Jake Johnson
@jakejohnsonmn
Math teacher running for Congress to bring down costs, take on corruption, and invest in small towns across Southern Minnesota (MN-01). Funded by people, not corporate PACs. Join us:
One of my former teacher colleagues surprised me at our Winona Town Hall with this nice comment. Thank you, Pam!
I'm looking forward to our Mower County Town Hall next Thursday at the Hormel Nature Center in Austin from 6-7pm! At this completely public forum, I'll answer unscreened, unfiltered questions from the audience, because that's how representation ought to work. Looking forward to seeing you there!
I had a great time at the Blooming Prairie 4th of July Parade earlier this month! We're showing up everywhere and talking to everyone about how we're going to make life cheaper and easier in southern Minnesota.
BIG NEWS: We just raised more money than Brad Finstad has ever raised in a single quarter, as well as outraising him by more than $100k for the second quarter in a row. It's because we have something he doesn't: a real, grassroots movement backed by actual people.
So great to host a town hall in New Richland tonight! We had over 50 folks join us and ask questions about topics like expanding access to telehealth, ensuring adequate funding for food shelves and caregivers, and tackling the national debt.
Our 4th town hall out of the 21 town halls we’re hosting this summer will be on July 20 in St. James! Come bring your questions, your concerns, and your ideas, and let’s chat about what you’d like your representative to fight for in Congress.
It was great to host a town hall meeting tonight in Winona and hear from folks about the concerns they’re facing! We had well over 100 people show up to ask unscreened, unfiltered questions, which is exactly how our democracy should work.
Election seasons can be confusing. Hopefully this timeline helps! Primary voting is open now through August 11th — be sure to use mnvotes.gov to check your registration, get registered, and find your polling place or request a ballot in the mail. Then, vote!
Our public, in-person Waseca County Town Hall will be this Thursday, the 16th, from 6-7pm at the New Richland City Hall. Come with any question you have and I will answer it, no prescreening necessary. I hope to see you there!
Had a fantastic start to our 4th of July walking in the St. Peter parade last weekend! The heat couldn’t stop us from having fun meeting folks.
I believe in the American Dream that no matter where you start in life, if you work hard, you should be able to make it. That was my story growing up in Stewartville. 1/3
Yesterday, I had the privilege to sit down with a group of local farmers and ag leaders, where we discussed the rising costs and challenges they're facing.
It was great to have a roundtable with farmers and ag leaders in Watonwan County yesterday! I appreciated hearing about the ways I could help solve problems for our farmers if elected to Congress. Thank you to Harold Wolle for hosting and pulling this fantastic group together.
On the road to our next public, in-person town hall. See you in an hour, Jackson!
Our Jackson County town hall is TONIGHT and open to everyone! Join us at 6pm in the Jackson Public Library to ask unscreened, unfiltered questions about the issues that matter to you. I hope to see you there and hear what's on your mind! jakejohnsonforcongress.com/events
As we celebrate our nation's 250th birthday this weekend, I'd like to wish everyone a happy Independence Day! I'm excited to spend the 4th all across southern Minnesota celebrating the country I love alongside as many folks as possible.
A year ago today, Brad Finstad voted to make working families pay more for health care and food, all so that billionaires could get more tax breaks. In Congress, I'll work to undo his damage so that we can make life cheaper and easier in southern Minnesota.
We're hosting 21 town hall meetings across southern Minnesota this summer, and our next one will be on July 6th at the Jackson County Library. Everyone is welcome, and we hope to see you there!
We had a great meet and greet at Pete's Blue Dirt Road Bar and Grill in Blue Earth earlier this month, where I enjoyed getting to chat with folks about our campaign to make life cheaper and easier in southern Minnesota.
Earlier this month, I stopped by Forbidden Barrel in Worthington to grab lunch and chat with folks.
Today is the LAST DAY of our fundraising quarter, and our grassroots campaign is facing off against a corporate money machine.
Our government is bought and paid for. One of the attendees at our town hall in Faribault asked me how we can fix it, so I shared a few ideas I have for building a government that works for working people, not corporate donors.
Primary voting starts today! Follow these quick steps to vote: 1. Go to MNvotes.gov 2. Check if you're registered to vote. If not, it's easy to register on the website. 3. Click "Find where you vote" to get your polling location or request a mail-in ballot.
This Saturday, we'll be walking in the Rochesterfest Grand Parade! Sign up to join us here: www.mobilize.us/jakejohnsonf...
Families are worried about rising costs. Brad Finstad wants to talk about a footnote from 2022.
Glad to see some progress in the Senate on the farm bill, but it's missing key provisions like year-round E15 and full funding for EQIP and SNAP. And crucially, it's a status quo bill at a time where we need to meet the moment and respond to the worst farm economy in a generation.
Last week, I met with farmers in the Blue Earth area to hear about the problems they're facing and get input on how I could best serve them in Washington.
While Finstad is busy trying to rebrand his closed door meetings as town halls, we're busy holding real, public, in-person town halls across southern Minnesota. You, yes YOU, are welcome to join us: jakejohnsonforcongress.com/events
Brad Finstad voted for nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts, putting rural hospitals across southern Minnesota at risk.