At 22, Jalen Johnson is in an enviable position in his young career.
Johnson already interned and worked for several Members of Congress – most recently as a legislative aide for Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL). He also worked on former President Donald J. Trump’s 2020 campaign.
The Albany, Georgia native, however, recently left his job in Congress and returned home to run for the city commissioner ward II seat. With the election slated for November 2, Johnson, if elected, is eager to make his hometown economically competitive and safer to live.
“If I’m going to say that I’m a conservative-minded young man who believes in small government, I need to go back home and get into the weeds of things where things actually happen,” the first-time candidate told me. “I’ve worked in Congress in Washington, D.C. I’ve worked on the federal level for a little bit. And I’ve seen how nothing gets done. It’s constant gridlock – constant bickering and bashing, back and forth.”
The Georgia Charter Schools Association grassroots director continued, “I realized that the only way you can get that done is by being in your community talking with constituents at their door face-to-face. Saving my family and saving my community is what I’m about. And that is essentially why I’ve decided to go back to Albany, Georgia, to run for city commission.”
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