Jeff Johnson has spent much of the past thirty years learning firsthand the joys and challenges that boys can bring to an already full life. He’s tutored boys in homeless shelters in Chicago, Washington DC, and Minneapolis; coached them in baseball, football, and soccer; taught them in Sunday School and confirmation classes and, with his wife Sondi, raised two awesome sons, Thor and Rolf. Jeff is a graduate of Concordia College and Georgetown Law School. He has worked as an employment attorney in Minneapolis and Chicago and served as president of his own firm providing mediation and investigation services to employers. He’s a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives and founded NorthStar Neighbor, a Minnesota nonprofit matching volunteers with seniors in need. He was the Republican candidate for Minnesota governor in 2014 and 2018.
