Career
The district was formerly represented by Kevin Murphy, who vacated his seat in 2014 when he was hired as the current city manager of Lowell. Mom is the first Cambodian-American to be elected to a state Legislature and the only Cambodian American elected to a stated legislature in the country. Born in Pailin, Cambodia in 1970, the son of a ruby farmer.
When he was 10, his family was sent to a refugee camp by the Khmer Rouge.
According to Mom, his entire family was on a list to be executed. In 1984 they moved to Lowell, Massachusetts.
Mom became an American Citizen in 1990. He attended Middlesex Community College.
Mom defeated independent Fred Bahou in the 2014 Massachusetts general election with 61.7% of the vote.
Joint Committee on Education
Joint Committee on Election Laws
Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
