# Soo Hong

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{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name        = Soo Hong
| party       = [Republican](/source/GOP)
| birth_place = [Seoul](/source/Seoul), South Korea
| image       = File:Official headshot of Soo Hong.jpg
| occupation  = Attorney, politician
| education   = [Georgia Tech](/source/Georgia_Tech)<br>[Mercer Law School](/source/Mercer_Law_School) {{small|([JD](/source/Juris_Doctor))}}
| state_house = Georgia
| district    = [103rd](/source/Georgia's_103rd_House_of_Representatives_district)
| predecessor = ''Constituency established''
| successor   =
| term_start  = January 9, 2023
| term_end    = 
| caption     = Official portrait, 2023 
}}

'''Soo Hong''' is an American politician and lawyer who is a member of the [Georgia House of Representatives](/source/Georgia_House_of_Representatives), representing the [103rd district](/source/Georgia's_103rd_House_of_Representatives_district). Her district comprises parts of [Gwinnett County](/source/Gwinnett_County%2C_Georgia) and [Hall County](/source/Hall_County%2C_Georgia). In addition to serving in the General Assembly, Hong is also a partner at a law firm, Blevins & Hong.<ref>https://cobbcountylaw.com/our-law-firm/attorney-soo-hong</ref> She is the first woman of [Korean](/source/South_Korea) descent to serve in the House.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

== Career ==
After college, she interned at the [Georgia State Capitol](/source/Georgia_State_Capitol).<ref>{{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}}</ref>

== Tenure ==
At the beginning of Hong's first term, [Governor](/source/Governor_of_Georgia) [Brian Kemp](/source/Brian_Kemp) named her one of his legislative floor leaders in the House.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

== Elections ==
Hong ran in the [2020 Georgia House of Representatives election](/source/2020_Georgia_House_of_Representatives_election) in the [102nd district](/source/Georgia's_102nd_House_of_Representatives_district) and narrowly lost to Democratic incumbent [Gregg Kennard](/source/Gregg_Kennard).  Hong ran again in 2022, this time in the [103rd district](/source/Georgia's_103rd_House_of_Representatives_district) following [redistricting](/source/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](/source/2022_Georgia_House_of_Representatives_election).<ref>{{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&region=StateNavMenu|title=Georgia Election Results|work=The New York Times |date=8 November 2022 }}</ref> She was re-elected in the [2024 Georgia House of Representatives election](/source/2024_Georgia_House_of_Representatives_election).

==Personal life==
At the age of 10, Hong [immigrated](/source/Immigration_to_the_United_States) to the United States with her family from South Korea.<ref>{{cite news|title=A FEW THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ME...|url=https://www.hongforgeorgia.com/}}</ref> She grew up in [Cobb County](/source/Cobb_County%2C_Georgia), and attended [Georgia Tech](/source/Georgia_Tech) and [Mercer Law School](/source/Mercer_Law_School).<ref>{{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/}}</ref>

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| title = Member of the [Georgia House of Representatives](/source/Georgia_House_of_Representatives) <br/> from the [103rd district](/source/Georgia's_103rd_House_of_Representatives_district)
| years = 2023–Present
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Category:Living people
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

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