Sue Vang is a senior associate attorney at Olson Remcho. Ms. Vang advises clients on compliance with campaign finance laws, lobbying, and elections.
Prior to joining the firm, she was a law clerk at Olson Hagel & Fishburn, LLP, where she worked on matters related to federal and state campaign finance laws, enforcement action, and initiatives. Before that, Ms. Vang worked in government affairs at the California Department of Education for over five years, serving as a legislative representative to State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson for the majority of her time. There, she focused on English learner, student assessments, curriculum, and school accountability policy areas. From 2009 to 2013, she was a legislative aide to California State Senator Loni Hancock and worked on criminal justice policy, including juvenile sentencing reform, death penalty, and budget matters concerning corrections and the judiciary. Ms. Vang was also a senate fellow to Senator Hancock, as part of the Capital Fellows Program in 2008-09.
During law school, Ms. Vang externed for the Honorable Kendall J. Newman of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. She was a member of the Moot Court Honors Board in 2017-18 and participated in moot court competitions.
Ms. Vang is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley (B.A.), and University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D.). She was admitted to the California Bar in December 2019.