Jesse Jackson Jr., Sandi Jackson Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., right, and his wife Chicago Alderman Sandi Jackson, left, applaud as President Barack Obama is introduced at the Ford Motor Company Chicago Assembly Plant. On, Sandi Jackson she is not interested in running for the U.S. House seat her husband held for nearly 17 years, ending talk that she was eying the Chicago-area district. Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned in Novemver 2012 citing his health and acknowledging that he's under federal investigation, reportedly for misusing campaign funds. His decision followed a hushed medical leave for treatment of bipolar disorder
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