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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<ref>First person of Indian ancestry elected to Congress.</ref> California Democrat 1957–1963
Daniel Ken Inouye<ref name="inouye">First Japanese American elected to Congress.</ref> Hawaii Democrat 1959–1963
Spark Masayuki Matsunaga Hawaii Democrat 1963–1977
Patsy Takemoto Mink Hawaii Democrat 1965–1977, 1990–2002
Norman Yoshio Mineta California Democrat 1975–1995
Daniel Kahikina Akaka Hawaii Democrat 1977–1990
Robert Takeo Matsui California Democrat 1979–2005
Patricia Fukuda Saiki Hawaii Republican 1987–1991
Jay C. Kim<ref>First person of Korean ancestry elected to Congress.</ref> California Republican 1993–1999
Robert C. Scott<ref>An African American with Filipino heritage.</ref> Virginia Democrat 1993–Present
David Wu Oregon Democrat 1998–Present
Michael M. Honda California Democrat 2001–Present
Bobby Jindal Louisiana Republican 2005–Present
Doris Matsui California Democrat 2005–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 Kuhio Kalanianaole Territory of Hawaii Republican 1903–1922
Antonio Borja Wonpat Guam Democrat 1973–1985
Fofo Iosefa Fiti Sunia American Samoa Democrat 1981–1988
Ben Garrido Blaz Guam Republican 1985–1993
Eni F. H. Faleomavaega American Samoa Democrat 1989–Present
Robert Anacletus Underwood Guam Democrat 1993–2002

[edit] Senate

Senator State Party Term
Hiram Leong Fong<ref>First Asian Pacific American elected to the Senate and first American of Chinese ancestry elected to Congress.</ref> Hawaii Republican 1959–1977
Daniel Ken Inouye<ref name="inouye"/> Hawaii Democrat 1963–Present
Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa California Republican 1977–1983
Spark Masayuki Matsunaga Hawaii Democrat 1977–1990
Daniel Kahikina Akaka Hawaii Democrat 1990–Present

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United States Congress — (House of Representatives, Senate)
Members House: Current, Former, Districts (by area) | Senate: Current (by seniority, by age), Former (expelled/censured), Classes
Leaders House: Speaker, Party leaders, Party whips, Dem. caucus, Rep. conference, Dean | Senate: President pro tempore (list), Party leaders, Assistant party leaders, Dem. Caucus (Chair, Secretary, Policy comm. chair), Rep. Conference (Chair, Vice-Chair, Policy comm. chair), Dean
Groups African Americans, Asian Pacific Americans, Caucuses, Committees, Demographics, Senate Women
Agencies, Employees & Offices Architect of the Capitol, Capitol guide service (board), Capitol police (board), Chiefs of Staff, GAO, Government Printing Office, Law Revision Counsel, Librarian of Congress, Poet laureate | House: Chaplain, Chief Administrative Officer, Clerk, Doorkeeper, Emergency Planning, Preparedness, and Operations, Historian, Page (board), Parliamentarian, Postmaster, Reading clerk, Recording Studio, Sergeant at Arms | Senate: Chaplain, Curator, Historian, Librarian, Page, Parliamentarian, Secretary, Sergeant at Arms
Politics & Procedure Act of Congress (list), Caucuses, Committees, Hearings, Joint session, Oversight, Partisan mix of delegations, Rider | House: Committees, History, Jefferson's Manual, Procedures | Senate: Committees, Filibuster, History, Traditions, VPs' tie-breaking votes
Buildings Capitol Complex, Capitol, Botanic Garden | Office buildings– House: Cannon, Ford, Longworth, O'Neill, Rayburn, Senate: Dirksen, Hart, Russell
Research Biographical directory, Congressional Quarterly, Congressional Record, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, The Hill, Roll Call, THOMAS
Misc Mace of the House, Power of enforcement, Scandals, Softball League
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