Jay Xiong

American politician

Jay Xiong


Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 67B district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 8, 2019
Preceded by	Sheldon Johnson

Personal details
Born	1982 or 1983 (age 40–41)
Political party	Democratic
Residence(s)	Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma mater	St. Olaf College Waseda University Chiang Mai University East China Normal University
Occupation	Business Owner

Jay Xiong (born 1983)^[1] is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2019. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Xiong represents District 67B, which includes parts of Saint Paul in Ramsey County, Minnesota.^[2]

Early life, education, and career

Xiong attended Saint Paul Public Schools and graduated from St. Olaf College.^[3]

Xiong is a co-founder of the Asian American Organizing Project (AAOP) and Progressive Hmong American Organizers (PHAO).^[3]

Minnesota House of Representatives

Xiong was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2018, to represent House District 67B, on St. Paul's lower east side.^[4] He replaced Sheldon Johnson, who retired after serving 18 years.^[5] Xiong received the DFL endorsement after three rounds of balloting, leading by a wide margin each time against Shoua Yang, John Slade, and Grant Stevensen.^[5] He is the first person of color to hold the seat in the majority-minority district.^[6]

Xiong serves as chair of the Workforce Development Finance and Policy Committee, and sits on the Capital Investment and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committees.^[2]

Electoral history

2018 Minnesota State House - District 67B^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Jay Xiong	10,235	78.10
	Republican	Fred Turk	2,827	21.57
	Write-in		43	0.33
Total votes			13,105	100.0
	Democratic (DFL) hold

2020 Minnesota State House - District 67B^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Jay Xiong (incumbent)	12,474	75.73
	Republican	Fred Turk	3,952	23.99
	Write-in		46	0.28
Total votes			16,426	100.0
	Democratic (DFL) hold

2022 Minnesota State House - District 67B^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Jay Xiong (incumbent)	7,702	75.17
	Republican	Fred Turk	2,527	24.66
	Write-in		17	0.17
Total votes			10,229	100.0
	Democratic (DFL) hold

Personal life

Xiong lives with his spouse and children in St. Paul's Battle Creek neighborhood.^[3]

References

^ "Elections 2018: Jay Xiong vs. Fred Turk in Minnesota House District 67B". Pioneer Press. October 23, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Xiong, Jay - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.lrl.mn.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
^ ^a ^b ^c Otto, Marjorie (January 16, 2018). "Busy House District 67B race taking shape". Lillie Suburban Newspapers. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
^ "Session Daily Story - Minnesota House of Representatives". www.house.leg.state.mn.us.
^ ^a ^b "DFL endorsing conventions back John Lesch, Jay Xiong". 11 March 2018.
^ "Minnesota House of Representatives District 67B - Ballotpedia".
^ "2018 Results for State Representative District 67B". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
^ "2020 Results for State Representative District 67B". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
^ "2022 Results for State Representative District 67B". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 22, 2023.