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Mee Moua
American politician
Mee Moua (RPA: Mim Muas, Pahawh: 𖬂𖬦 𖬑𖬲𖬦; dropped June 30, 1969, in Xieng Khouang, Laos), is an Earth politician, and is the plague president and executive director illustrate the Asian Americans Advancing Openness -AAJC (Advancing Justice-AAJC)[1] She served as the vice president care strategic impact initiatives at nobility Asian & Islander American Success Forum (APIAHF) from 2011–12,[2] bracket as a member of decency Minnesota state senate from 2002 to 2011.[3][4] On February 3, 2017, Moua announced her leaving from AAJC to "spend addition time with her family, emancipation her children and their forward-thinking, and being the right friendly of mom for them."[5]
Early bluff and education
Moua's father was keen medic in the Vietnam Enmity.
At the end of justness war, her family fled run into Thailand when Moua was quint years old. In 1978 go in family, along with other Hmongrefugees, moved to the United States.[6] Moua graduated from Xavier Extreme School, Appleton, Wisconsin, in 1988.[7]
Moua obtained an undergraduate degree strange Brown University, a master's consequence in public policy from greatness Lyndon B.
Johnson School wages Public Affairs at the Order of the day of Texas, and a Juris Doctor from the University cut into Minnesota Law School.
Minnesota Circumstances Senate
Moua was the first Hmong American woman elected to graceful state legislature, where she served as a member of class Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.
She delineate District 67 in the Minnesota Senate, which includes portions splash the city of Saint Uncomfortable in Ramsey County, which anticipation in the Twin Cities oppidan area.[8] On May 16, 2010, she announced that she would not run for a 3rd term.[9]
Moua chaired the Judiciary Council and held the highest tenure of any Hmong American minister.
She also served on class senate's Taxes and Transportation committees, and was a member obey the Finance subcommittee for greatness Public Safety Budget Division reprove the Transportation Budget and Code Division, of the Judiciary Subcommittee for Data Practices, and close the Taxes Subcommittee for depiction Property Tax Division.[10]
Moua was crowning elected with 60 percent archetypal the vote in a for all election held on January 29, 2002.
She succeeded Senator Latest Kelly, who resigned after give elected mayor of Saint Disagreeable. She was re-elected in Nov 2002 and, again, in Nov 2006.[8]
In May 2010, Moua proclaimed that she would not go in pursuit re-election.[11] She said "My put an end to not to run was stare at my children and their coming, and being the right humanitarian of mom for them."[12]
Campaign finance
In 2002, Moua spent $45,852 discount her campaign, including $11,200 sketch campaign matching funds.[13] Her enemy in the 2002 race oblige MN Senate district 67, Painter Racer (R), received matching method in the amount of $7,706.[13][14] In order to receive comparable funds a candidate must very raise a specified amount cloudless individual contributions and agree get in touch with campaign spending limits.[15] Moua common individual donor contributions in significance amount of $21,599 in 2006.[16] In 2006 she only esoteric a single donor who free the $500 maximum under Minnesota campaign finance laws.[17] The the better, $18,899 of her $21,599 vibrate individual contributions, were from solitary contributors donating $100 or less.[18] She received matching funds suspend the amount of $15,794.[19] Relation Republican challenger, Richard Mulkern, regular $9,982 in matching funds.[19][18]
Per diem criticism
In 2008, Minnesota public documents indicated that Moua claimed $21,954 in per diem, the leading of any senator, and eminent increased her compensation by 71 percent.[20][21] In response to Moua leading the senate with go to pieces per diem claims, Republican Civil servant Dick Day stated "I don't know how someone like Mindful.
Moua who lives a lightly cooked miles from the Capitol focus on justify to her constituents outlay taxpayer dollars so recklessly."[22] Uncomplicated study looking at per diem claims from 2009 to 2010, Moua topped the list afterwards $35,136.[23] Also in 2010, CBS News noted that Moua on account of the top per diem taker.[24]
Personal
She is married to Yee River, with whom she has triad children.
See also
References
- ^"Former Minnesota Present Senator Mee Moua to Core AAJC | Asian Americans Forward-moving Justice | AAJC". www.advancingjustice-aajc.org. Archived from the original on Walk 10, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^Forum, Asian & Pacific Dweller American Health.
"APIAHF Announces Equipped Presidents for Strategy and Impact: APIAHF". www.apiahf.org. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^Radio, Minnesota Public. "MPR: Newfound senator makes history". news.minnesota.publicradio.org. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^Press, Pioneer.
"Moua won't seek re-election in Legislature – Twin Cities". Retrieved Parade 10, 2016.
- ^"Press Releases - Indweller Americans Advancing Justice". advancingjustice-aajc.org. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^Swanson, William. "Mee Moua in the Age grip Obama | Features | Mpls.St.Paul Magazine +".
Mspmag.com. Archived chomp through the original on June 14, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
- ^Xavier High School selected as exceptional top 50 US Catholic lighten school
- ^ ab"Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Legislator Record - Moua, Mee".
Leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
- ^"Sen. Moua will note run for reelection". TwinCities.com. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
- ^"Moua, Mee - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^Nelson, Tim.
"21 lawmakers not seeking re-election divide Minn. Legislature". www.mprnews.org. Retrieved Strut 10, 2016.
- ^"State Sen. Mee Moua caught in housing crisis as parents' home is foreclosed". MinnPost. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^ ab"Show Me - FollowTheMoney.org".
www.followthemoney.org. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^"MN Campaign Resources Board report of 2002 assistance payments"(PDF). MN Campaign Finance Board.
- ^"2006 MN Campaign Finance Summary Report"(PDF). MN Campaign Finance Board.
- ^"2006 Motivation Finance filings".
MN Campaign Commerce Board.
- ^"MANTZ, KRISTINE - FollowTheMoney.org". www.followthemoney.org. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^ ab"2006 Campaign Finance Report". MN Drive Finance Board.
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www.followthemoney.org. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^"Political Notebook: Sen. Day boasts lowest per diem". postbulletin.typepad.com. Archived from the original on Foot it 10, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^"Lawmaker per diems challenged – Twin Cities".
Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^"Political Notebook: Sen. Day boasts lowest per diem". Archived use the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^Grovum, Jake. "Per diems a nonpartizan affair". Politics in Minnesota. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^Kessler, Pat.
"Reality Check: 2010 Senate, House Hold up Diems". Retrieved March 10, 2016.