Jimmy Fremgen

Jimmy Fremgen (he/him) is the Director of California Policy at Food Solutions Action. Born and raised in Northern California, Jimmy is a heart disease survivor, has served as a congressional investigator, high school teacher, and was a 2022 candidate for United States House of Representatives in California’s Seventh Congressional District.
After college, Jimmy worked as a high school teacher, teaching US History and Government before serving as Senior Policy Advisor to Congressman Elijah E. Cummings and the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. As a congressional investigator, Jimmy focused on eliminating exploitative behavior by for-profit colleges. Jimmy fought to increase access to guide dogs and worked to protect vulnerable residents of long-term care facilities from negligence.