Je Politician

Member of the Bundestag for the left-wing party Die Linke

Serving as the Leader of Die Linke in the Bundestag, alongside Sören Pellmann

Interested in politics as a teenager, opposing the Hartz IV reforms and supporting women's equality and social welfare

At university, she spent a semester abroad in Cairo in the midst of the Arab Spring and witnessed the Egyptian revolution, which furthered her interest in politics

Joined Die Linke (The Left) in 2015 and was elected to the city council of Osnabrück the following year

Ran in the 2017 Lower Saxony state election, and placed seventh on the party list, but was not elected

In 2019, she became chairwoman of The Left's Lower Saxony branch

Prioritized addressing economic inequality in Germany, including nationalizing housing without compensation, legalizing hard drugs, doubling unemployment benefits, and imposing stricter rent limits

Supports progressive social policies, such as being a supporter of artificial insemination, the recognition of all genders, easier access to gender affirming care, and support of "queer trade unions"; she has also criticized fellow leftist Sahra Wagenknecht after Wagenknecht opposed legislation to support trans rights

Supports increased economic redistribution, accepting refugees seeking asylum in Germany, and the decriminalization of abortion