List of Asian Pacific Americans in the United States Congress
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This is a list of Asian Pacific Americans in the U.S. Congress.
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[edit] House of Representatives
| Representative | State | Party | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalip Singh Saund[1] | California | Democratic | 1957–1963 |
| Daniel Inouye[2] | Hawaii | Democratic | 1959–1963 |
| Spark Matsunaga | Hawaii | Democratic | 1963–1977 |
| Patsy Mink | Hawaii | Democratic | 1965–1977, 1990–2002 |
| Norman Mineta | California | Democratic | 1975–1995 |
| Daniel Akaka | Hawaii | Democratic | 1977–1990 |
| Bob Matsui | California | Democratic | 1979–2005 |
| Patricia Saiki | Hawaii | Republican | 1987–1991 |
| Jay Kim[3] | California | Republican | 1993–1999 |
| Robert C. Scott[4] | Virginia | Democratic | 1993–present |
| David Wu[5] | Oregon | Democratic | 1998–2011 |
| Mike Honda | California | Democratic | 2001–present |
| Bobby Jindal | Louisiana | Republican | 2005–2008 |
| Doris Matsui | California | Democratic | 2005–present |
| Mazie Hirono | Hawaii | Democratic | 2007–present |
| Steve Austria | Ohio | Republican | 2009–present |
| Anh "Joseph" Cao[6] | Louisiana | Republican | 2009–2011 |
| Judy Chu[7] | California | Democratic | 2009–present |
| Charles Djou | Hawaii | Republican | 2010–2011 |
| Colleen Hanabusa | Hawaii | Democratic | 2011–present |
| Hansen Clarke[8] | Michigan | Democratic | 2011–present |
[edit] Delegates in the House (non-voting members)
| Delegate | Territory | Party | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert William Wilcox | Territory of Hawaii | Hawaiian Independent Party | 1900–1903 |
| Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana'ole | Territory of Hawaii | Republican | 1903–1922 |
| Antonio Borja Won Pat | Guam | Democratic | 1973–1985 |
| Fofó Iosefa Fiti Sunia | American Samoa | Democratic | 1981–1988 |
| Vincente T. Blaz | Guam | Republican | 1985–1993 |
| Eni Faleomavaega | American Samoa | Democratic | 1989–Present |
| Robert A. Underwood | Guam | Democratic | 1993–2003 |
| Gregorio Sablan | Northern Mariana Islands | Democratic | 2009–Present |
[edit] Resident Commissioners in the House (non-voting members)
| Territorial era | ||
|---|---|---|
| Congress | Resident Commissioner 1 | Resident Commissioner 2 |
| 60th (1907–1909) | Benito Legarda y Tuason | Pablo Ocampo |
| 61st (1909–1911) | ||
| Manuel L. Quezon | ||
| 62nd (1911–1913) | ||
| 63rd (1913–1915) | Manuel Earnshaw | |
| 64th (1915–1917) | ||
| 65th (1917–1919) | Jaime C. De Veyra | Teodoro R. Yangco |
| 66th (1919–1921) | ||
| Isauro Gabaldon | ||
| 67th (1921–1923) | ||
| 68th (1923–1925) | Pedro Guevara | |
| 69th (1925–1927) | ||
| 70th (1927–1929) | ||
| 71st (1929–1931) | Camilo Osias | |
| 72nd (1931–1933) | ||
| 73rd (1933–1935) | ||
| 74th (1935–1937) | Francisco A. Delgado | |
| Commonwealth era | |
|---|---|
| Congress | Resident Commissioner 1 |
| 74th (1935–1937) | Quintin Paredes |
| 75th (1937–1939) | |
| Joaquin Miguel Elizalde | |
| 76th (1939–1941) | |
| 77th (1941–1943) | |
| 78th (1943–1945) | |
| Carlos Peña Romulo | |
| 79th (1945–1947) | |
[edit] Senate
| Senator | State | Party | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiram Fong[9] | Hawaii | Republican | 1959–1977 |
| Daniel Inouye[2] | Hawaii | Democrat | 1963–Present |
| Samuel I. Hayakawa | California | Republican | 1977–1983 |
| Spark Matsunaga | Hawaii | Democrat | 1977–1990 |
| Daniel Akaka | Hawaii | Democrat | 1990–Present |
| John Ensign | Nevada | Republican | 2001-2011 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ First person of Indian ancestry elected to Congress.
- ^ a b First Japanese American elected to Congress.
- ^ First person of Korean ancestry elected to Congress.
- ^ First American born Filipino and Multiracial American elected to Congress.
- ^ First Taiwanese American elected to Congress.
- ^ First person of Vietnamese ancestry elected to Congress.
- ^ First Chinese American woman elected to Congress
- ^ First person of Bangladeshi ancestry elected to Congress
- ^ First Asian Pacific American elected to the Senate and first American of Chinese ancestry elected to Congress.
[edit] Source
- Tong, Lorraine H. (2003). "Asian Pacific Americans in the United States Congress". Congressional Research Service 97-398, 9–14.
