Local Conservative Activist to Challenge Rep. Meijer

Grand Rapids, Mi — Audra Johnson, the “MAGA Bride”, conservative activist, and self-described Patriot-at- Heart has announced that she will be running for Republican Peter Meijer’s congressional seat in the upcoming 2022 primary election.

Congressional Candidate Audra Johnson. photo courtesy of Audra Johnson

Not liking the direction our country is headed, Johnson believes there are problems on both sides of the aisle, saying we need to focus on what makes us American, and the Constitution.

“I’m going to represent the people.” Johnson said. “I’m in this for the people. I’m not in this for some title or financial gain. I know the people in the third congressional.  I’ve been with the people in the third congressional for the last four years. I know what they want, I’m willing to represent them.”

Johnson was in Washington D.C. on January 6 to support Donald Trump. She believes that when people say revolution, their meaning is that they are tired of watching this country being divided. 

“People are talking about restoring the Constitution, and restoring individual rights,” Johnson said. “You know, it’s absolutely ridiculous in this country, when we have real issues we need to be focusing on and we’re worried about the gender of a plastic potato.”

Her top issues are the economy, freedom of speech and the second amendment. 

Audra on the Range. Taken with permission from Facebook

“We’ve got to get the economy jump started in this state. I was just on a national tour about the truth and constitution and it broke my heart, when I saw the difference between the states. I  saw the difference between an open economy, thriving people and what’s going on here in Michigan. So we’ve got to get the kind of the economy started. I think a lot of that, again, goes back to trusting people with their God given rights,” Johnson says. “The government has literally told us, we can’t trust you with your own decisions, when it comes to your health.”

Johnson feels that every American citizen has the right to choose whether they want to wear a mask, or to take a vaccine.

MAGA Bride Audra Johnson and Husband Jeff on their wedding day. Photo from Facebook

“I’m not saying COVID it’s not real,” Johnson said,  “I am not willing to give up my essential freedoms over a disease that has a 99.9% survival rate.”

Believing that America is a nation of hard working people, Johnson does not feel the American people need a handout right now, they need to work. Having been a single mom before, Johnson insisted that we absolutely should help those in need.

“I have needed that extra help. But I will tell you that once I realized there was another life on the other side of welfare, which is where Democrats want to keep the people so they can control the people,” Johnson said. “When I realized that if I put in more effort than somebody else next to me, I was going to succeed. That is the key to raising the economy, getting people off of welfare, and making sure they have better better lives. We don’t want to make a community of people who are dependent on the government. That’s socialism. And that is not what the country is about.”

Johnson was in Florida during the CPAC convention, where former Former president Donald Trump pledged to support primary challengers against GOP lawmakers like Meijer who voted to impeach him. 

“I was not indoors at CPAC.” she said. “I preferred to be with the real patriots out on the street. I was there for the people that were there to stand for the America first agenda.”

The congressional district maps have not been redrawn yet for the 2022 election and Audra is absolutely committed to running against Peter Meijer. She will move if needed.

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Author: johnrothwellblog

John Rothwell currently resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he is a freelance photojournalist and reporter. In December of 2017, he finished his Communications Degree at Grand Valley State University and is currently working on adding a second degree in Multimedia Journalism. In addition to his academic work, he contributes photos, photo essays and local news coverage to The Rapidian, a hyperlocal citizen journalism platform, powered by the people of Grand Rapids. John believes that everyone has a story to tell and that story needs to be told in a medium that best suits the situation, either in photos, video, audio, word or a mixture of all. People must be informed on events happening in and around their lives and have their voices heard.

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