Susan Pha | |
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Member of the Minnesota 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] is a Hmong-American politician and businesswoman serving as a member of the Minnesota Senate for the 38th district. Elected in November 2022,she assumed office on January 3,2023.
Pha moved to the United States from Laos with her family as a refugee at age three. [2] She was raised in San Diego and Fresno,California, [3] as the oldest of eight children and part of the Hmong community in the United States. [4]
From 1996 to 2011,Pha worked as a real estate agent. In 2010,she founded a publishing company. Pha was elected to the Brooklyn Park City Council in 2016. She was elected to the Minnesota Senate in November 2022, [5] [6] the second Hmong woman to do so. [4]
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