Vang, Samantha "Sam"
House 2019-2022 (District 40B); House 2023-Present (District 38B)
Party when first elected: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Counties Served:
Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
2/20/1994
Birth Place:
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Birth County:
Hennepin
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Female
Religion:
Reported Minority: Hmong
Other Names:
Sam
City of Residence (when first elected):
Brooklyn Center
Occupation (when first elected):
Housing advocate
EDUCATION
Armstrong High School; Secondary;
Gustavus Adolphus College; B.A.; Political Science and Communications, 2016
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Single
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Her reported minority is noted on her 2018 campaign website: "daughter of Hmong refugees" and "co-founder of Progressive Hmong American Organizers."
She is one of the first two Hmong American woman elected to the Minnesota House, along with Rep. Kaohly Vang Her. (League of Women Voters, Minnesota Firsts for Women)
She is the second youngest woman to be elected to the Minnesota Legislature at the time of her swearing in.
Chair of the POCI (People of Color and Indigenous) Caucus in 2022.
She co-founded the Minnesota Asian Pacific caucus. (2022 Campaign website)
Body: House
District: 38B
Elected: 11/8/2022
Residence: Brooklyn Center
Term of Office: 1/3/2023 to 1/13/2025
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation: Housing advocate
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
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Agriculture Finance and Policy (Chair)
Minutes
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Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Minutes
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Higher Education Finance and Policy
Minutes
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Legacy Finance
Minutes
Body: House
District: 40B
Elected: 11/3/2020
Residence: Brooklyn Center
Term of Office: 1/5/2021 to 1/2/2023
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation: Housing advocate
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Special Session Bills Authored: 2021 1st Sp.S. - Author
Committees:
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Agriculture Finance and Policy
Minutes
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Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Minutes
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Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy
Minutes
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Redistricting
Minutes
Body: House
District: 40B
Elected: 11/6/2018
Residence: Brooklyn Center
Term of Office: 1/8/2019 to 1/4/2021
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation: Housing advocate
Party:
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Committees:
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Taxes: Property and Local Tax Division
Minutes
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Ways & Means: Agriculture and Food Finance & Policy Division
Minutes
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Ways & Means: Capital Investment Division
Minutes
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Ways & Means: Higher Education Finance & Policy Division
Minutes
Session Interviews
Session Interview
(Video) 2022 House Interview
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