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.

Senate

Picture Senator State Party Term Reason for leaving
Hiram Fong Hiram Fong
(1906-2004)
[1]		 Hawaii Republican 1959–1977 Retired
Daniel Inouye Daniel Inouye
(1924-2012)
[2]		 Hawaii Democrat 1963–2012 Died in office
S.I. Hayakawa Samuel I. Hayakawa
(1906-1992)
 California Republican 1977–1983 Retired
Spark Matsunaga Spark Matsunaga
(1916-1990)
 Hawaii Democrat 1977–1990 Died in Office
Daniel Akaka Daniel Akaka
(b. 1924)
[3]		 Hawaii Democrat 1990–2013 Retired
John Ensign John Ensign
(b. 1958)
 Nevada Republican 2001–2011 Resigned
Mazie Hirono Mazie Hirono
(b. 1947)
[4]		 Hawaii Democrat 2013–present

House of Representatives

Picture Representative State Party Term Reason for leaving
Dalip Saund Dalip Singh Saund
(1899-1973)
[5]		 California Democratic 1957–1963 Defeated
Daniel Inouye Daniel Inouye
(1924-2012)
[2]		 Hawaii Democratic 1959–1963 Retired to successfully run for United States Senate election in Hawaii, 1962
Spark Matsunaga Spark Matsunaga
(1916-1990)
 Hawaii Democratic 1963–1977 Retired to successfully run for United States Senate election in Hawaii, 1976
Patsy Mink Patsy Mink
(1927-2002)
[6]		 Hawaii Democratic 1965–1977
1990–2002		 Retired to unsuccessfully run for United States Senate election in Hawaii, 1976 & Died in Office
Norman Mineta Norman Mineta
(b. 1931)
 California Democratic 1975–1995 Retired
Daniel Akaka Daniel Akaka
(b. 1924)
[3]		 Hawaii Democratic 1977–1990 Retired to successfully run for United States Senate special election in Hawaii, 1990
Bob Matsui Bob Matsui
(1941-2005)
 California Democratic 1979–2005 Died in Office
Mervyn M. Dymally Mervyn M. Dymally
(1926-2012)
[7]		 California Democratic 1981–1993 Retired
Pat Saiki Patricia Saiki
(b. 1930)
 Hawaii Republican 1987–1991 Retired to unsuccessfully run for United States Senate special election in Hawaii, 1990
Jay Kim Jay Kim
(b. 1939)
[8]		 California Republican 1993–1999 Lost renomination
Bobby Scott Robert C. Scott
(b. 1947)
[9]		 Virginia Democratic 1993–present
John Ensign John Ensign
(b. 1958)
 Nevada Republican 1995–1999 Retired to unsuccessfully run for United States Senate election in Nevada, 1998 was elected United States Senate election in Nevada, 2000
David Wu David Wu
(b. 1955)
[10]		 Oregon Democratic 1999–2011 Resigned
Mike Honda Mike Honda
(b. 1941)
 California Democratic 2001–present
Bobby Jindal Bobby Jindal
(b. 1971)
 Louisiana Republican 2005–2008 Resigned to successfully run for Louisiana gubernatorial election, 2007
Doris Matsui Doris Matsui
(b. 1944)
 California Democratic 2005–present
Mazie Hirono Mazie Hirono
(b. 1947)
[11]		 Hawaii Democratic 2007–2013 Retired to successfully run for the United States Senate election in Hawaii, 2012
Steve Austria Steve Austria
(b. 1958)
 Ohio Republican 2009–2013 Retired
Joseph Cao Anh "Joseph" Cao
(b. 1967)
[12]		 Louisiana Republican 2009–2011 Defeated
Judy Chu Judy Chu
(b. 1953)
[13]		 California Democratic 2009–present
Charles Djou Charles Djou
(b. 1970)
[14]		 Hawaii Republican 2010–2011 Defeated
Colleen Hanabusa Colleen Hanabusa
(b. 1951)
 Hawaii Democratic 2011–2015 Retired to unsuccessfully run for the United States Senate special election in Hawaii, 2014
Hansen Clarke Hansen Clarke
(b. 1957)
[15]		 Michigan Democratic 2011–2013 Lost renomination
Ami Bera Ami Bera
(b. 1965)
 California Democratic 2013–present
Tammy Duckworth Tammy Duckworth
(b. 1968)
[16]		 Illinois Democratic 2013–present
Tulsi Gabbard Tulsi Gabbard
(b. 1981)
[17]		 Hawaii Democratic 2013–present
Grace Meng Grace Meng
(b. 1975)
 New York Democratic 2013–present
Mark Takano Mark Takano
(b. 1960)
[18]		 California Democratic 2013–present
Ted Lieu Ted Lieu
(b. 1969)
 California Democratic 2015–present
Mark Takai Mark Takai
(b. 1967)
 Hawaii Democratic 2015–present

Delegates in the House (non-voting members)

