Minnesota State Senate
Senator Foung Hawj
| Seat | Senate District 67 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| Capitol office | Room 3231 · Minnesota Senate Building |
| Mailing address | Room 3231, Minnesota Senate Building 95 University Ave. West, St. Paul, MN 55155 |
| Capitol phone | 651-296-5285 |
| Write to | sen.foung.hawj@senate.mn (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since January 8, 2013 |
Committees 3
- Senate Environment, Climate and Legacy Committee Chair standing
- Senate Jobs and Economic Development Committee standing
- Senate Transportation Committee standing
Bills, 2025–2026 session 97 as principal author · 94 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SF 2077Omnibus Outdoor Heritage Fund, Legacy and Lands billEnacted100
- SF 4304Outdoor Heritage FundPassed Senate committee48
- SF 3857Environment and Natural Resources Trust FundPassed Senate committee38
- SF 3370Outdoor recreation license plate endorsement establishment to allow motor vehicle access to state parks and recreation…In Senate committee36
- SF 4214Omnibus Environment, Climate and Legacy policy and supplemental appropriationsPassed Senate committee32
- SF 2865Omnibus Legacy appropriationsPassed Senate committee31
- SF 4446Soil and water conservation provisions modificationPassed Senate committee29
- SF 1535Local road wetland replacement program bond issuance and appropriationPassed Senate committee29
- SF 506Environmental and natural resources trust fund appropriationPassed Senate committee28
- SR 89A Senate resolution honoring the life of Choua ThaoIn Senate committee27
- SR 88A Senate resolution honoring Shongleng YangIn Senate committee26
- SR 90A Senate resolution recognizing the growth and success of Cypher Side Dance SchoolIn Senate committee26
- SR 91A Senate resolution honoring the life and legacy of Za Xiong John ThaoIn Senate committee26
- SR 92A Senate resolution recognizing September 1, 2025, as Hmong Minnesota Day at the MinnesotaIn Senate committee26
- SR 93A Senate resolution honoring the courageous founders, leaders, and legacy of the Women's Association of Hmong and Lao…In Senate committee26
All 97 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HF 2563, HF 3426, SF 1251, SF 4535, SF 3699, SF 4525, SF 1690, SF 4075, SF 4737, SF 1346, SF 4956, SF 4228 and 82 more.
Bills and sponsors: Open States bulk data (public domain dedication), 2026-10-public.pgdump; status is read from the official actions. About the momentum score
Effectiveness 94th Legislature, 2025–26
55th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 84 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 11 / 1 / 1 |
| … became law | 1 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. Senate majority average | 20 ÷ 24.91 = 0.80 |
| Most-authored topics | Budget & taxes (60), Business, jobs & the economy (24), Environment, water & wildlife (12) |
Senate rankings · How the score works. A count of bill progress, not a judgment of the member's work.
Closest allies co-authorship, 2025–26
Most bills written together
- Susan Pha DFLSenate 38 42
- Clare Oumou Verbeten DFLSenate 66 19
- Sandy Pappas DFLSenate 65 19
- Mary Kunesh DFLSenate 39 17
- Jen McEwen DFLSenate 8 15
- Bobby Joe Champion DFLSenate 59 14
- Ann Johnson Stewart DFLSenate 45 13
- Andrew Lang RSenate 16 12
- Zaynab Mohamed DFLSenate 63 12
- Liz Boldon DFLSenate 25 10
“Written together” = 2025–2026 session bills and joint resolutions on which both are principal author or coauthor (measures with more than 60 sponsors are left out). Sharing bills does not imply a personal or political alliance.
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Source
Copied from https://www.mnsenate.gov/members/member_bio.html?mem_id=1213 on October 30, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0); member counts checked against official seat counts. Not endorsed by the Minnesota State Senate.