Rady Mom

Rady Mom (born 1970) is an American politician and a former representative of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 18th Middlesex district. The district was formerly represented by Kevin Murphy, who vacated his seat in 2014 when he was hired as the city manager of Lowell. Mom is the first Cambodian-American to be elected to the Massachusetts state Legislature as well as the first Cambodian American elected to a state legislature in the country.

Early life and education Born in Pailin, Cambodia in 1970, the son of a ruby miner. According to Mom, his entire family was on a list to be executed. sponsored by the Chester Park United Methodist Church in Duluth, Minnesota. Before going to college he became a Buddhist Monk. In 2005 he ran and lost the race for Lowell City Council. His election made him the first new state representative for Lowell in 15 years. Mom ran against Republican Kamara Kay, in the general election, and Cheth Khim, in the Democratic Primary in a bid to keep his seat in the Massachusetts House. Mom faced heavy opposition, with a large part of the local Cambodian-American constituency disliking Mom's association with Hun Manet, who visited Lowell in May, 2016. Mom won the primary election with 51% of the vote and went on to be reelected by a landslide victory over Kay.

2018 Mom ran largely unopposed in the 2018 Massachusetts general election with 5,8742 votes, 92% of the vote.

Political career In December 2023 Mom filed "An act relative to instruction on the Cambodian and Vietnamese American refugee experience, Cambodian genocide and the history and culture of the Hmong people" Bill HD.4752.

Committee assignments Joint Committee on Education Joint Committee on Election Laws Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy