Susan Pha

Susan Kaying Pha^[2] (RPA: Kab Yeeb Phaab; /pɑː/ PAH)^[3] 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.

Susan Pha
Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 38th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2023
Preceded by	Roger Chamberlain
Personal details
Born	1976 or 1977 (age 47–48)[1] Laos
Political party	Democratic (DFL)
Children	4

Early life

Pha moved to the United States from Laos with her family as a refugee at age three.^[4] She was raised in San Diego and Fresno, California,^[5] as the oldest of eight children and part of the Hmong community in the United States.^[6]

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,^[7][8] the second Hmong woman to do so.^[6]