Grace Meng
What this job does: Your district's one vote in the U.S. House. House members write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- U.S. Representative, New York's 6th District (since 2013)
- Occupation
- U.S. Representative; lawyer
- Lives in
- Queens
Background
- U.S. representative for New York's 6th District since January 3, 2013. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Member of the New York State Assembly, 22nd District, 2009 to 2012. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus since 2025. source: en.wikipedia.org
- B.A., University of Michigan; J.D., Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Worked as a lawyer before holding office. source: en.wikipedia.org
In their own words
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- "Make healthcare more accessible and affordable for everyone" source: ballotready.org
- "Affordable, clean, and safe housing" source: ballotready.org
- "Pass meaningful and comprehensive immigration reform" source: ballotready.org
- Protecting Social Security and Medicare source: ballotready.org
- Paid leave and affordable child care: "no one should have to choose between their job and their family" source: ballotready.org
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