# Foung Hawj

Foung Hawj is a Democratic member of the Minnesota Senate for district 67.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Minnesota Senate, district 67
- Serving since: 2013-01-08
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5644f3f8-6394-4ab6-9619-7ab6702b37ea

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5644f3f8-6394-4ab6-9619-7ab6702b37ea (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

0% of Hawj’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Minnesota, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Democrats.

## What Hawj says (MN 2025–26 session)

15 classified statements: 15 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Hawj | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 6.7% | 10.3% | 183 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 33.3% | 42.9% | 230 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 6.7% | 16.1% | 241 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Environmental Protection 60% (State Senate Democrats 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 20% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Economics and Public Finance 20% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Education 20% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Health 20% (State Senate Democrats 17%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.64 (standard error 0.05), from 228 donors and 123 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 51% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

152 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota Senate 100%). Party unity 100% (93.0%). 0 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third reading Passed as amended · SF 3967 Due date of the pediatric hospital-to-home transition pilot program report modification · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF3967/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third reading Passed as amended · HF 3629 Program payment withholding provided for credible allegation of fraud, grant management provisions changed, and program integrity reports required. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3629/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third reading Passed · HF 719 Safe routes to school grant program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF719/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third reading Passed as amended · HF 4492 Read Act modified, early literacy field experiences required for teacher candidates, high school diploma established for veterans, and rulemaking… · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4492/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third reading Passed · HF 2484 Bonding bill; spending authorized to acquire and better land and buildings and for other improvements of a capital nature, new programs established… · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2484/
- 2026-05-17 · voted nay · Motion did not prevail for urgency, rules suspension, pursuant to rule 34.1 · HF 4102 State Patrol compensation study requirements modified, and volunteer chaplains allowed within the state patrol. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4102/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Senate adopted CC report and repassed bill · HF 2438 Taxation bill; financing and operation of state and local government provided. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2438/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third Reading Repassed · HF 4188 Commerce policy bill. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4188/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third Reading Repassed · HF 2438 Taxation bill; financing and operation of state and local government provided. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2438/
- 2026-05-16 · voted nay · Motion to reject CC report, did not prevail · HF 3900 Permanent school fund investment, management, and distribution policy modified; and constitutional amendment proposed. · fail · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3900/

## Legislation (MN 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 98 bills: 98 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 94. 2.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota Senate 3.1%; rank 26 of 67).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 89: A Senate resolution honoring the life of Choua Thao (in committee, 2026-05-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SR89/
- SR 90: A Senate resolution recognizing the growth and success of Cypher Side Dance School (in committee, 2026-05-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SR90/
- SR 92: A Senate resolution recognizing September 1, 2025, as Hmong Minnesota Day at the Minnesota (in committee, 2026-05-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SR92/
- SR 91: A Senate resolution honoring the life and legacy of Za Xiong John Thao (in committee, 2026-05-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SR91/
- SR 93: A Senate resolution honoring the courageous founders, leaders, and legacy of the Women's Association of Hmong and Lao, Inc. for advancing the rights, status,… (in committee, 2026-05-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SR93/
- SR 95: A Senate resolution honoring Dr. Phua Xiong and the St. Paul Family Medical Center for a distinguished legacy of health care excellence, pioneering… (in committee, 2026-05-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SR95/
- SR 96: A Senate resolution honoring the life and legacy of Lionel Rosenblatt (in committee, 2026-05-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SR96/
- SR 88: A Senate resolution honoring Shongleng Yang (in committee, 2026-05-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SR88/
- SR 94: A Senate resolution recognizing the conveners of From Mountains to Lakes: The Museums We Carry (in committee, 2026-05-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SR94/
- SF 5254: Metropolitan Mosquito Control District public health infrastructure bond issue and appropriation (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5254/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $51.1K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 0% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-02-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/founghawj/status/2025966848697618550
- 2025-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/founghawj/status/1979581760057880621
- 2025-09-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/founghawj/status/1969111914383839502
- 2025-08-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/founghawj/status/1956694764788613406
- 2025-08-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/founghawj/status/1956261523762110913
- 2025-06-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/founghawj/status/1934426104624005310
- 2025-04-30 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/founghawj/status/1917437062732550513
- 2025-04-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/founghawj/status/1915894290359980282
- 2025-03-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/founghawj/status/1905629500647350783
- 2025-02-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/founghawj/status/1892392406969913460

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.html?mem_id=1213
- Campaign site: https://www.founghawj.com/
- X: https://x.com/founghawj
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatorhawj
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teamfoung
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@founghawj
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/foung-hawj-97985846

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5644f3f8-6394-4ab6-9619-7ab6702b37ea