Hawj, Foung
Senate 2013-Present (District 67)
Party when first elected: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Counties Served:
Ramsey
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1965
Birth Place:
,
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Laos
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: Hmong
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Paul
Occupation (when first elected):
Small Business Owner
EDUCATION
J.C. Harmon High School, Kansas City, Kansas; Secondary;
University of Kansas; B.A.;
Rochester Institute of Technology, New York; M.S.;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Council/Aldermen:
St. Paul, Minnesota (District 2 Community Council);
2004 to 2010
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Anna
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Special Legislative Concerns: housing affordability and foreclosure prevention, environment, education, healthcare, and jobs and workforce development.
He arrived in the U.S. when he was 12 years old. (MPR News, June 9, 2016)
At the time of his election in 2012, he was the only Hmong-American member of the Legislature. (Star Tribune, January 9, 2013)
He ran unsuccessfully in the DFL primary for the Senate in 2010. (St. Paul Legal Ledger, November 20, 2012)
Body: Senate
District: 67
Elected: 11/8/2016
Residence: Saint Paul
Term of Office: 1/3/2017 to 1/5/2021
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation: Small Business Owner
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
-
Agriculture, Rural Development, and Housing Policy
-
Capital Investment
-
Environment and Natural Resources Finance
-
Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy
Body: Senate
District: 67
Elected: 11/8/2016
Residence: Saint Paul
Term of Office: 1/3/2017 to 1/5/2021
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation: Small Business Owner
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
-
Agriculture, Rural Development, and Housing Policy
-
Capital Investment
-
Environment and Natural Resources Finance
-
Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy
Body: Senate
District: 67
Elected: 11/6/2012
Residence: Saint Paul
Term of Office: 1/8/2013 to 1/2/2017
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation: Small Business Owner
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
-
Finance: Environment and Energy Budget Division
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Finance: Health and Human Services Budget Division
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Finance: Natural Resources, Economic Development and Agriculture Budget Division
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Finance: Subcommittee on Equity
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Jobs, Agriculture and Rural Development
Body: Senate
District: 67
Elected: 11/6/2012
Residence: Saint Paul
Term of Office: 1/8/2013 to 1/2/2017
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation: Small Business Owner
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
-
Environment and Energy
-
Finance: Environment, Economic Development, and Agriculture Division
-
Jobs, Agriculture, and Rural Development
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