Elect Johnathan McFarland for U.S. Senate

ABOUT

ABOUT ME

Johnathan McFarland grew up and has lived in St. Louis his entire life. He has dedicated his life to working with friends and neighbors to ensure this community thrives. As a father, he shares the same growing concerns many voters do regarding a variety of issues; not just in St. Louis, but throughout Missouri. Johnathan and his wife, Katie, are currently raising their son in St. Louis’s Tower Grove East neighborhood, and are expecting the arrival of their daughter in October. Johnathan also helps his wife’s family in expanding and maintaining their farmland in Ste. Genevieve. He is a dedicated husband and father, and understands the complex needs of both urban and rural families throughout Missouri.

MY EXPERIENCE

For the past seven years, Johnathan has been working in the community with organizations such as the North St. Louis Arts Council, Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment (MORE), Jobs With Justice, Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the Gateway Green Alliance, and others. In 2012, he began his own non-profit organization, with the purpose of working with at-risk youth in St. Louis and the surrounding area, toward self-sufficiency through art-based education. He has worked on an initiative to raise the minimum wage, and in 2013 supported a participatory budgeting project in the 6th Ward of St. Louis. In 2014, he ran for St. Louis City’s 6th Ward Alderman, and received 17% of the vote. Since then, Johnathan has designed a proposal to develop and restore the St. Louis North Riverfront, and worked with members of the Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) to support the passage of the Civilian Oversight Board. Johnathan has worked with the St. Louis Green Party for the past 4 years, and currently serves as the Green Party Committeeman for the 9th Ward, and as the Missouri Green Party, St. Louis City Representative.

MY VISION

Johnathan has developed and supported many innovative solutions to community issues. If elected, his first priority is community inclusion in decision- making processes that affect our cities and towns. He will work each day to ensure that the needs of our entire state are understood, and are accommodated fairly and effectively. He will work to protect Missouri families from the damages caused by career politicians who are increasingly disinterested in what is best for Missouri. His focus is on bringing Missouri into the 21st century and protecting our natural resources by focusing on sustainable energy sources. He would also like to incorporate programs to increase jobs and manufacturing in Missouri.