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Tou Xiong
2023 - Present
2027
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Tou Xiong (Democratic Party) is a member of the Minnesota State Senate, representing District 44. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 5, 2027.
Xiong (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Minnesota State Senate to represent District 44. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Tou Xiong lives in Maplewood, Minnesota. Xiong earned a B.A. from St. Cloud State University and a J.D. from the William Mitchell College of Law. His career experience includes working as a research assistant at the Public Health Law Center, a law clerk at the Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis, and as a legislative advocate clerk for Minnesota Housing.[1][2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Xiong was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Capital Investment Committee
- Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy Committee
- Energy and Utilities Finance and Policy Committee, Vice Chair
2021-2022
Xiong was assigned to the following committees:
- Labor, Industry, Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy Committee, Vice chair
- Workforce and Business Development Finance and Policy Committee
- Education Finance Committee
- Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee
2019-2020
Xiong was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Minnesota State Senate District 44
Tou Xiong defeated Paul Babin in the general election for Minnesota State Senate District 44 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tou Xiong (D) | 59.5 | 19,173 |
| Paul Babin (R) | 40.3 | 12,984 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 43 | ||
| Total votes: 32,200 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 44
Tou Xiong defeated Nancy Livingston and Leslie Lienemann in the Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 44 on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tou Xiong | 47.6 | 2,634 |
| Nancy Livingston | 26.7 | 1,476 | ||
| Leslie Lienemann | 25.7 | 1,421 | ||
| Total votes: 5,531 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 44
Paul Babin advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 44 on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Paul Babin | 100.0 | 2,357 | |
| Total votes: 2,357 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 53A
Incumbent Tou Xiong defeated William Johnston in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 53A on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tou Xiong (D) | 59.7 | 13,807 |
| William Johnston (R) | 40.2 | 9,281 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 25 | ||
| Total votes: 23,113 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Tou Xiong advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 53A.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. William Johnston advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 53A.
Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 53A
Tou Xiong defeated Andy Turonie in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 53A on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tou Xiong (D) | 61.2 | 11,526 |
| Andy Turonie (R) | 38.7 | 7,293 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 21 | ||
| Total votes: 18,840 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 53A
Tou Xiong advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 53A on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tou Xiong | 100.0 | 3,429 |
| Total votes: 3,429 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 53A
Andy Turonie defeated Bill Dahn in the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 53A on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Andy Turonie | 56.9 | 970 | |
| Bill Dahn | 43.1 | 736 | ||
| Total votes: 1,706 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Tou Xiong did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Noteworthy events
DUI arrest (2025)
On August 14, 2025, Xiong was arrested and booked into the Ramsey County Jail on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.[3]
DUI conviction (2022)
- See also: Politicians convicted of DUI
On January 8, 2022, Xiong was arrested for driving while intoxicated.[4] Xiong pleaded guilty to one count of driving while intoxicated In April 2022. The judge sentenced Xiong to 90 days in jail, which was stayed and waived after one year. Xiong was also sentenced to one year of supervised probation.[5]
Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from February 12 to May 20.
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2023
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In 2023, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 3 to May 22.
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2022
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In 2022, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 31 to May 23.
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2021
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In 2021, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 5 to May 17.
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2020
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In 2020, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from February 11 to May 17. Special sessions were convened: June 12 to June 19; July 13 to July 21; August 12; September 11; October 12 to October 15; and November 12.
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2019
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In 2019, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 20.
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2018
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In 2018, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from February 20 through May 21.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Minnesota State Senate District 44 |
Officeholder Minnesota State Senate District 44 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Tou Xiong," accessed March 30, 2023
- ↑ Minnesota State Senate, "Senator Tou Xiong," accessed March 30, 2023
- ↑ ‘'MinneapoliMedia’’, "Second DWI Arrest For Minnesota State Senator," August 15, 2025
- ↑ ‘'Fox 9 KMSP (Minneapolis, Minnesota)’’, "Minnesota State Rep. Tou Xiong apologizes for driving under the influence," January 14, 2022
- ↑ Fox 9 KMSP (Minneapolis, Minnesota), "Minnesota lawmaker sentenced to 1 year of probation for DWI," April 11, 2022
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Ann Johnson Stewart (D) |
Minnesota State Senate District 44 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by JoAnn Ward (D) |
Minnesota House of Representatives District 53A 2019-2023 |
Succeeded by Mary Frances Clardy (D) |
