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Yakasah Wehyee

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Yakasah Wehyee
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Democratic Party

Education

Bachelor's

Hamline University, 2014

Graduate

University of Minnesota, 2019

Contact

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Yakasah Wehyee (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Minnesota House of Representatives to represent District 66A. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 9, 2022.

Wehyee completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Yakasah Wehyee earned a bachelor's degree from Hamline University in 2014 and a graduate degree from the University of Minnesota in 2019.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 66A

Leigh Finke defeated Trace Johnson in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 66A on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Leigh Finke
Leigh Finke (D) Candidate Connection
 
81.1
 
15,635
Image of Trace Johnson
Trace Johnson (R) Candidate Connection
 
18.5
 
3,569
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
64

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 19,268
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 66A

Leigh Finke defeated Dave Thomas in the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 66A on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Leigh Finke
Leigh Finke Candidate Connection
 
63.2
 
4,034
Image of Dave Thomas
Dave Thomas Candidate Connection
 
36.8
 
2,352

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,386
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 66A

Trace Johnson advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 66A on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Trace Johnson
Trace Johnson Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
646

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 646
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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Yakasah Wehyee completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wehyee'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 in Liberia and immigrated to the US as a refugee at the age of six. I have over a decade of community engagement, non-profit management, and policy experience. I hold a bachelor’s degree in both political science and history from Hamline University, where I also met my wife. I also hold a master’s degree in political science from the University of Minnesota, and I am in the dissertation phase of my doctoral degree in political science at the same university. I was elected to the Falcon Heights City Council in 2019 as the first Liberian-American, and the first renter on the Council. As a product of the K-12 public school system and a recent father, I am a fierce advocate for education and early childhood care. I am driven by the desire to serve my community to make the world better than I found it.
  • As a sitting Councilmember that has tackled some of my community's toughest challenges, I will be ready on day one, to serve my community in the legislature.
  • My formal educational training as well as my lived experiences allow me to critically assess issues, appreciating multiple points of views, and drawing my own conclusion.
  • My relationship development and management skills will allow me to work with diverse stakeholders in addressing key issues.
I am passionate about many issues but a few are worth mentioning. These include early childhood care and education, housing and homelessness, public safety and criminal justice reform, climate change, healthcare, and economic justice.
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The governor and the state legislature are equal branches of government charged with administering different elements of government. The primary role of the governor is to execute the laws passed by the legislature and serve as the representative
I do believe that it is beneficial to build relationships with other legislators. An essential function of legislating involves relationship building and management. Building relationships with other legislators is one way to establish and maintain civility in our political discourse. The relationships that one builds with other legislators can also be leveraged to pass legislation because legislators are more likely to support a bill that is introduced or co-authored by a trusted member.
As a general practice, I do believe that compromise is necessary for sound policymaking. However, there are certain indivisible issues such as those relating to one's right to exist and enjoy equality under the law that do not lend themselves to compromises and must not be compromised. Issues such as those dealing with how best to allocate finite public resources lend themselves to compromise. An effective policymaker must possess the foresight to recognize these differences and legislate accordingly.

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    1. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 6, 2022


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