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'''Grace Meng''' is the [[Democratic party]] representative from [[New York]]'s 6th Congressional District in the [[U.S. House]] first elected in 2012. Meng is the first Asian American member of Congress from New York. Meng was elected unanimously as vice chair of the [[Democratic National Committee]] in 2016. Meng is a sponsor of the [[totalitarian]] [[Green New Deal]] and [[Medicare for All]] bills.
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|name=Grace Meng
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|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=Wayne Kye
|religion=[[Protestant]]<ref>[https://www.pewforum.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/01/Detailed-tables-NUMBER-CHECK-COMPLETE-1-3.pdf Religious affiliation of members of 116th Congress]</ref>
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|state=New York
|district=6th
|terms=January 3, 2013 – present
|preceded=[[Gregory Meeks]]
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{{Officeholder/misc
|office=Member of the [[New York]] State Assembly from the 22nd District
|terms=January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2012
|preceded=Ellen Young
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|succeeded=Michaelle Solages
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'''Grace Meng''' (born October 1, 1975 (age {{age|1975|10|1}})) is the [[Democratic party]] representative from [[New York]]'s 6th Congressional District in the [[U.S. House]], having been first elected in 2012. Meng is the first Asian American member of Congress from New York. She was elected unanimously as vice chair of the [[Democratic National Committee]] in 2016. A member of the [[CPC]], Meng is a co-sponsor of the [[totalitarian]] [[Green New Deal]]<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/109/cosponsors?searchResultViewType=expanded&pageSort=alphaByState H.Res.109 - Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal.]</ref> and [[Medicare for All]] bills.<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1384/cosponsors?searchResultViewType=expanded&pageSort=alphaByState H.R.1384 - Medicare for All Act of 2019]</ref>
==U.S. House of Representatives==
===Tenure===
A staunch advocate of [[political correctness]], she introduced legislation in late March 2020 amidst the [[CCP pandemic]] to condemn the term "[[Chinese virus]]" as "racist";<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/908 H.Res.908 - Condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19.]</ref> the legislation passed the House around six months later.<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://thehill.com/homenews/house/516909-house-passes-resolution-condemning-anti-asian-discrimination-in-relation-to House passes resolution condemning anti-Asian discrimination relating to coronavirus]
*[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/09/17/covid-19-house-vote-condemn-anti-asian-discrimination/5806530002/ House passes measure condemning anti-Asian discrimination amid the COVID-19 pandemic]
*[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/house-passes-resolution-denounce-covid-19-racism-toward-asian-americans-n1240385 House passes resolution to denounce Covid-19 racism toward Asian Americans]</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.gracefornewyork.com/ Campaign Website]
*[https://meng.house.gov/ House Website]
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Grace_Meng Grace Meng - Ballotpedia]
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