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Senate 2002-2010 (District 67)

Party when first elected: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Counties Served: Ramsey

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 6/30/1969

Birth Place: Xieng Khouang,

Birth County:

Birth Country: Laos

Date of Death:

Gender: Female

Religion:

Reported Minority: Hmong

Other Names:

City of Residence (when first elected): Saint Paul

Occupation (when first elected): Attorney

EDUCATION

Appleton High School, Wisconsin; Secondary;
Brown University, Rhode Island; B.A.; 1992
University of Texas, Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs; M.P.Aff.; 1995
University of Minnesota, Law School; J.D.; 1997

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

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:

GENERAL NOTES

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.

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Total Days Served: 3255

SESSIONS SERVED

86th Legislative Session (2009-2010) (second half of Senate term)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/6/2009

Body: Senate

District: 67

Elected: 11/7/2006

Residence: Saint Paul

Term of Office: 1/1/2007 to 1/2/2011
Oath Date: 1/3/2007

Counties Represented: Ramsey

Occupation: Attorney

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Special Session Bills Authored: 2010 2nd Sp.S. - Author

Committees:

Finance: Public Safety Budget Division
Finance: Transportation Budget and Policy Division
Judiciary (Chair)
Judiciary: Data Practices
Taxes
Taxes: Property Tax Division
Transportation

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85th Legislative Session (2007-2008)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/3/2007

Body: Senate

District: 67

Elected: 11/7/2006

Residence: Saint Paul

Term of Office: 1/1/2007 to 1/2/2011
Oath Date: 1/3/2007

Counties Represented: Ramsey

Occupation: Attorney

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Committees:

Finance: Public Safety Budget Division
Finance: Transportation Budget and Policy Division
Judiciary (Chair)
Judiciary: Data Practices
Taxes
Taxes: Property Taxes Division
Transportation

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84th Legislative Session (2005-2006) (second half of Senate term)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/4/2005

Body: Senate

District: 67

Elected: 11/5/2002

Residence: Saint Paul

Term of Office: 1/6/2003 to 12/31/2006
Oath Date: 1/7/2003

Counties Represented: Ramsey

Occupation: Attorney

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Special Session Bills Authored: 2005 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author 2005 1st Sp.S. - Author

Committees:

Finance: Transportation Budget Division
Health and Family Security
Rules and Administration: Ethical Conduct
Taxes
Transportation

Leadership Position: Majority Whip

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83rd Legislative Session (2003-2004)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/7/2003

Body: Senate

District: 67

Elected: 11/5/2002

Residence: Saint Paul

Term of Office: 1/6/2003 to 12/31/2006
Oath Date: 1/7/2003

Counties Represented: Ramsey

Occupation: Attorney

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Special Session Bills Authored: 2003 1st Sp.S. - Author

Committees:

Crime Prevention and Public Safety
Finance: Transportation Policy and Budget Division
Taxes

Leadership Position: Majority Whip

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82nd Legislative Session (2001-2002)

Session Details Convened Date: 1/3/2001

Body: Senate

District: 67

Elected: 1/29/2002

Residence: Saint Paul

Term of Office: 2/4/2002 to 1/5/2003 (Special Election)
Oath Date: 2/4/2002

Counties Represented: Ramsey

Occupation: Attorney

Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Bills Authored: Chief Author Author

Special Session Bills Authored: 2002 1st Sp.S. - Author

Committees:

Crime Prevention
Education
Education: Early Childhood-Grade 12 Education Budget Division
Taxes
Transportation

Session Notes: She won the Senate special election held due to the resignation of Randy Kelly. She was sworn in on February 4, 2002.

OTHER INFORMATION

Articles & Books About

Vang, Tiffany. "Election of Mee Moua to the Minnesota Senate, 2002." MNopedia, July 18, 2018.

News Sources

The Library maintains newspaper clippings on individual legislators during their terms. Clippings are available from 1973 to the present in a variety of formats: 1973-1999, microfiche available at the Library; 2000-2009, scanned in yearly compilations and digitally available on the legislative network; 2009-present, archived in a searchable database maintained by the Library and available on the legislative network.

District News Files

2001 (67)

2002 (67)

2003 (67)

2004 (67)

2005 (67)

2006 (67)

2007 (67)

2008 (67)

2009 (67)

These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

Video

Women Making Change (Documentary). Minnesota: Twin Cities Public Television (TPT) and American Association of University Women, Red Wing Branch, Original Broadcast Date: September 25, 2011., 2011. - "Stories of vision and courage from women in Minnesota politics over the past century, leading and inspiring others." Includes former legislators Coya Knutson, Joan Growe, Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Sandy Wollschlager, and Laura Brod (mentions Mee Moua).

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