Grace Meng
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| Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee | |
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Assumed office February 25, 2017 Serving with Michael Blake, Ken Martin, and Maria Elena Durazo |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 6th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Gregory Meeks |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 22nd district |
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In office 2009–2013 |
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| Preceded by | Ellen Young |
| Succeeded by | Michaelle Solages |
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October 1, 1975 Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Wayne Kye |
| Children | Tyler, Brandon |
| Residence | Flushing, New York |
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University of Michigan (B.A.) Yeshiva University (J.D.) |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
| Website | Representative Grace Meng |
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| Chinese | 孟昭文 | ||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Mèng Zhāowén | ||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Mèng Zhāowén |
Grace Meng /ˈmɛŋ/ (Chinese: 孟昭文, born October 1, 1975) is an American lawyer and a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing New York's 6th congressional district in the New York City borough of Queens, which includes neighborhoods like Bayside, Flushing, Forest Hills, Rego Park, Fresh Meadows, Glendale, Kew Gardens, and Maspeth. Previously, she served as a member of the New York State Assembly, representing the 22nd assembly district in Flushing, Queens. She is the first Asian American to represent part of New York in Congress, and also current Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee.
Grace Meng was born on October 1, 1975 in Queens, where she was also raised. She is of Chinese descent, and is the daughter of Jimmy Meng, an Assemblyman, and Shiao-Mei Meng. She attended Nathaniel Hawthorne Middle School 74 and is a graduate of Stuyvesant High School. She received a B.A. degree from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University.
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