Susan Pha
Susan Pha | |
|---|---|
| Member of theMinnesota Senate from the 38th district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Roger Chamberlain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Laos |
| Political party | Democratic(DFL) |
| Children | 4 |
Susan Kaying Pha[1](/pɑː/PAH)[2]is aHmong-Americanpolitician and businesswoman serving as a member of theMinnesota Senatefor the 38th district. Elected in November 2022, she assumed office on January 3, 2023.
Early life
[edit]Pha moved to the United States fromLaoswith her family as a refugee at age three.[3]She was raised inSan DiegoandFresno, California,[4]as the oldest of eight children and part of theHmong community in the United States.[5]
Career
[edit]From 1996 to 2011, Pha worked as a real estate agent. In 2010, she founded a publishing company. Pha was elected to theBrooklyn Park City Councilin 2016. She was elected to theMinnesota Senatein November 2022,[6][7]the second Hmong woman to do so.[5]
References
[edit]- ^Happy Women's Day: Susan Kaying Pha Sworn in as City Council Member of Brooklyn Park,2018-03-08,retrieved2022-12-08
- ^"Senate Members' Pronunciation".Minnesota Legislature.RetrievedAugust 23,2024.
- ^Adwan, Noor (2022-11-09)."Susan Pha wins election to Minnesota Senate".Sahan Journal.Retrieved2022-12-08.
- ^"'People were looking for a change': a Q&A with Susan Pha, Brooklyn Park's first council member of color ".MinnPost.2016-12-12.Retrieved2022-12-08.
- ^abChang, Jonathan; Chakrabarti, Meghna; Skoog, Tim (November 17, 2023)."Debunking myths about the Asian American academic experience".WBUR.RetrievedApril 10,2024.
- ^Adwan, Noor (2022-11-22)."Senator-elect Susan Pha plans to uplift Minnesotans of color".Sahan Journal.Retrieved2022-12-08.
- ^"Susan Pha".Ballotpedia.Retrieved2022-12-08.
Categories:
- Living people
- 21st-century American legislators
- 21st-century American women politicians
- Democratic Party Minnesota state senators
- Women state legislators in Minnesota
- Asian-American state legislators in Minnesota
- Laotian emigrants to the United States
- Politicians from San Diego
- Politicians from Fresno, California
- People from St. Louis Park, Minnesota
- 21st-century Minnesota politicians
- American politicians of Hmong descent
- Hmong-American culture in Minneapolis–Saint Paul