MN · Candidate
Jake Johnson
DCandidate
On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: U.S. House · Minnesota's 1st District
Biography
Jake Johnson is the Democratic nominee in Minnesota's 1st District and a high school math teacher in Rochester. According to his campaign website, he is running to lower costs, take on corruption and invest in small towns.[1][2][3]
According to his campaign website, Jake Johnson grew up in Stewartville, Minnesota, with ten siblings, the son of a garbage collector and a meter reader.[1] He graduated from Stewartville High School and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in 2006.[2] He has taught high school math in Rochester for about 20 years, according to his campaign website, and has also worked as a government relations coordinator and served on the board of the Minnesota Jump$tart Coalition, which promotes financial literacy among young people.[1]
Johnson won the August 11, 2026 Democratic primary for Minnesota's 1st District, defeating Alex Eaton.[2] According to his campaign website, he has held 21 in-person town halls, one in each county of the district.[1] He lives in Southern Minnesota with his wife Molly, a paraprofessional, and their four sons, according to the same site.[1]
- 1.About · Jake Johnson for Congress (campaign website) · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
- 2.Jake Johnson (Minnesota) · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 3.Priorities · Jake Johnson for Congress (campaign website) · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.
