Senate 2002-2010 (District 67)
Party when first elected: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Counties Served: Ramsey
Appleton High School, Wisconsin; Secondary; Brown University, Rhode Island; B.A.; 1992University of Texas, Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs; M.P.Aff.; 1995University of Minnesota, Law School; J.D.; 1997
Spouse: Nha Yee Chang Children: Three children: Chase (son); Sheng and Amelia (daughters, one born during the 2006 session) Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Special Legislative Concerns: education, housing, economic development, safety.She was the first Hmong American to serve in the Minnesota Legislature. She was also the first Hmong American elected to serve in any state legislature in the United States. (Minopedia, "Election of Mee Moua to the Minnesota Senate," 2002)She was the first Asian woman to serve in the Minnesota Legislature. (Minopedia, "Election of Mee Moua to the Minnesota Senate," 2002)She came to the United States in 1978.