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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

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: 3103

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

Special Session Bills Authored: 2025 1st Sp.S. - Chief Author 2025 1st Sp.S. - 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

House Interview 2022 (Video)
House Interview 2020 (Video)

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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