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    Lee, Fue

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    House 2017-2022 (District 59A); House 2023-Present (District 59A)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

    Counties Served:  Hennepin

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 8/26/1991 (uncertain)
    Birth Place: ,
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: Thailand
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: Hmong
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Minneapolis
    Occupation (when first elected): Government

    EDUCATION

    Carleton College; B.A.; Political Science / International Relations

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    State Secretary of State Staff: Minnesota Office of the Secretary of State (Employee); [Dates Unknown]

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Single (when first elected); Tina Maharath (Ohio State Senator)
    Children: Two children
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    His legislative interests include education and public safety (Stateline Midwest, August 2019). Another special interest is environmental justice.

    He is a member of the People of Color and Indigenous (POCI) caucus.

    He was born in a refugee camp in Thailand and moved to Minnesota as a toddler (Stateline Midwest, August 2019).

    He immigrated to the United States in 1992 (2016 Campaign Website).

    His parents were born in Laos (Star Tribune, September 21, 2020).

    He is the "first Hmong-American to represent Minneapolis" in the Legislature (MinnPost, August 23, 2016).

    He interned or volunteered for Steve Simon and U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison (Star Tribune, November 8, 2016).

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    Total Days Served: 3040

    SESSIONS SERVED

    94th Legislative Session (2025-2026)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/14/2025
    Body: House
    District: 59A
    Elected: 11/5/2024
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/6/2025 to 1/3/2027
    Oath Date: 1/12/2025
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Government
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Agriculture Finance and Policy Minutes
    • Capital Investment (Chair) Minutes [He was a non-voting member until 3/17/2025, when he became co-chair.]
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    93rd Legislative Session (2023-2024)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/2023
    Body: House
    District: 59A
    Elected: 11/8/2022
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/2/2023 to 1/5/2025
    Oath Date: 1/3/2023
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Government
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Capital Investment (Chair) Minutes
    • Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Minutes
    • Legacy Finance Minutes
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    92nd Legislative Session (2021-2022)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/2021
    Body: House
    District: 59A
    Elected: 11/3/2020
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/4/2021 to 1/1/2023
    Oath Date: 1/5/2021
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Government
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:  2021 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author    2021 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Capital Investment (Chair) Minutes
    • Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Minutes
    • Commerce Finance and Policy Minutes
    • Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Minutes
    • Redistricting Minutes
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    91st Legislative Session (2019-2020)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/2019
    Body: House
    District: 59A
    Elected: 11/6/2018
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/7/2019 to 1/3/2021
    Oath Date: 1/8/2019
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Government
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:  2019 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author    2019 1st Sp.S. - Author
    2020 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author    2020 1st Sp.S. - Author
    2020 2nd Sp.S. - Chief Author    2020 2nd Sp.S. - Author
    2020 3rd Sp.S. - Chief Author    2020 3rd Sp.S. - Author
    2020 4th Sp.S. - Chief Author    2020 4th Sp.S. - Author
    2020 5th Sp.S. - Chief Author    2020 5th Sp.S. - Author
    2020 6th Sp.S. - Chief Author    2020 6th Sp.S. - Author
    2020 7th Sp.S. - Chief Author    2020 7th Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Government Operations Minutes
    • Ways & Means: Capital Investment Division Minutes
    • Ways & Means: Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division Minutes
    Leadership Position: Assistant Majority Leader
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    90th Legislative Session (2017-2018)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/2017
    Body: House
    District: 59A
    Elected: 11/8/2016
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/2/2017 to 1/6/2019
    Oath Date: 1/3/2017
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Government
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Education Innovation Policy Minutes
    • Government Operations & Elections Policy Minutes
    • State Government Finance: Veterans Affairs Division Minutes
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    Session Interviews

    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.
    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

    Photographs

    Rep. Fue Lee comments to the House Capital Investment Committee Monday during the unveiling of two bonding proposals. 4/29/2024. Photo credit: Andrew VonBank, House Public Information Services.

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