Samantha Sencer-Mura

Samantha Sencer-Mura (born February 2, 1989) is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2023. A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), Sencer-Mura represents District 63A in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, which includes parts of Minneapolis in Hennepin County, Minnesota.[1][2]

Samantha Sencer-Mura
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 63A district
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded byJim Davnie
Constituency63A (2023-present)
Personal details
Born (1989-02-02) February 2, 1989
Political partyDemocratic (DFL)
SpouseLance
Children1
ResidenceMinneapolis, Minnesota
EducationOccidental College (BA)
Harvard University (MEd)

Early life, education and career

A fourth-generation Japanese-American, Sencer-Mura was raised in Minneapolis and attended Minneapolis Public Schools. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in social justice and critical theory from Occidental College and a Master of Education in school leadership from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.[1][3]

Sencer-Mura began her career as a teacher at Citizen Schools. She later worked as a coordinator at Safe Passages and community schools director of United for Success Academy in Oakland, California. In 2017, Sencer-Mura returned to Minneapolis to join 826 MSP, a non-profit after-school program, as executive director.[4]

Minnesota House of Representatives

Sencer-Mura was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2022, after redistricting and the retirement of DFL incumbent Jim Davnie.[1] [5] She serves on the Agriculture Finance and Policy, Education Finance, Workforce Development Finance and Policy, and Transportation Finance and Policy Committees.[1]

Electoral history
2022 Minnesota State House - District 63A[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Samantha Sencer-Mura 19,398 90.16
Republican Kyle Bragg 2,087 9.70
Write-in 31 0.14
Total votes 21,516 100.0
Democratic (DFL) hold

Personal life

Sencer-Mura lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with her partner, Lance, and has one child.

References
  1. "Sencer-Mura, Samantha - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.lrl.mn.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  2. "Rep. Samantha Sencer-Mura (63A) - Minnesota House of Representatives". www.house.mn.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  3. Dernbach, Becky Z. (2022-11-09). "Samantha Sencer-Mura elected Minnesota's first Japanese American legislator". Sahan Journal. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  4. "Educators of color seek seats in Minnesota Legislature". MPR News. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  5. "Samantha Sencer-Mura was elected Minnesota's first Japanese-American legislator - Minnesota News". 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  6. "2022 Results for State Representative District 63A". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
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