SEA Action Congratulates Mai Vang on being 1st place in California 7th Congressional District Primary
At SEA-ACTION, we have been watching the race for Congressional District 7 in California with great interest, because one of our own – Mai Vang – is running against incumbent Doris Matsui. We congratulate Vang on coming in first place and will be competing with Matsui in November’s Mid-term election. We are excited by Sacramento City Council Vang’s progressive agenda to bring new energy and urgency to the Democratic Party and her lived experience as a Hmong daughter of a refugee family from Laos. If elected, Vang will be the second person elected to Congress from the Southeast Asian refugee community, following U.S. Representative Derek Tran. Notably, she will be the first Hmong woman elected to Congress. This is a historic moment for our collective community. Mai Vang is a lifelong advocate for Southeast Asian and underserved communities. As the eldest of 16 children, her leadership is rooted in family,