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My story, like yours, is a St. Louis story—one of deep roots, resilient people, and the frustrating gap between our city's incredible potential and its everyday reality. I’ve always believed in St. Louis, but, like you, I've felt the disappointment of seeing the city we love grapple with basic services while other cities leap forward. I'm Jami Cox Antwi, and I'm running for 8th Ward Alderwoman because I believe it's time to close that gap.
That conviction has driven me my entire life, starting when I was 14. After a classmate was tragically killed by gun violence, grief turned into resolve. I couldn't just stand by. I organized my peers and founded a youth organization to tackle violence in our community—an initiative that grew into the Mayor’s Youth Cabinet and continues its work to this day. That work defined my life's mission: turning pain into progress and vision into action.
To truly make a difference, I knew I needed the right tools. That drove me to study Public Policy at Vanderbilt, where I was elected Student Body President, and learned how to fix the broken systems that hold our city back. From there, I earned a Master’s degree as St. Louis's first Schwarzman Scholar, studying Global Affairs and Economics in Beijing with leaders from around the world.
My goal was always to bring that experience home to build a better St. Louis. I poured that knowledge into my career in community development, spending years on the ground turning complex financial plans into real-world impact: affordable housing, community centers, and health clinics. That’s my expertise: transforming neglect into opportunity and hope for our city.
My commitment to this work has never been more personal. My husband, Jason, and I are raising our daughter, in McKinley Heights, (alongside our two rescue cats, Simone and Pumba) and like every family in the 8th Ward, we want a future for her that is safe and full of opportunity.I’m running for Alderwoman because St. Louis is at a crossroads. I see a city grappling with the aftermath of devastating storms, confronting a pedestrian safety crisis on our streets, and demanding an end to the "business as usual" that leaves basic services unreliable.
This moment calls for more than good intentions or political connections; it demands proven experience. It demands a leader who knows how to navigate complex systems to help our neighborhoods recover, who has the policy expertise to make our streets safer, and who has a track record of delivering real results when it matters most.
Let’s build the St. Louis we all know is possible. I hope you’ll join me.
