profitable law practice. Why would he want to work with the people he normally defends?
I thank you. The phrase for the day is: "GET SMART" VOTE FOR MARCUS LEWIS FOR CONGRESS APRIL 9TH, 2013 www.marcuslewisforcongress2012.org Vote for Marcus Lewis for US Congress, Illinois 2nd Congressional District 2012 www.marcuslewisforcongress2012.org This web page supports Marcus Lewis for US Congress 2012, Illinois 2nd Congressional District
so it was obvious he had to go like 2 previous members of congress from Illinois a Dem and GOP Senator all 3 were unlike most of the potted plants in Congress the conspiracy was set in motion with a charlatan whose resume and education was as phony as JJJ a well spoken buffoon who was set up to fail and replaced by the current charlatan and buffoon it is part of the tradition of the DEMOPUB politics of Illinois consider this why does the state of Illinois invest it's revenue in Israel while the local banks who provide the loans and investments are unable to meet the need for infrastructure or development and add to the neglect of the entire state but especially the second district that has a AWOL MIA sick and unfit congressman his defenders Rush and Davis are happy on the situation they get the crumbs that would have been given to the 2nd district!
taxation without representation = bad.
For the banksters and their big biz allies without him there would have been no redrawn 2nd district or airport where no one will come or be built.where the biggest experiments in Genetics and GE foods will take place in a good chunk of the breadbasket these are not random political or economic acts just like the so called controlled burns in the forest preserves where the heavy metals from the MILLS in So Chgo and Ind were DUMPED during WWII on farmland that after the creation of EPA by the NIXON administration were donated to the CCFPD who buried the slag heaps and turned them into woods.
http://www.foreclosureattacker.com/