High school math teacher seeks to win US House seat in Minnesota by emphasizing affordability

Jake Johnson grew up relying on government assistance. Now he's running for Tim Waltz's old seat in Congress

High school math teacher Jake Johnson easily recalls the role government assistance played for his family in Stewartville, Minnesota, when he was growing up.

His father was a garbage collector and his mother read meters for the local gas company. They relied on food stamps for groceries and Medicaid for healthcare. When it was time for Johnson to go to college, Pell grants and Stafford loans helped him pay the bill.