Jonathan Jackson
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Jonathan Luther Jackson is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Virginia's 2nd congressional district. He is a member of the Democratic Party and has been in office since January 2023. Jackson has focused on various issues during his tenure, including community development and public safety. He has been an outspoken advocate for his constituents and has participated in discussions on national security and civil rights.
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July 22, 2026
They should be paying the taxes as opposed to having tax loopholes.
— Jonathan Jackson
We cannot accept a nation where a teenager’s bus ride home becomes a battleground, and where families are left to mourn preventable tragedies.
This bill is not a serious attempt to address crime; it is a regressive, discriminatory, and counterproductive piece of legislation that will only worsen the challenges facing our communities.
Dangerous sign that the president is signaling to turn American troops on American citizens on American soil.
We will continue fighting for mothers today, tomorrow, and every day for their right to safe, dignified care, bodily autonomy, compassionate treatment, and healthy equity in America.
As we honor our mothers, we must also recognize that too many are being failed by a system that should protect them.
We will continue fighting for mothers today, tomorrow, and every day for their right to safe, dignified care.
As we honor our mothers, we must also recognize that too many are being failed by a system that should protect them.
Congress seemed to favor incentivizing onsite storage, which appears to be a different thing than prohibiting off-site storage.
You must put one foot in the system and one foot outside. We must fight for change. We cannot adjust to the party; we must change the party. Got that right to vote, 18 years ago after much bloodshed and – and death, and yet 18 years later…
I can rest well knowing there is something in Washington that is working exceedingly well, and that is your advocacy on behalf of all of Americans and our food security.
Recently, Democratic Representative Jonathan Jackson and Don Davis and I filed the FAIR Labels Act of 2024.
It is important for Congress to maintain its Article I powers over foreign policy, and it does that by including a sunset.
I am concerned that if we do not step up, that there will be a vacancy and other people will find an opportunity.
Are we not better off having a constructive engagement relationship with South Africa to bridge the divide?
So we have to light a very expensive spark, and that spark has to catch fire.
My sense is that the CHIPS Act should best be understood as an industry subsidy but as an industry catalyst.
I think we all know what success looks like for the CHIPS Act 20 years from now.
I find it remarkable that we have had a 200-plus-year relationship with Africa and we did not have an African trading policy officially until 2000--it's rather reprehensible.
The AGOA--African Growth Opportunity Act--is up for renewal in 2025. Please share with us your insights on what that bill should look like.
Our nation is only as strong as its weakest citizens, and really making sure that we make the kind of investments in every part of our country.
As it relates to the African American farmers, they have been excluded, denied, locked out, left behind.





