29 Facts About Fue Lee

Fue Lee was born on August 26,1991 and is a Hmong-American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2016.

Fue Lee was born in a refugee camp in Thailand to Hmong parents from Laos, and came to Minnesota as a toddler in 1992, living in public housing with his parents and siblings.

Fue Lee graduated from Camden High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Fue Lee graduated from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, with a bachelor's degree in political science and international relations.

Fue Lee was an intern or volunteer for Minneapolis City Council Member Blong Yang, then-US Representative Keith Ellison, and Steve Simon, later becoming an aide in the office of the Minnesota Secretary of State.

Fue Lee co-founded the Asian American Organizing Project and Progressive Hmong American Organizers with former state Senator Mee Moua, DFL activist Yee Chang, and state representative Jay Xiong.

Fue Lee was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2016 and has been reelected every two years since.

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Fue Lee defeated 10-term incumbent Joe Mullery in a DFL primary after losing the party endorsement by one delegate.

Fue Lee is the first person of color and of Asian descent to represent his district, and was the first Hmong-American to represent Minneapolis in the state legislature.

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Fue Lee has served as chair of the Capital Investment Committee since 2021.

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Fue Lee sits on the Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy and Legacy Finance Committees.

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Fue Lee is a member of the People of Color and Indigenous Caucus and the Minnesota Asian-Pacific Caucus.

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Fue Lee authored subsequent legislation that would fund $1 billion in infrastructure projects across the state, which was opposed by House Republicans and Senator Bakk.

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In 2022, Fue Lee supported a $3.5 billion package, investing in local projects, housing, and focusing on marginalized communities throughout the state.

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Fue Lee worked with Senator Sandy Pappas in 2023 to move forward both cash and bonding infrastructure bills prioritizing racial equity and addressing the climate and housing crises.

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Fue Lee proposed building on previous years' plans and spending $2 billion in cash spending and an additional $2.2 billion in borrowing via bonds.

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Fue Lee has authored legislation to partially fund the Upper Harbor Terminal, a city amphitheater proposal located in his district.

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Fue Lee co-sponsored a bill creating a commission to review how local government, police, and military responded to George Floyd protests in Minneapolis and St Paul, including aid to community organizations in the area.

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Fue Lee joined environmental advocates in pushing for the closing of a metal shredder in North Minneapolis after a stockpile caught fire.

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Fue Lee wrote legislation that would require regulators to consider the cumulative exposure of pollutants before issuing permits to industries in environmental justice areas, and require the Pollution Control Agency to hold public hearings to solicit community feedback on facilities impacts.

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Fue Lee introduced the legislation again in 2023, but the provisions were scaled back to only include the seven-county metro and other large cities in 2023 due to opposition from rural DFL members.

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Fue Lee has authored legislation to help Metro Transit buy electric busses and require them to transition to zero emissions.

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Fue Lee has advocated for the Department of Natural Resources to do more outreach to hunters in the Twin Cities metropolitan area and to people of color, women and younger generations.

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Fue Lee co-sponsored legislation to abolish commercial turtle harvesting in the state.

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Fue Lee co-authored legislation to increase funding for efforts to ensure every Minnesotan was counted in the 2020 census, and wrote a bill to require property managers to give census workers access to multi-unit buildings.