Thank you!!
First I would like to thank everyone who supported this campaign with thiner votes, their time and their financial donations.
In a packed City Council race, I placed 5th in total votes and only the top 4 move on to the November ballot.
Going into November, I will be working to elect progressive leaders to our city council and a progressive mayor.
If you have found yourself here, I would encourage you check out these wonderful candidates and support their races.
Teneshia Kragness for Mayor
Nahid Khan for City Council
Mark Viste for City Council
Please help in elect these leaders and I hope to run again in 2028 to serve Brooklyn Center with them!
Meet Justin
I'm a lifelong Minnesotan, a dad to three, and a Brooklyn Center resident since 2023. When ICE activity hit our neighborhood in late 2025, I stepped up—working alongside legal observers, aid groups, and churches to support affected families. Through that work, I found my community and my calling: bringing practical, neighborhood-rooted leadership to City Hall.
Platform
Housing We Can Afford
Expanding affordable housing stock and restoring programs that help first-time buyers fix up existing homes | so anyone who works full-time in Brooklyn Center can afford to live here.
Safe Streets Through Community Trust
Investing in mediators and mental-health crisis responders alongside police, shifting toward prevention so officers and residents build trust instead of tension.
Tenant Rights & Landlord Accountability
Stronger code enforcement, just-cause eviction protections, and a clear complaint system | because every rental should meet basic safety standards and landlords must be held responsible when they don't.
Opportunity for Our Youth
Summer business programs, employer partnerships at living wages, and real career portfolios for graduates | keeping young people in Brooklyn Center by giving them a reason to stay.
Thriving Downtown That Lowers Homeowner Taxes
Turning empty storefronts into walkable, mixed-use spaces with housing above shops | growing the tax base so residential property taxes go down, not up.
Get involved or request a yard sign!
Elections are expensive and I can’t do thius without your support. Please consider a $10 donation to offset the cost of a yard sign today!
The Primary Election is Tueday August 11th and early voting has already started.
Visit the Brooklyn Center Elections page to find out how to regester and where to vote!