Jonathan Dean

Jonathan Dean earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota in 2005 and a law degree from Northwestern University School of Law in 2013. His career experience includes working as an attorney and businessman.[1][2]

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am running for US Senate because my kids’ futures are on the line and our leaders are not solving our country’s problems.

I am part of a groundswell of young Democrats demanding more aggressive leadership in the Democratic Party.  We cannot afford to wait for the old guard to get their act together. We must act ourselves.

I am an activist, entrepreneur, litigator, and a proud survivor of childhood sexual abuse. I have battled bullies, liars, and gaslighters—the perpetrators from my childhood—in court and in my everyday life. And I did not confront all of that adversity, and fight all of those battles, only to live and raise my kids under a government that is lying to us and gaslighting us every single day.

My main opponents are old guard Democrats, whom have been in elected office to oversee the rise of Trumpism—skyrocketing costs, record unaffordability, rampant misinformation, and fascism—and done nothing effective in response.

We need to send someone to Washington who will shock the system into working for young people, working families, and our children’s futures and stand against fascism and for American freedom.

I have been fighting the system my entire life, and I am humbly asking for your vote and your confidence.

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?

Life is unaffordable because our tax code redistributes our money to wealthy people and corporations. All of us are working hard, but our wages are stagnant even though economic growth skyrockets. We are not experiencing the benefits of our labor. It is because our economic system prioritizes the top 1%, instead of the rest of us. It is immoral and UnAmerican for us to work hard but not be able to maintain a comfortable standard of living.We need to end trickle down economics: For forty years, we have been told that if we just redistribute more money to rich people and corporations, then their wealth will trickle down to us and make us wealthier. That was a scam and we need to adjust the tax code to be more equitable: lower taxes for 99% of us; higher taxes for the 1%.We need to engage in a dramatic project to build affordable housing. We need to dramatically increase housing availability and affordability as quickly as possible. We need to eliminate red-tape regulations that get in the way of building, offer incentive-based grants to communities and private companies to quickly build affordable housing, and bar corporate entities from speculating on housing. We also need to offer first-time home buyer assistance.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Ending trickle down economics; affordable housing; taxing billionaires; immigration reform; Supreme Court reform; promoting the rule of law.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

Track AIPAC

Note: Dean submitted the above survey responses to [the profile publisher] on March 5, 2026.

February 12 submission

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a father, litigator, a solar entrepreneur, and an activist for survivors of childhood sexual abuse. I am also a proud survivor of childhood sexual abuse, and I share that to say this: I have been fighting bullies, liars, gaslighters, and abusers my entire life. And I did not fight all those fights only to live under a government that is lying and gaslighting us on a daily basis.

I have had enough. I refuse to accept that the Democratic Party should just keep doing the same old things it has always done and expect different results. That is crazy. We cannot afford for the establishment to get their act together. We need to act ourselves.

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?

We must make an economic system that is fair for everyone. That means ending trickle down economics by appropriately taxing the wealthy and corporations.The Democratic Party must modernize and become fluent with developing favorable media channels and on social media in order to push their agenda.We need Democratic reform to preserve the idea of America for future generations: term limits, rank choice voting, abolishing electoral college, and public financing of elections. Republicans will never work to restore Democracy, because they are a minority party. Democrats must organize and build political power to pass these reforms ourselves.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Economics; Job Growth; Renewable Energy; and Environmental Issues