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Queen Johnson
Queen Johnson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New York's 8th Congressional District. She lost in the Democratic primary on August 23, 2022.
Johnson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Queen Johnson was born in New York, New York. Johnson earned a bachelor's degree from the City University of New York, Brooklyn College in 2019. Her career experience includes co-founding a nonprofit. Johnson has been affiliated with the NAACP.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: New York's 8th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House New York District 8
Incumbent Hakeem Jeffries defeated Yuri Dashevsky in the general election for U.S. House New York District 8 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Hakeem Jeffries (D) | 71.6 | 99,079 |
 | Yuri Dashevsky (R / Conservative Party)  | 28.2 | 39,060 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 191 | ||
| Total votes: 138,330 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brian Mannix (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 8
Incumbent Hakeem Jeffries defeated Queen Johnson in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 8 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Hakeem Jeffries | 86.7 | 23,145 |
 | Queen Johnson | 12.7 | 3,402 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 163 | ||
| Total votes: 26,710 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Yuri Dashevsky advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 8.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Yuri Dashevsky advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 8.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Queen Johnson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Johnson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York by my mother, a working-class single woman who relied on government assistance to make ends meet. We lived in a public housing development in a low-income, high-crime area. I received my education through New York’s public school system and earned my bachelor's degree in economics from CUNY Brooklyn College.
Currently, I’m the Co-Founder and Vice President of a nonprofit whose mission is to eradicate suffering by providing support and services to those who are in need.- I’m running because I have lived the front-line struggles and will work to create policies that protect all everyday people.
- Our system is broken. Crime in Brooklyn and Queens are on the rise. Developers continue to gentrify the neighborhoods we call home and are working to dismantle the spirit of our district. It’s time for NY-08 to have a representative who will fight tirelessly for all residents. I look forward to representing the great people of NY-08.
- As we begin to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, I will fight to protect and put the people of Brooklyn and Queens first. I will work to rebuild and restore our community by putting forth housing initiatives, prioritizing job creation in NYC, and proposing debt forgiveness for residential, commercial, and medical expenses incurred during the pandemic.
2. Medicare For All
3. A Green New Deal
4. Housing Guarantee/Public Housing
5. Criminal Justice Reform
6. Gun Violence
7. Immigration Rights
8. Veteran Rights
2. Education & Labor
3. Energy & Commerce
4. Agriculture
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on November 23, 2021
