| Jay Xiong | |
| State House: | Minnesota |
| District: | 67B |
| Constituency: | 67B (2019-present) |
| Term Start: | January 8, 2019 |
| Predecessor: | Sheldon Johnson |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | St. Olaf College Waseda University Chiang Mai University East China Normal University |
| Occupation: | Business Owner |
Jay Xiong (born 1983)[1] is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2019. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Xiong represents District 67B, which includes parts of Saint Paul in Ramsey County, Minnesota.[2]
Xiong attended Saint Paul Public Schools and graduated from St. Olaf College.[3]
Xiong is a co-founder of the Asian American Organizing Project (AAOP) and Progressive Hmong American Organizers (PHAO).
Xiong was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2018, to represent House District 67B, on St. Paul's lower east side.[4] He replaced Sheldon Johnson, who retired after serving 18 years.[5] Xiong received the DFL endorsement after three rounds of balloting, leading by a wide margin each time against Shoua Yang, John Slade, and Grant Stevensen.[5] He is the first person of color to hold the seat in the majority-minority district.[6]
Xiong serves as chair of the Workforce Development Finance and Policy Committee, and sits on the Capital Investment and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committees.
Xiong lives with his spouse and children in St. Paul's Battle Creek neighborhood.