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Huldah Momanyi Hiltsley (born 1985) is the first Kenyan-American to win a state assembly seat in Minnesota. She was elected under the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party to represent District 38A in the 2025- 2026 Minnesota House of Representatives.[1]
She defeated Brad Olson of the Republican Party in the 2024 general election, after a narrow win against Wynfred Russel in the Democratic Party primaries.
Personal life
Hiltsley Huldah is the daughter to Phillip Momanyi Sangaka and Tabitha Momanyi. She hails from Nyamemiso village in Nyamira, Kenya. The father moved to the United States as a student in 1988. Her mother, joined later in 1992 and Huldah and her other two siblings joined them in 1995.
She has four degrees, three Bachelor's Degrees in International Business, International Relations, and Reconciliation Studies, plus a Master's in Global Business Management, from Bethel University.
Hiltsley Huldah is married to Bart and they have two children, Jaydah Rae and Jordan Philip.[2]
Career
Upon completion of her Master's degree, Huldah relocated alongside her family to San Diego where she worked at Dexcom.
Prior to announcing her candidacy for election in 2023, she was a Privacy Operations Manager at Boston Scientific.
Huldah is also passionate about uplifting lives, with a focus mainly on girls and women. In 2014, she founded SaniPads, which focuses on keeping girls in school in Kenya. Aside from that, she also served as the first Female president of Mwanyagetinge Organization that is based in Minnesota.