Matt Little
Matthew (Matt) Martin Little is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represents District 58 in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Matt Little | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 58th district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Dave Thompson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 24, 1984 |
| Political party | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Coco Qi |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Lakeville, Minnesota |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota Morris University of Minnesota |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Early life, education, and career
Little graduated from Rosemount High School in 2003. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science from University of Minnesota Morris in 2007.[1][2]
He worked as a Regional Field Coordinator for the National Association of Letter Carriers in Washington, D.C. for two years and spent one year teaching English in Chile before returning to Minnesota to attend law school at the University of Minnesota.[3] In 2014, he earned his juris doctor, graduating magna cum laude.[4][2]
In 2010, Little was elected to the Lakeville City Council. In 2012, at the age of 27, Little was elected mayor, becoming the youngest person in the city's history to hold the office.[1]
Little is an attorney at his firm, Little Law, in Lakeville.[3]
Minnesota Senate
Little was elected to the Minnesota Senate in 2016. Little currently serves on the Jobs and Economic Growth Finance and Policy, Transportation and Finance Veterans and Military Affairs Finance committees.[5] Little is noted for using social media app TikTok to build a national following of Generation Z members.[6] As of July 24 2020, Little currently has 138.0k followers on the platform.[7]
Personal life
Little and his wife, Coco Qi, live in Lakeville. They had a daughter in 2019.
References
- Hansen, Nathan (2015-09-24). "Lakeville mayor Little will run for Senate in District 58". RiverTowns. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- "Senate District 58 candidate questionnaire 2016". Sun Thisweek. ECM Publishers. October 29, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- Hansen, Nathan (September 24, 2015). "Rosemount grad Little will run for Senate seat". Rosemount Town Pages. Forum Communications. Archived from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- "Little, Matt". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- "MN State Senate". www.senate.mn. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
- Cohen, Max (August 14, 2020). "Meet The Politician Who Lives on TikTok". Politico. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- "Little Senator". TikTok. Retrieved 28 May 2020.