Pete Buttigieg Endorses Jake Johnson for Congress in MN-01
Today, former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg endorsed Jake Johnson in Minnesota’s First Congressional District. In the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries, Buttigieg won 8 of the 11 counties in Iowa that border MN-01.
"Jake Johnson is focused on what matters in everyday life: bringing down costs, making government work for people, and investing in our small towns so that success for the next generation doesn't have to mean leaving home,” said Buttigieg. “And after watching politicians run up the national debt for decades, I believe it's time we sent a math teacher like Jake to Congress who can make the numbers add up. Jake Johnson is in this campaign for all the right reasons, and I am proud to support him."
“I’m honored to have Pete’s endorsement in our campaign,” said Johnson. “He understands that good leadership means listening to voters and solving real problems for them, and he’s built bridges across the political spectrum by doing exactly that. Across southern Minnesota, I’m hearing from people who are tired of the political fights and just want life to be more affordable and less stressful. Pete’s commitment to public service and pragmatic problem-solving is a model for how we can deliver real results for southern Minnesota again.”
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