Toya Woodland

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Toya Woodland

Green Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

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Birthplace

Chicago, Ill.

Religion

Christian

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Toya Woodland (Green Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Minnesota's 5th Congressional District. She lost as a write-in in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Woodland completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Toya Woodland was born in Chicago, Illinois.

Elections

2020

See also: Minnesota's 5th Congressional District election, 2020

Minnesota's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 11 Democratic primary)

Minnesota's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 11 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 5

Incumbent Ilhan Omar defeated Lacy Johnson, Mickey Moore, Toya Woodland, and Ervan Katari Miller in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 5 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ilhan Omar (D)	64.3	255,924
		Lacy Johnson (R)	25.8	102,878
		Mickey Moore (Legal Marijuana Now Party)	9.5	37,979
		Toya Woodland (G) (Write-in)	0.0	34
	Submit photo	Ervan Katari Miller (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	1,448

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 398,263
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Chris Kelley (Independence Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5

Incumbent Ilhan Omar defeated Antone Melton-Meaux, John Mason, Daniel Patrick McCarthy, and Les Lester in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5 on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ilhan Omar	58.2	103,535
		Antone Melton-Meaux	38.5	68,524
		John Mason	1.5	2,721
	Submit photo	Daniel Patrick McCarthy	1.1	1,901
		Les Lester	0.7	1,267

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 177,948
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ervan Katari Miller (D)
• Leila Shukri Adan (D)
• Haji Yussuf (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5

Lacy Johnson defeated Danielle Stella and Dalia al-Aqidi in the Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5 on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lacy Johnson	76.6	9,188
		Danielle Stella	18.6	2,236
		Dalia al-Aqidi	4.7	568

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,992
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Laverne Turner (R)
• Brent Whaley (R)
• Lucia Vogel (R)
• Alley Waterbury (R)

Legal Marijuana Now Party primary election

Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5

Mickey Moore advanced from the Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 5 on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mickey Moore	100.0	940

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 940
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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Toya Woodland completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Woodland's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

As a teen and young adult, Minister Woodland blossomed into a powerful

leader in her community. With an intense passion for justice Minister Woodland realized at a very early age that the scales of justice were greatly unbalanced. It became quite clear that the justice system was not just when it came to people of color. It was this realization that drove Minister Woodland to fight aggressively for equality and social justice in her community.

More recently Minister Toya Woodland worked as Director of Operations at Brothers Empowered, a non-profit organization, which focuses on the mentorship of African American boys between the ages of 8 and 17. As well as continued work with organizations such as Black Lives Matter, TCCJ4J, Stand Up, and countless other organizations in order to continue the fight against mass suspension in our schools, Mass incarceration, Police Brutality, as well as fighting for community control of the police and working to restore the right of citizens to vote upon returning to the community after incarceration. Ask Minister Woodland why the community work she

does is so important and she will quote one of her favorite scriptures

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Complete Justice Reform: 1) Stop Mass Incarceration 2) Implement Community Policing 3) Stop The "School To Prison" Pipeline
• K-12 Educational Reform: Revamping the Public School System so no one is left behind.
• Reparations For American Descendants of Slavery: Long overdue debt owed by the American Government to repair the damage of slavery. Focusing the effects of slavery on the socio-economics status of Native Black Americans.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

K-12 Education Reform

Affordable Housing
Health Care Reform
Justice Reform & Community Policing
Technology Advancements
Descendants of Slave Reparations
Domestic Violence
Climate Change
U.S. Debt Management

Infrastructure Improvements

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

Gettings Bills passed as law or regulation starts with the House of Representatives. I want to represent Minnesota's 5th District and the whole United States with changes that will help everyone!

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

No, because change is good, as we can see that our current government is not working for the United States. We have many issues that have not been dealt with properly due to the same old regime in power. We need innovative ideas implemented to serve the needs of everyone.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

The Economy and Debt Management. I have over 23 years of experience working as an Accountant. I know how to manage a small budget. We have to grow the GDP in America to sustain.

If you are not a current representative, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

Appropriations, Budget, Education and Labor, Judiciary, Small Business, Ways and Means, Financial Services

If you are a current representative, why did you join your current committees?

N/A

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

No

What are your thoughts on term limits?

No more than 6 years in a lifetime.

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Footnotes

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Minnesota's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Amy Klobuchar (D)

Tina Smith (D)

Representatives

District 1

Brad Finstad (R)

District 2

Angie Craig (D)

District 3

Kelly Morrison (D)

District 4

Betty McCollum (D)

District 5

Ilhan Omar (D)

District 6

Tom Emmer (R)

District 7

Michelle Fischbach (R)

District 8

Pete Stauber (R)

Democratic Party (6)

Republican Party (4)