Built For This Fight
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Meet Jakeya
Mother. Advocate. Leader. Fighting For a People-First Future.
Born into a blue-collar family, Jakeya Johnson is a mom, union steward, proud HBCU graduate, reproductive justice advocate, and nonprofit leader.
After losing her mother at 12, she was raised by a devoted father and a village of loved ones who taught her the power of community and collective care. Jakeya worked her way up from retail jobs into leadership roles, enrolled in college while working full-time, and rebuilt her life from the ground up after becoming a parent and facing economic hardship in a system that too often punishes working mothers.
Along the way, Jakeya learned how to survive, and challenge, systems that weren’t built for people like her. She saw firsthand how quiet leadership and passive approaches to change leave working people behind. That’s what shaped her belief that real progress requires leaders who are willing to fight.
Jakeya is running for Congress because in a district like ours, holding the seat isn’t enough. This is a seat meant to be used to fight loudly, boldly, and unapologetically for working people.
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This campaign doesn’t take a dime from corporate PACs or special interests. We’re fueled entirely by people like you, and together, we can build a Congress that finally puts our communities first.
My Promise
What if we put people first, for real? Not just in our slogans, but in every decision we make. Too often, politics protects the wealthy and the well-connected. I’m running to change that. I’m fighting for the people who’ve been ignored, underpaid, overpoliced, and priced out, because that’s who I come from.
- No Corporate PACs
- No Fossil Fuel Money
- No Billionaire Checks
- No Special Interests
What We're Fighting For
Health Care
Across America, millions of people don’t have insurance, and millions more do, but can’t afford to actually use it.
Democracy
We need a government that answers to voters, not billionaires, corporate donors, and their own stock portfolios.
Environmental Justice
We need roads, energy grids, and water systems built for the climate realities we face now, not the world we lived in 50 years ago.
Labor & Worker's Rights
As a proud union steward and SEIU member, I know firsthand that strong unions build strong communities.
Public Education
Our schools should raise creative, critical thinkers, not just good test-takers.
Cost of Living
We need homes people can actually afford, built by and for our community.