A special election will be held to find a replacement for Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr., who resigned Wednesday after months away from Capitol Hill for treatment of bipolar disorder.
In his resignation letter, Jackson… who won re-election just two weeks ago… says his constituents deserve a full-time legislator, a role he says he cannot fill at the moment.
But he also acknowledges an ongoing federal investigation against him, and says he is trying to address that situation and accept responsibility for his mistakes.
