Soo Hong
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Soo Hong
| party = Republican
| residence = Lawrenceville, Georgia
| birth_place = Seoul, South Korea
| image =
| occupation = Attorney, politician
| education = Georgia Tech
Mercer Law School {{small|(JD)}}
| state_house = Georgia
| district = 103rd
| predecessor = Constituency established
| successor =
| term_start = January 9, 2023
| term_end =
}}
Soo Hong is an American politician and lawyer who is a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing the 103rd district. Her district comprises parts of Gwinnett County and Hall County. In addition to serving in the General Assembly, Hong is also a partner at a law firm, Blevins & Hong.|url=https://cobbcountylaw.com/our-law-firm/attorney-soo-hong| She is the first woman of Korean descent to serve in the House.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-29 |title=The 2023 Legislature Will Be Georgia's Most Diverse Ever |url=https://www.governing.com/now/the-2023-legislature-will-be-georgias-most-diverse-ever |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=Governing |language=en}}
Career
After college, she interned at the Georgia State Capitol.{{Cite web |last=Fairfield-Williams |first=Jennifer |date=2024-04-25 |title=Under the Gold Dome: Mercerians leading in the Legislature |url=https://den.mercer.edu/under-the-gold-dome-mercerians-leading-in-the-legislature/ |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=The Den |language=en-US}}
Tenure
At the beginning of Hong's first term, Governor Brian Kemp named her one of his legislative floor leaders in the House.{{cite news|url=https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/local/gov-brian-kemp-names-rep-soo-hong-as-one-of-his-2023-2024-floor-leaders/article_c5e1da9e-982f-11ed-b4cc-bf55a2436ec7.html|title=Gov. Brian Kemp names Rep. Soo Hong as one of his 2023-2024 floor leaders}}
Elections
Hong ran in the 2020 Georgia House of Representatives election in the 102nd district and narrowly lost to Democratic incumbent Gregg Kennard. Hong ran again in 2022, this time in the 103rd district following redistricting. Hong won the Republican primary unopposed, and in the general election, Hong defeated Democrat Ernie Anaya with 61% of the vote in the 2022 Georgia House of Representatives election.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/08/us/elections/results-georgia.html?action=click&pgtype=Article&state=default&module=election-results&context=election_recirc®ion=StateNavMenu|title=Georgia Election Results|work=The New York Times |date=8 November 2022 }}
Personal life
At the age of 10, Hong immigrated to the United States with her family from South Korea.{{cite news|title=A FEW THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ME...|url=https://www.hongforgeorgia.com/}} She grew up in Cobb County, and attended Georgia Tech and Mercer Law School.{{cite news|title=Meet Soo Hong, new State House member representing parts of Gwinnett, Hall counties|url=https://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/politics/meet-soo-hong-new-state-house-member-representing-parts-gwinnett-hall-counties/}}
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{{s-ttl|title=Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
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Category:Republican Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:American women of Korean descent in politics
Category:Asian-American people in Georgia (U.S. state) politics
Category:South Korean emigrants to the United States
Category:Politicians from Seoul
Category:People from Lawrenceville, Georgia
Category:Asian-American state legislators in Georgia
Category:Women state legislators in Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Asian conservatism in the United States
Category:21st-century members of the Georgia General Assembly