About
Leezah Sun is an American politician and activist. She is a Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives elected to represent District 22 in 2022. Sun was born in Jeju City, South Korea to Chinese refugees. In 1977, Sun and her family moved to Michigan. Sun worked in the pharmaceutical industry on the East Coast of the United States. She moved to Arizona in 2005 and started a family. She was a stay-at-home mom. Sun was motivated to volunteer with the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona and the Demand to Learn campaign after her 8 year old son was denied access to gifted educational programs. She registered to vote in 2018. She ran in the 2020 Arizona House of Representatives election and ultimately lost to two incumbents. After the election, she was appointed vice chair of the central region of the Arizona Asian American Pacific Islander Democratic Caucus. Sun ran for election to the Arizona House of Representatives to represent District 22. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.