Jesse Jackson Jr. through the years
Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, left, re-enacts the swearing-in of the newest member of Congress, Jesse Jackson Jr. (R), D-IL. on Dec. 14, 1995. In the background are congressmen Jackson’s mother, Jackie, his wife Sandri, center, and his father, civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
Jesse Jackson Jr. was elected to Congress in 1995. Sandi Jackson was a Chicago alderman until she resigned her post in January 2013. On Feb. 15, 2013, federal prosecutors charged the couple, alleging he misused $750,000 in campaign funds and she understated their income on tax returns for six years.