Picture Delegate Territory Party Term Reason for leaving
Robert William Wilcox 1900.jpg Robert William Wilcox
(1855-1903)
[19]		 Territory of Hawaii Hawaiian Independent Party 1900–1903 Defeated
JonahKuhioKalanianaole.jpg Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana'ole
(1871-1922)
 Territory of Hawaii Republican 1903–1922 Died in Office
Antonio Won Pat.png Antonio Borja Won Pat
(1908-1987)
 Guam Democratic 1973–1985 Defeated
Fofó Iosefa Fiti Sunia 99th Congress 1985.jpg Fofó Iosefa Fiti Sunia
(b. 1937)
 American Samoa Democratic 1981–1988 Resigned
Ben Blaz.jpg Vincente T. Blaz
(1928-2014)
 Guam Republican 1985–1993 Defeated
Faleomavaega Portrait.jpg Eni Faleomavaega
(b. 1943)
 American Samoa Democratic 1989–2015 Defeated
Underwood-GUal.jpg Robert A. Underwood
(b. 1948)
 Guam Democratic 1993–2003 Retired to unsuccessfully run for Governor of Guam
Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan.jpg Gregorio Sablan
(b. 1955)
 Northern Mariana Islands Democratic 2009–Present
Aumua Amata Radewagen congressional photo.jpg Amata Coleman Radewagen
(b. 1947)
 American Samoa Republican 2015–Present

Resident Commissioners in the House (non-voting members)

Northern Mariana Islands

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Main article: United States congressional delegations from the Northern Mariana Islands
Resident Representative Party Term Reason for leaving
Edward De Leon Guerrero Pangelinan
(b. 1945)
 Democratic 1978–1984
Froilan C. Tenorio
(b. 1939)
 Democratic 1984–1990 Defeated
Juan N. Babauta
(b. 1953)
 Republican 1991–2003 Retired to successfully run for Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
Pete A. Tenorio
(b. 1941)
 Republican 2002–2009 Office replaced by Delegate; defeated in election to new office

Philippines

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Main article: United States congressional delegations from the Philippines

Resident Commissioners were representatives from the Philippines, then an American territory.[20][21][22] They were U.S. nationals and not citizens of the United States.[23]

Era of Insular Government
Congress Resident Commissioner 1 Resident Commissioner 2
60th (1907–1909) Benito Legarda y Tuason Pablo Ocampo[24]
61st (1909–1911)
Manuel L. Quezon (N)
62nd (1911–1913)
63rd (1913–1915) Manuel Earnshaw
64th (1915–1917)
65th (1917–1919) Jaime C. De Veyra (N) Teodoro R. Yangco
66th (1919–1921)
Isauro Gabaldon (N)
67th (1921–1923)
68th (1923–1925) Pedro Guevara (N)
69th (1925–1927)
70th (1927–1929)
71st (1929–1931) Camilo Osías (N)
72nd (1931–1933)
73rd (1933–1935)
74th (1935–1937) Francisco A. Delgado (N)
Commonwealth era
Congress Resident Commissioner 1
74th (1935–1937) Quintin Paredes (N)
75th (1937–1939)
Joaquín Miguel Elizalde
76th (1939–1941)
77th (1941–1943)
78th (1943–1945)
Carlos Peña Romulo (L)
79th (1945–1947)

Notes

  1. ↑ First Asian Pacific American elected to the Senate and first American of Chinese ancestry elected to Congress, for the predecessors and successors of each Asian Pacific American Representative's/Delegate's district or Senator with their date of birth and death, click on the U.S. representative/delegate or senator, for the number of congresses, click on the congress.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 First Japanese American elected to Congress.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 First Native Hawaiian elected to Congress.
  4. ↑ First Asian American woman and first Buddhist elected to the Senate.
  5. ↑ First person of Indian ancestry elected to Congress, for the predecessors and successors of each Asian Pacific American Representative's/Delegate's district, click on the U.S. representative/delegate, for the number of congresses, click on the congress.
  6. ↑ First Asian American woman elected to Congress.
  7. ↑ First Indo-Trinidadian elected to Congress.
  8. ↑ First person of Korean ancestry elected to Congress.
  9. ↑ First American born Filipino and Multiracial American elected to Congress.
  10. ↑ First Taiwanese American elected to Congress.
  11. ↑ One of the first two Buddhists elected to Congress
  12. ↑ First person of Vietnamese ancestry elected to Congress.
  13. ↑ First Chinese American woman elected to Congress
  14. ↑ First Thai American elected to Congress
  15. ↑ First person of Bangladeshi ancestry elected to Congress
  16. ↑ First disabled woman and first Thai American woman elected to Congress
  17. ↑ First Hindu, and woman of Pacific Islander ancestry elected to Congress
  18. ↑ First openly gay person of color elected to Congress
  19. ↑ for the predecessors and successors of each Asian Pacific American Representative's/Delegate's district, click on the U.S. representative/delegate, for the number of congresses, click on the congress.
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  23. ↑ M. Licudine v. D. Winter, JR 1086, p. 5 (U.S. District Court for D.C. 2008) (“"[f]rom the time the United States obtained dominion over the Philippines in 1899 until it granted independence to the islands in 1946, [the United States] Congress classified natives of the Philippines as Philippine citizens, as non-citizen United States nationals, and as aliens, but never as United States citizens."”).
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Sources

See also

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