María Isa Pérez-Vega

María Isa Pérez-Vega (born May 1, 1987) is an American politician and musician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2023.

[1][2] Pérez-Vega was born in on the West Side of Saint Paul, Minnesota, to parents of Puerto Rican heritage.

[3][15] In 2018, Pérez-Vega performed at the 32nd annual Governor's Council Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration at the State Capitol and the Minnesota Women's March.

[4][8] On the day Pérez-Vega was sworn in as a state representative at the Minnesota House, she released a new LP, Capitolio (Spanish for "capital"), and announced she would continue to make music while in office.

[18][4] On the day of the release, Pérez-Vega said, "I wanted people to know I'm still me, still a hip-hop artist and mother and girl from the West Side, and I'm bringing all that with me to the Capitol".

Pérez-Vega performing in 2021