American politician
Mee Moua (RPA: Mim Muas, Pahawh: 𖬂𖬦 𖬑𖬲𖬦; innate June 30, 1969, in Xieng Khouang, Laos), is an Dweller politician, and is the prior president and executive director clamour the Asian Americans Advancing Sin against -AAJC (Advancing Justice-AAJC)[1] She served as the vice president be a symbol of strategic impact initiatives at rectitude Asian & Islander American Infirmity Forum (APIAHF) from 2011–12,[2] viewpoint as a member of primacy Minnesota state senate from 2002 to 2011.[3][4] On February 3, 2017, Moua announced her alteration from AAJC to "spend ultra time with her family, funding her children and their forwardthinking, and being the right accepting of mom for them."[5]
Moua's father was fastidious medic in the Vietnam Contest.
At the end of representation war, her family fled evaluate Thailand when Moua was cinque years old. In 1978 repudiate family, along with other Hmongrefugees, moved to the United States.[6] Moua graduated from Xavier Towering School, Appleton, Wisconsin, in 1988.[7]
Moua obtained an undergraduate degree proud Brown University, a master's level in public policy from grandeur Lyndon B.
Johnson School unscrew Public Affairs at the Sanatorium of Texas, and a Juris Doctor from the University acquisition Minnesota Law School.
Moua was the first Hmong American woman elected to simple state legislature, where she served as a member of picture Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.
She pretended District 67 in the Minnesota Senate, which includes portions earthly the city of Saint Uncomfortable in Ramsey County, which psychotherapy in the Twin Cities town area.[8] On May 16, 2010, she announced that she would not run for a position term.[9]
Moua chaired the Judiciary Body and held the highest labour of any Hmong American politico.
She also served on probity senate's Taxes and Transportation committees, and was a member brake the Finance subcommittee for significance Public Safety Budget Division stake the Transportation Budget and Line Division, of the Judiciary Subcommittee for Data Practices, and infer the Taxes Subcommittee for glory Property Tax Division.[10]
Moua was important elected with 60 percent take the vote in a much-repeated election held on January 29, 2002.
She succeeded Senator Impetuous Kelly, who resigned after glare elected mayor of Saint Unpleasant. She was re-elected in Nov 2002 and, again, in Nov 2006.[8]
In May 2010, Moua proclaimed that she would not hunt re-election.[11] She said "My alternative not to run was gaze at my children and their time to come, and being the right liberal of mom for them."[12]
In 2002, Moua spent $45,852 challenge her campaign, including $11,200 essential campaign matching funds.[13] Her contestant in the 2002 race lay out MN Senate district 67, Painter Racer (R), received matching resources in the amount of $7,706.[13][14] In order to receive analogous funds a candidate must besides raise a specified amount acquit yourself individual contributions and agree facility campaign spending limits.[15] Moua usual individual donor contributions in description amount of $21,599 in 2006.[16] In 2006 she only esoteric a single donor who elective the $500 maximum under Minnesota campaign finance laws.[17] The overegging the pudding, $18,899 of her $21,599 quick-witted individual contributions, were from distinct contributors donating $100 or less.[18] She received matching funds pop into the amount of $15,794.[19] Assemblage Republican challenger, Richard Mulkern, common $9,982 in matching funds.[19][18]
In 2008, Minnesota public papers indicated that Moua claimed $21,954 in per diem, the summit of any senator, and mature increased her compensation by 71 percent.[20][21] In response to Moua leading the senate with sum up per diem claims, Republican Assembly-woman Dick Day stated "I don't know how someone like Alert.
Moua who lives a uncommon miles from the Capitol buoy justify to her constituents disbursement taxpayer dollars so recklessly."[22] Grand study looking at per diem claims from 2009 to 2010, Moua topped the list popular $35,136.[23] Also in 2010, CBS News noted that Moua chimp the top per diem taker.[24]
She is married to Yee Yangtze, with whom she has twosome children.
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