Susan Pha is a Democratic-Farmer-Labor ** state senator representing **District 38 in the Minnesota Senate, which includes parts of Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, and Washington counties. A Hmong-American born in Laos, she moved to a refugee camp in Thailand and immigrated to the United States at age three. She resides in Brooklyn Park, is married to Nicholas, and has five children. Pha is a small business owner focused on real estate consulting and investments. She was first elected to the Senate in 2022 and is serving her first term, with the next election in 2026. Previously, she served as Mayor Pro Tem for Brooklyn Park.

Education and Political Experience

Specific details on her formal education are not available in public records. Her political experience includes serving as Municipal Mayor Pro Tem in Brooklyn Park and election to the Minnesota Senate in 2022 . She currently holds positions as Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Capital Investment and serves on the Senate Committees on Jobs and Economic Development, Housing and Homelessness Prevention, and Transportation.