Jake Johnson
@jakejohnsonmn.bsky.social
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: https://www.jakejohnsonforcongress.com/
Funded by people, not corporate PACs. Join us: https://www.jakejohnsonforcongress.com/
Pinned
I was a SNAP kid. Now I'm running for Congress against the guy who gutted SNAP.
Thank you to Senator Tina Smith for endorsing our campaign for Congress today!
She's been fighting to make healthcare more affordable and accessible, and I’m grateful for her support as we work to give this district a representative who stands up for working families.
She's been fighting to make healthcare more affordable and accessible, and I’m grateful for her support as we work to give this district a representative who stands up for working families.
January 21, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Thank you to Senator Tina Smith for endorsing our campaign for Congress today!
She's been fighting to make healthcare more affordable and accessible, and I’m grateful for her support as we work to give this district a representative who stands up for working families.
She's been fighting to make healthcare more affordable and accessible, and I’m grateful for her support as we work to give this district a representative who stands up for working families.
It was so great to speak with 200+ folks at a chili feed in Red Wing this weekend. People braved a snowy, cold night to come out and chat about how we can invest in our local communities, rather than tearing them apart.
January 19, 2026 at 11:55 PM
It was so great to speak with 200+ folks at a chili feed in Red Wing this weekend. People braved a snowy, cold night to come out and chat about how we can invest in our local communities, rather than tearing them apart.
In his Nobel Prize lecture, Martin Luther King Jr. said that no individual or nation can be great if it does not have a concern for “the least of these.”
It’s the same moral truth that scripture calls us to live out, in teachings like Matthew 25:35–40.
It’s the same moral truth that scripture calls us to live out, in teachings like Matthew 25:35–40.
January 19, 2026 at 3:34 PM
In his Nobel Prize lecture, Martin Luther King Jr. said that no individual or nation can be great if it does not have a concern for “the least of these.”
It’s the same moral truth that scripture calls us to live out, in teachings like Matthew 25:35–40.
It’s the same moral truth that scripture calls us to live out, in teachings like Matthew 25:35–40.
Nine months ago today, we launched our campaign in Fairmont.
And since then, we’ve held events in all 21 counties across southern Minnesota, listening to folks about what really matters.
And since then, we’ve held events in all 21 counties across southern Minnesota, listening to folks about what really matters.
January 17, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Nine months ago today, we launched our campaign in Fairmont.
And since then, we’ve held events in all 21 counties across southern Minnesota, listening to folks about what really matters.
And since then, we’ve held events in all 21 counties across southern Minnesota, listening to folks about what really matters.
This illegal campaign to take over Greenland is being paid for by higher costs on our consumers, farmers, and small businesses.
January 17, 2026 at 6:19 PM
This illegal campaign to take over Greenland is being paid for by higher costs on our consumers, farmers, and small businesses.
People voted for cheaper groceries, but they got a lack of basic human decency instead.
January 16, 2026 at 9:20 PM
People voted for cheaper groceries, but they got a lack of basic human decency instead.
I'm a public school teacher in southern Minnesota.
People around here want groceries to be cheaper, not for grocery stores to be invaded by ICE.
People around here want groceries to be cheaper, not for grocery stores to be invaded by ICE.
January 15, 2026 at 5:18 PM
I'm a public school teacher in southern Minnesota.
People around here want groceries to be cheaper, not for grocery stores to be invaded by ICE.
People around here want groceries to be cheaper, not for grocery stores to be invaded by ICE.
Every day should be National Milk Day!
January 12, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Every day should be National Milk Day!
With groceries being so expensive, the federal government should NOT be freezing food stamps for all Minnesotans.
It's innocent kids, seniors, and veterans that will go hungry because of this heavy-handed and cruel policy.
It's innocent kids, seniors, and veterans that will go hungry because of this heavy-handed and cruel policy.
January 11, 2026 at 10:25 PM
With groceries being so expensive, the federal government should NOT be freezing food stamps for all Minnesotans.
It's innocent kids, seniors, and veterans that will go hungry because of this heavy-handed and cruel policy.
It's innocent kids, seniors, and veterans that will go hungry because of this heavy-handed and cruel policy.
Read my response to Congressman Brad Finstad's statement in The Free Press: www.mankatofreepress.com/news/local_n...
January 11, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Read my response to Congressman Brad Finstad's statement in The Free Press: www.mankatofreepress.com/news/local_n...
The federal government just froze all SNAP funding to Minnesota. That means 450,000+ people with stories like mine now at risk of going hungry.
I was a SNAP kid. Now I'm running for Congress against the guy who gutted SNAP.
January 10, 2026 at 7:27 PM
The federal government just froze all SNAP funding to Minnesota. That means 450,000+ people with stories like mine now at risk of going hungry.
