Susan Pha Explained

Susan Pha
State Senate:	Minnesota
District:	38th
Term Start:	January 3, 2023
Predecessor:	Roger Chamberlain
Birth Place:	Laos
Children:	4
Party:	Democratic (DFL)

Susan Kaying Pha 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.

Early life

Pha moved to the United States from Laos with her family as a refugee at age three.^[1] She was raised in San Diego and Fresno, California,^[2] as the oldest of eight children and part of the Hmong community in the United States.^[3]

Career

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,^{[4] [5]} the second Hmong woman to do so.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Adwan . Noor . 2022-11-09 . Susan Pha wins election to Minnesota Senate . 2022-12-08 . Sahan Journal . en-US.
2. Web site: 2016-12-12 . 'People were looking for a change': a Q&A with Susan Pha, Brooklyn Park's first council member of color . 2022-12-08 . MinnPost . en-US.
3. News: Debunking myths about the Asian American academic experience . November 17, 2023 . Jonathan . Chang . Meghna . Chakrabarti . Tim . Skoog . . April 10, 2024.
4. Web site: Adwan . Noor . 2022-11-22 . Senator-elect Susan Pha plans to uplift Minnesotans of color . 2022-12-08 . Sahan Journal . en-US.
5. Web site: Susan Pha . 2022-12-08 . Ballotpedia . en.