Jackson famous father took him along in his civil rights campaigns . At 43 , Jesse Jackson Jr. 's became the 10th African-American elected to Congress . The House Ethics Committee is investigating his dealings with disgraced Gov . He served as national field director for his father 's Rainbow Coalition , a role that included leading the campaign to register millions of new voters , the biography says . Blagojevich . Jackson took a medical leave of absence from The House Ethics Committee in June .
Jackson famous father took him along in his civil rights campaigns . At 43 , Jesse Jackson Jr. 's became the 10th African-American elected to Congress . The House Ethics Committee is investigating his dealings with disgraced Gov . Blagojevich . Jackson took a medical leave of absence from The House Ethics Committee in June .