Earlier this evening, the Trump Administration announced that it was freezing all USDA funding to Minnesota.
That includes attacking programs like SNAP, which helped my parents keep food on the table when I was growing up in Stewartville.
That includes attacking programs like SNAP, which helped my parents keep food on the table when I was growing up in Stewartville.
January 10, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Earlier this evening, the Trump Administration announced that it was freezing all USDA funding to Minnesota.
That includes attacking programs like SNAP, which helped my parents keep food on the table when I was growing up in Stewartville.
That includes attacking programs like SNAP, which helped my parents keep food on the table when I was growing up in Stewartville.
My thoughts on Congressman Finstad's vote against lowering health insurance costs for over 10,000 people in our district
January 9, 2026 at 1:40 AM
My thoughts on Congressman Finstad's vote against lowering health insurance costs for over 10,000 people in our district
Like so many Minnesotans, my heart is with the friends and family of Renee Nicole Good and all who are mourning today.
Matthew 5:7-9 calls on us to show mercy, to be pure in heart, and to be peacemakers, not to wield power without restraint.
Matthew 5:7-9 calls on us to show mercy, to be pure in heart, and to be peacemakers, not to wield power without restraint.
January 8, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Like so many Minnesotans, my heart is with the friends and family of Renee Nicole Good and all who are mourning today.
Matthew 5:7-9 calls on us to show mercy, to be pure in heart, and to be peacemakers, not to wield power without restraint.
Matthew 5:7-9 calls on us to show mercy, to be pure in heart, and to be peacemakers, not to wield power without restraint.
I’m incredibly proud to share that our campaign raised over $750,000 last year without taking a penny from corporate PACs.
This only happened because YOU believed in this campaign and chipped in. Your support allows us to stay people-powered and independent, and I can’t thank you enough.
This only happened because YOU believed in this campaign and chipped in. Your support allows us to stay people-powered and independent, and I can’t thank you enough.
January 7, 2026 at 2:33 PM
I’m incredibly proud to share that our campaign raised over $750,000 last year without taking a penny from corporate PACs.
This only happened because YOU believed in this campaign and chipped in. Your support allows us to stay people-powered and independent, and I can’t thank you enough.
This only happened because YOU believed in this campaign and chipped in. Your support allows us to stay people-powered and independent, and I can’t thank you enough.
We must get corporate PACs and dark money out of our politics.
January 5, 2026 at 2:00 AM
We must get corporate PACs and dark money out of our politics.
The people didn’t want this. But the corporate donors did. Guess who got their way?
January 3, 2026 at 9:31 PM
The people didn’t want this. But the corporate donors did. Guess who got their way?
I strongly disagree with Congressman Finstad’s support for these illegal attacks and regime change in Venezuela.
We have to stop risking American lives and wasting taxpayer dollars on these invasions that primarily benefit military contractors and Big Oil.
We have to stop risking American lives and wasting taxpayer dollars on these invasions that primarily benefit military contractors and Big Oil.
January 3, 2026 at 6:31 PM
I strongly disagree with Congressman Finstad’s support for these illegal attacks and regime change in Venezuela.
We have to stop risking American lives and wasting taxpayer dollars on these invasions that primarily benefit military contractors and Big Oil.
We have to stop risking American lives and wasting taxpayer dollars on these invasions that primarily benefit military contractors and Big Oil.
As this holiday season comes to an end, I am so grateful for folks like Santa who have supported our campaign. Happy new year!
January 1, 2026 at 11:26 PM
As this holiday season comes to an end, I am so grateful for folks like Santa who have supported our campaign. Happy new year!
Here’s to another year on the road with good music and great people
December 31, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Here’s to another year on the road with good music and great people
Since we don't take any money from corporate PACs, we have to get creative to keep raising money the clean way:
December 30, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Since we don't take any money from corporate PACs, we have to get creative to keep raising money the clean way:
What a busy year for Finstad!
December 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
What a busy year for Finstad!
Merry Christmas from the Johnson family and the Christmas village we built together!
December 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Merry Christmas from the Johnson family and the Christmas village we built together!
Thanks again to the 200+ folks who celebrated with us at our holiday party earlier this week!
December 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Thanks again to the 200+ folks who celebrated with us at our holiday party earlier this week!
I'm thrilled to have the support of the Rochester Education Association, which represents 1,000+ teachers, nurses, and counselors in Rochester Public Schools.
I’m grateful for REA’s support as we fight for working people across southern Minnesota.
I’m grateful for REA’s support as we fight for working people across southern Minnesota.
December 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I'm thrilled to have the support of the Rochester Education Association, which represents 1,000+ teachers, nurses, and counselors in Rochester Public Schools.
I’m grateful for REA’s support as we fight for working people across southern Minnesota.
I’m grateful for REA’s support as we fight for working people across southern Minnesota.