Justin Cohen is a community organizer and nonprofit executive who focuses on issues of education and justice. Previously, he worked at D.C. Public Schools, served as President of Mass Insight Education, a Boston-based nonprofit that provides youth training and placement programs, and co-founded the Wayfinder Foundation. He is one of the founding members of Politicize My Death, an antigunviolence group, and an organizer with Racial Justice BK, an interfaith advocacy organization. This is Cohen’s first time running for public office. Cohen’s top priorities include education and criminal justice reform – he stresses ending the systemic violence that oppresses Black and Brown communities and seeks to divest from policing and incarceration to invest in infrastructure and social services that promote economic stability. He also plans to fight for education and housing equity. He promises to be an advocate of greater police accountability and transparency and plans to incorporate civic education into the education system in his district. Cohen also supports Citizens Union’s reform issues, and promises to be an active check on gubernatorial power. Citizens Union prefers Cohen in this race because of his clarity on reform issues, commitment to public service, and strong and comprehensive plans for the challenges facing his district..