Mee Moua

  • Mee Moua
    𖬂𖬦 𖬑𖬲𖬦
Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 67th district
In office
February 4, 2002 – January 3, 2011
Preceded byRandy Kelly
Succeeded byJohn Harrington
Personal details
Born (1969-06-30) June 30, 1969 (age 55)
Xiangkhouang, Laos
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseYee Chang
Children3
EducationBrown University (BA)
University of Texas, Austin (MPA)
University of Minnesota (JD)

Mee Moua (RPA: Mim Muas, Pahawh: 𖬂𖬦 𖬑𖬲𖬦; born June 30, 1969, in Xieng Khouang, Laos), is an American politician, and is the former president and executive director of the Asian Americans Advancing Justice -AAJC (Advancing Justice-AAJC)[1] She served as the vice president for strategic impact initiatives at the Asian & Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) from 2011–12,[2] and as a member of the Minnesota state senate from 2002 to 2011.[3][4] On February 3, 2017, Moua announced her departure from AAJC to "spend more time with her family, for her children and their future, and being the right kind of mom for them."[5]

Early life and education

Moua's father was a medic in the Vietnam War. At the end of the war, her family fled to Thailand when Moua was five years old. In 1978 her family, along with other Hmong refugees, moved to the United States.[6] Moua graduated from Xavier High School, Appleton, Wisconsin, in 1988.[7]

Moua obtained an undergraduate degree from Brown University, a master's degree in public policy from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Minnesota Law School.

Minnesota State Senate

Moua with Keith Ellison in 2007

Moua was the first Hmong American woman elected to a state legislature, where she served as a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. She represented District 67 in the Minnesota Senate, which includes portions of the city of Saint Paul in Ramsey County, which is in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.[8] On May 16, 2010, she announced that she would not run for a third term.[9]

Moua chaired the Judiciary Committee and held the highest office of any Hmong American politician. She also served on the senate's Taxes and Transportation committees, and was a member of the Finance subcommittee for the Public Safety Budget Division and the Transportation Budget and Policy Division, of the Judiciary Subcommittee for Data Practices, and of the Taxes Subcommittee for the Property Tax Division.[10]

Moua was first elected with 60 percent of the vote in a special election held on January 29, 2002. She succeeded Senator Randy Kelly, who resigned after being elected mayor of Saint Paul. She was re-elected in November 2002 and, again, in November 2006.[8]

In May 2010, Moua announced that she would not seek re-election.[11] She said "My decision not to run was about my children and their future, and being the right kind of mom for them."[12]

Campaign finance

In 2002, Moua spent $45,852 on her campaign, including $11,200 in campaign matching funds.[13] Her opponent in the 2002 race for MN Senate district 67, David Racer (R), received matching funds in the amount of $7,706.[13][14] In order to receive matching funds a candidate must also raise a specified amount in individual contributions and agree to campaign spending limits.[15] Moua received individual donor contributions in the amount of $21,599 in 2006.[16] In 2006 she only had a single donor who contributed the $500 maximum under Minnesota campaign finance laws.[17] The majority, $18,899 of her $21,599 in individual contributions, were from individual contributors donating $100 or less.[18] She received matching funds in the amount of $15,794.[19] Her Republican challenger, Richard Mulkern, received $9,982 in matching funds.[19][18]

Per diem criticism

In 2008, Minnesota public records indicated that Moua claimed $21,954 in per diem, the most of any senator, and effectively increased her compensation by 71 percent.[20][21] In response to Moua leading the senate with her per diem claims, Republican Senator Dick Day stated "I don't know how someone like Sen. Moua who lives a few miles from the Capitol can justify to her constituents spending taxpayer dollars so recklessly."[22] A study looking at per diem claims from 2009 to 2010, Moua topped the list at $35,136.[23] Also in 2010, CBS News noted that Moua as the top per diem taker.[24]

Personal

She is married to Yee Chang, with whom she has three children.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Former Minnesota State Senator Mee Moua to Lead AAJC | Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC". www.advancingjustice-aajc.org. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  2. ^ Forum, Asian & Pacific Islander American Health. "APIAHF Announces Vice Presidents for Strategy and Impact: APIAHF". www.apiahf.org. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  3. ^ Radio, Minnesota Public. "MPR: New senator makes history". news.minnesota.publicradio.org. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  4. ^ Press, Pioneer. "Moua won't seek re-election in Senate – Twin Cities". Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  5. ^ "Press Releases - Asian Americans Advancing Justice". advancingjustice-aajc.org. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  6. ^ Swanson, William. "Mee Moua in the Age of Obama | Features | Mpls.St.Paul Magazine +". Mspmag.com. Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
  7. ^ Xavier High School selected as a top 50 US Catholic high school
  8. ^ a b "Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Legislator Record - Moua, Mee". Leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
  9. ^ "Sen. Moua will not run for reelection". TwinCities.com. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
  10. ^ "Moua, Mee - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  11. ^ Nelson, Tim. "21 lawmakers not seeking re-election in Minn. Legislature". www.mprnews.org. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  12. ^ "State Sen. Mee Moua caught in housing crisis when parents' home is foreclosed". MinnPost. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  13. ^ a b "Show Me - FollowTheMoney.org". www.followthemoney.org. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  14. ^ "MN Campaign Finance Board report of 2002 subsidy payments" (PDF). MN Campaign Finance Board.
  15. ^ "2006 MN Campaign Finance Summary Report" (PDF). MN Campaign Finance Board.
  16. ^ "2006 Campaign Finance filings". MN Campaign Finance Board.
  17. ^ "MANTZ, KRISTINE - FollowTheMoney.org". www.followthemoney.org. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  18. ^ a b "2006 Campaign Finance Report". MN Campaign Finance Board.
  19. ^ a b "Show Me - FollowTheMoney.org". www.followthemoney.org. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  20. ^ "Political Notebook: Sen. Day boasts lowest per diem". postbulletin.typepad.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  21. ^ "Lawmaker per diems challenged – Twin Cities". Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  22. ^ "Political Notebook: Sen. Day boasts lowest per diem". Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  23. ^ Grovum, Jake. "Per diems a bipartisan affair". Politics in Minnesota. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  24. ^ Kessler, Pat. "Reality Check: 2010 Senate, House Per Diems". Retrieved March 10, 2016.
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