SacBee - Vang leads Simmons in race for Sacramento City Council seat in Meadowview
“We’re honored that the voters of District 8 have given us an early lead,” Vang said. “Whether or not we end up going into a November run-off, we’re incredibly proud of our diverse base of support and our community campaign.”
The oldest of 16 siblings, Vang grew up in a south Sacramento immigrant family in poverty. If elected, she would be the second woman to sit on the council and the only Millennial. She would also be the first Hmong woman elected to the council.
On the school board, she has fought for resources for schools in the Meadowview area. She also teaches at Sacramento State and UC Davis and is the director of college scholarships for an organization. A college scholarship allowed her to attend college and brought her out of poverty. After college, she returned to Sacramento to work as a community organizer and uplift south Sacramento.