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U.S. House, District 1: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
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Christian Maxwell

Running for U.S. House · Illinois District 1

NationalRepublican

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Jonathan L. Jackson

Jonathan L. Jackson

U.S. House · Illinois District 1

NationalDemocrat

Christian MaxwellCandidateJonathan L. JacksonCurrent rep

Job fit

Christian Maxwell

Other work

  • more than a decade of experience in marketing, brand growth, and business strategy 1

Education

  • A graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago 1

Jonathan L. Jackson

Offices held

  • elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eighteenth and to the succeeding Congress (January 3, 2023-present). 2

Other work

  • business owner; 2

Education

  • B.S. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical University, Greensboro, NC, 1988; 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Christian Maxwell

  • Health care costs
    iVoterGuide survey response: "Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded [health] programs are necessary." 3
  • Cost of living & jobs
    Sun-Times questionnaire: said the district's rising tax burden on families and small businesses makes it "harder for people to stay, invest, and grow their lives here," calling for easing that burden. 4
  • Guns
    Said loosening Illinois gun regulations so law-abiding citizens could arm themselves would reduce carjackings, break-ins, and retail theft, framing it as exercising the Second Amendment right. 5

No public stance found on: Climate & energy

Jonathan L. Jackson

No stated positions on file yet.

How they voted on top issues

Christian Maxwell

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Jonathan L. Jackson

  • What kids are taught in school → Teachers deciding, with lessons that include everyone (4 of 4 votes) 6
  • Fair trade and prices at the store → Free trade and lower tariffs (3 of 3 votes) 6
  • Abortion and reproductive care → Protecting access (2 of 2 votes) 6

Who pays them

Christian Maxwell

Where the campaign money came from7

small donorslarge donorspolitical allies (same party)
small donors$33Klarge donors$30Kpolitical allies(same party)$10$63K raised
$33,4507Small individual donors
$29,8667Large individual donors

Jonathan L. Jackson

Where the campaign money came from8

small donorslarge donorscompanieslabor unionsmembership organizationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$11Klarge donors$259Kcompanies$84Klabor unions$35Kmembershiporganizations$25KOther kinds ofdonors$33K$443K raised
$10,5698Small individual donors
$258,7928Large individual donors

Checks

Christian Maxwell

No voting record to check yet

Jonathan L. Jackson

Checks run: missed votes · stock trades

🚨 Stock trades on file: 86 since 2025. 9

🚩 Missed 7.7% of votes in Congress — the chamber's usual rate is 1.9%. 10

About red flags

These are Voter Choice's editorial choices, not a finding about any person. We flag: stock trading while in office, absences, money's influence in politics, and reported misuse of power or public funds. State and local items may come from local news, which can lean partisan. Take with a grain of salt. The judgment is yours.

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. About | Maxwell for Congress (web text capture) · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  2. JACKSON, Jonathan | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives · checked 2026-10-15 used in: Experience
  3. ivoterguide.com used in: Top issues
  4. chicago.suntimes.com used in: Top issues
  5. national-police-association.transistor.fm used in: Top issues
  6. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  7. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  8. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  9. House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2026-07-02 used in: Checks
  10. GovTrack · 119th Congress used in: Checks