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Mee Moua
Minnesota
State
Senator
District 67
Majority Whip
Vice Chair, Transportation Policy and Budget
Division
Legislative |
State Senator Mee Moua was
first elected to the Minnesota Senate in a
special election in January 2002. Her
legislative accomplishments include funding
for the Phalen Corridor and Metropolitan State
University Library, making it easier to build
affordable housing, and improving tax policies
for low income Minnesotans. She also fought to
protect civil rights and to secure funding for
crime victims. Senator Moua is a Majority
Whip, Vicechair of the Transportation Policy
and Budget Committee, and serves on the Tax
Committee and the Health and Family Security
Committee.
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Professional |
In addition to being a member of the Senate,
Senator Moua is an attorney. She has degrees
from Brown University, a Masters of Public
Policy from the University of Texas-Austin,
and her law degree from the University of
Minnesota. Senator Moua is a member of the
Democratic National Committee and a board
member on the Asian and Pacific Islander
American Health Forum.
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Personal |
Born in Laos, Senator Moua immigrated to the
U.S. in 1978 and currently lives on St. Paul’s
East Side with her husband Yee Chang and their
two children, Chase and Sheng. She was the
nation’s first Hmong American elected to a
state legislature. |
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