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As President Joe Biden took the oath of office in Washington, another transition of power was underway 1,000 miles away in St. Paul. The changes in the Minnesota Capitol are more subtle: Democrats kept control of the House, while Republicans retained the Senate. But the new Minnesota Legislature includes the most diverse group of lawmakers in the state’s history and a new Hmong American majority whip in the House.
Since 2014, the number of legislators of color in the Minnesota Capitol has more than tripled, from eight to 25. That means people of color represent 12 percent of the Legislature, while people of color make up some 20 percent of the Minnesota population.
English By Salem Solomon Share on Facebook Print this page WASHINGTON - As the United States marked the inauguration of Vice President Kamala Harris the first woman, the first Black person and the first person of South Asian descent to hold the office other lawmakers with foreign roots are breaking barriers across the country.
Among them is Representative Esther Agbaje of Minnesota, who this month became the first Nigerian American to serve in the state House of Representatives.
“There’s always going to be naysayers, Minnesota state Rep. Esther Agbaje told VOA in an interview. . And I say, ‘Don t listen to them. You know yourself.’ ” (Web screenshot via Skype)