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Mee Moua
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Mee Moua (born June 30, 1969) is a Hmong American politician and member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. She currently serves in the Minnesota Senate representing a district in Saint Paul, Minnesota. She is serving her third term, chairs the Judiciary Committee and holds the highest office of any Hmong American politician. She was first elected to the District 67 seat on January 29, 2002 with 60% of the vote, replacing previous senator Randy Kelly, who had resigned to become mayor of St. Paul.
Born in 1969 in Laos. Her father was a medic in the Vietnam War. At the end of the war, her family fled to Thailand when Moua was five years old. In 1978 her family, along with other Hmong refugees, moved to the United States. Moua obtained an undergraduate degree from Brown University, a master's degree from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Minnesota Law School. In addition to her senate duties she practices as an attorney. Moua is part of the Democratic National Committee and a serves as a board member for the Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum.
She is married to Yee Chang with whom she has two children.
Moua has been listed as a possible 2008 challenger to incumbent Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN). If she chooses to run, Moua would be a part of a crowded DFL field that will likely include attorney Michael Ciresi and actor/comedian Al Franken.
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