Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., on Tuesday launched a campaign to reclaim his old U.S. House seat, marking a political comeback more than a decade after resigning amid scandal and serving prison time for misusing campaign funds.
Jackson, 60, released a video in which he declared he needs to “get back on the playing field and fight for my constituents.”
He chose to launch his campaign on the 84th birthday of his father, the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., calling the moment both symbolic and redemptive.
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