DeVelle Jackson

IND

Jackson is an independent candidate running against the two major-party nominees, campaigning on rejecting the two-party system, data privacy, and pairing affordability relief with policies to expand housing and job supply.[5]

Little public record found for this candidate.

Positions on the issues

  • SupportsLoosen zoning rules to build more housing

    Supports building more housing as part of an affordability agenda focused on expanding supply.[5]

    “That means making it easier to build, produce, hire, train, and compete while ensuring working people share in the value they create.”

In their words — priorities

  • Reduce the two-party system's control over political access, arguing elected officials should answer to voters rather than party establishments.[5]
  • Strengthen privacy and data-rights protections against government and corporate surveillance, including limits on facial recognition, geofencing, and government purchase of personal data to bypass warrant requirements.[5]
  • Pair direct affordability relief with policies to expand housing supply, domestic production, and job training rather than relief alone.[5]

Background

  • Earned a high school diploma from Mounds View High School and a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.[5]
  • Career experience includes construction, field engineering, and construction superintendent roles, and work as an activist affiliated with The King Center.[5]

Also on the ballot for this seat: Ilhan Omar, John Nagel · Compare side by side

Sources cited in this profile

  1. 5.DeVelle Jackson · Ballotpedia (Candidate Connection survey) · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words