# Liz Lee (politician) *American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2023* Kaozouapa Elizabeth "Liz" Lee has held a seat in the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]] since 2023. She belongs to the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) and represents District 67A, a Twin Cities metropolitan district that takes in parts of [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]] in Ramsey County.[^1] Lee won the seat in the 2022 election. In that year's DFL primary she defeated the one-term incumbent, John Thompson.[^2] ## Early life, career, and education Lee's parents were refugees displaced from Laos who came to the United States from a refugee camp in Thailand. She grew up in public housing on Saint Paul's east side and worked as a paper carrier for the *Eastside Review*. While still in high school, she was a House aide to state representative Tim Mahoney.[^3] Lee holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Yale University. Her staff positions included work for U.S. Senator [[Amy Klobuchar]] and for U.S. Representatives Barbara Lee and [[Keith Ellison]]. She was a nonprofit consultant before she won election to the legislature.[^3] ## Minnesota House of Representatives Lee's opponent in the 2022 DFL primary, John Thompson, had served one term and had been expelled from the House DFL caucus in 2021 amid domestic abuse allegations. Lee defeated him in the primary and was elected to the House that year.[^2] As of the cited revision of the source (retrieved October 2026), Lee is vice chair of the Taxes Committee's Property Tax Division and an assistant majority leader in the House DFL caucus. Her other committee assignments are Children and Families Finance and Policy, Education Policy, and Taxes. She belongs to the House People of Color and Indigenous (POCI) Caucus and to the Minnesota Asian and Pacific (MAP) Caucus.[^2] ### Political positions Her campaign platform centered on rent stabilization, well-paying jobs, infrastructure and health equity. With other [[Minnesota]] legislators, she asked the U.S. Census Bureau to reclassify several Asian ethnicities, Hmong among them, and said the bureau "didn't do proper stakeholder engagement" with the Asian community.[^4] Speaking at a press conference about anti-Asian hate crimes, Lee said that she and the MAP Caucus would seek additional gun regulations.[^5] ## Personal life Lee resides in Saint Paul.[^6] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia contributors, *Liz Lee (politician)* (revision 1378540516, retrieved 2026-10-26), lead section — establishes her office since 2023, party, District 67A and its location. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liz_Lee_(politician) [^2]: Wikipedia contributors, *Liz Lee (politician)* (revision 1378540516, retrieved 2026-10-26), "Minnesota House of Representatives" section — establishes the 2022 election, the primary defeat of John Thompson and his 2021 caucus expulsion, and her committee and caucus roles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liz_Lee_(politician) [^3]: Wikipedia contributors, *Liz Lee (politician)* (revision 1378540516, retrieved 2026-10-26), "Early life, career, and education" section — establishes her upbringing, high-school House aide post, Yale degree, staff positions and consulting work. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liz_Lee_(politician) [^4]: Wikipedia contributors, *Liz Lee (politician)* (revision 1378540516, retrieved 2026-10-26), "Political positions" subsection — establishes her platform, the Census Bureau reclassification request and the quoted statement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liz_Lee_(politician) [^5]: Wikipedia contributors, *Liz Lee (politician)* (revision 1378540516, retrieved 2026-10-26), "Political positions" subsection — establishes her statement on gun regulations at the anti-Asian hate crimes press conference. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liz_Lee_(politician) [^6]: Wikipedia contributors, *Liz Lee (politician)* (revision 1378540516, retrieved 2026-10-26), "Personal life" section — establishes her residence in Saint Paul. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liz_Lee_(politician)