Liz Lee

Kaozouapa Elizabeth "Liz" Lee (RPA: Nkauj Zuag Paj Lis) is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2023. A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), Lee represents District 67A in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, including parts of Saint Paul in Ramsey County.

Early life, career, and education Lee was born to Hmong refugees who emigrated to the United States from a Thai refugee camp after being displaced from Laos. She was raised in public housing on the east side of Saint Paul, Minnesota, where she delivered papers for the Eastside Review. She worked as a staffer for U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Representative Barbara Lee, and U.S. Representative Keith Ellison.

Lee serves as vice chair of the Property Tax Division of the Taxes Committee and as an assistant majority leader of the House DFL caucus. She also sits on the Children and Families Finance and Policy, Education Policy, and Taxes Committees.

Political positions Lee ran on a platform of rent stabilization, well-paying jobs, infrastructure, and health equity. At a press conference on anti-Asian hate crimes, Lee said she and the MAP Caucus would push for further gun regulations.

Electoral history

Personal life Lee lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota and identifies as Hmong.