PERSON: Grace Meng

U.S. House of Representatives

Member of Congress

Grace Meng (born October 1, 1975) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York’s 6th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, her district is situated within the New York City borough of Queens; it includes Bayside, East Elmhurst, Elmhurst, Flushing, Forest Hills, Fresh Meadows, Glendale, Jackson Heights, Kew Gardens, Maspeth, Middle Village, and Rego Park. Meng represented the 22nd district in the New York State Assembly from 2009 until 2012. She is the first Asian American elected to the United States Congress from New York.

Meng married Wayne Kye , a Korean American dentist and assistant professor at NYU,[8] in June 2005. The couple resides in Queens with their two sons, Tyler Kye and Brandon Kye . They attend a Protestant church in Forest Hills, Queens.

In November 2013, Meng was robbed and assaulted by a purse-snatcher in the Eastern Market area of Washington, D.C. She suffered injuries to her head, left knee, hand, and face, and was treated at George Washington University hospital.

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