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 byDave Thompson
Personal details
Born (1984-11-24) November 24, 1984
Political partyMinnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
ResidenceLakeville, Minnesota
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota Morris
University of Minnesota
Occupationattorney

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 following committees:[5]

  • Jobs and Economic Growth Finance and Policy
  • Transportation Finance and Policy
  • Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy

Personal life

Little and his wife, Coco Qi, live in Lakeville. They had a daughter in 2019. Little also has an account on the social media platform TikTok, where he regularly posts comedic and informative videos to interact with and better understand the young users, referred to as Gen Z. Little currently has 77.3k followers on the platform.[6]

References
  1. Hansen, Nathan (2015-09-24). "Lakeville mayor Little will run for Senate in District 58". RiverTowns. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  2. "Senate District 58 candidate questionnaire 2016". Sun Thisweek. ECM Publishers. October 29, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  3. 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.
  4. "Little, Matt". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  5. "MN State Senate". www.senate.mn. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  6. "Little Senator". TikTok. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
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