Jackson for Congress Releases Endorsement List

Endorsements to date for Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. in his bid for re-election in the 2nd District of Illinois.

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Jackson for Congress Releases Endorsement List

Congressman Jesse Jackson today released a list of endorsements in his bid for re-election in the 2nd Congressional District of Illinois.

Jackson said, “I am very gratified to have the support of these civic leaders. I’ve fought hard to protect the progressive values of the families in the 2nd District.”

Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. has been endorsed in his bid for re-election by the following political and community leaders:

President Barack Obama
Governor Pat Quinn
Mayor Rahm Emanuel
U.S. Rep Danny K. Davis
U.S. Rep Bobby Rush
U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky
U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley
U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez
U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski
IL Senator Maggie Crotty
IL Senator James Meeks
IL Senator Kwame Raoul
IL Senator Donne Trotter
IL Rep. Marlow Colvin
IL Rep. Will Davis
IL Rep. Connie Howard
IL Rep. Al Riley
IL Rep. Anthony DeLuca
IL Rep. Thaddeus Jones
IL Rep. Ken Dunkin
Aretha Franklin
Rev. Jesse Jackson
Rev. Al Sharpton
Judge Greg Mathis
Chicago Alderman Ed Burke
Chicago Alderman Bob Fioretti
Chicago Alderman Sandi Jackson
Mayor Deyon Dean (Riverdale)
Mayor Robert Donaldson (Hazelcrest)
Mayor David Gonzalez (Chicago Heights)
Mayor Rich Hofeld (Homewood)
Mayor Debra Meyers-Martin (Olympia Fields)
Mayor John Ostenburg (Park Forest)
Mayor Michelle Markiewicz Qualkinbush (Calumet City)
Mayor Dwight Welch (Country Club Hills)
Mayor Andrè B. Ashford (Matteson)
Mayor Don De Graff (South Holland)
Mayor David Owen (South Chicago Heights)
Mayor Robert Polk (Burnham)
Mayor Rick Reinbold (Richton Park)
Mayor Jack Swan (Thornton)
Cook Co. Board of Review Commissioner Larry Rogers Jr.
Thornton Township Committeeman Frank Zuccarelli
Bloom Township Committeeman Terry Matthews
Bremen Township Committeeman Maggie Crotty
Rich Township Committeeman Tim Bradford
Kankakee Alderman Tyler Tall
Kankakee Alderman Cheryl Jones
Kankakee Valley Park District President Alfred JJ Hollis
Kankakee County Board Member Robert Ellington-Snipes
Kankakee Township Trustee Fred Tetter
Kankakee Community College Administrator Ken Crite