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''(Note: Delegates are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)''
''(Note: Delegates are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)''


[[Resident Commissioners of the Philippines|Resident Commissioners]] were representatives from the Philippines, then an [[Territories of the United States#Former unincorporated territories of the United States (incomplete)|American territory]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nationalatlas.gov/mld/usacqup.html |title=Map Layer Info |date=July 23, 2012 |work=National Atlas of the United States |publisher=United States Department of the Interior |accessdate=December 10, 2012 |quote=The Philippines became a territory of the United States after the Spanish–American War.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Berhow |first=Mark |title=American Defenses of Corregidor and Manila Bay 1898-1945 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ZNOPvCKK-0C&lpg=PP1&dq=Philippines%20American%20territory&pg=PA6#v=onepage&q=colony&f=false |accessdate=December 10, 2012 |year=2012 |publisher=Osprey Publishing |isbn=9781782004356 |page=6}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |editor1-first=Min |editor1-last=Pyong Gap |title=Asian Americans: Contemporary Trends and Issues |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5PSYZMs8TzEC&lpg=PA183&dq=Philippines%20American%20territory&pg=PA183#v=onepage&q=Philippines%20American%20territory&f=false |accessdate=10 December 2012 |year=2005 |publisher=[[Sage Publications|Pine Forge Press]] |isbn=9781412905565 |page=183}}</ref> Two were elected at-large from 1907 to 1937, and a single Resident Commissioner from 1937 to 1946.
[[Resident Commissioners of the Philippines|Resident Commissioners]] were representatives from the Philippines, then an [[Territories of the United States#Former unincorporated territories of the United States (incomplete)|American territory]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nationalatlas.gov/mld/usacqup.html |title=Map Layer Info |date=July 23, 2012 |work=National Atlas of the United States |publisher=United States Department of the Interior |accessdate=December 10, 2012 |quote=The Philippines became a territory of the United States after the Spanish–American War. |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130104003407/http://www.nationalatlas.gov/mld/usacqup.html |archivedate=January 4, 2013 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Berhow |first=Mark |title=American Defenses of Corregidor and Manila Bay 1898-1945 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ZNOPvCKK-0C&lpg=PP1&dq=Philippines%20American%20territory&pg=PA6#v=onepage&q=colony&f=false |accessdate=December 10, 2012 |year=2012 |publisher=Osprey Publishing |isbn=9781782004356 |page=6}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |editor1-first=Min |editor1-last=Pyong Gap |title=Asian Americans: Contemporary Trends and Issues |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5PSYZMs8TzEC&lpg=PA183&dq=Philippines%20American%20territory&pg=PA183#v=onepage&q=Philippines%20American%20territory&f=false |accessdate=10 December 2012 |year=2005 |publisher=[[Sage Publications|Pine Forge Press]] |isbn=9781412905565 |page=183}}</ref> Two were elected at-large from 1907 to 1937, and a single Resident Commissioner from 1937 to 1946.


From 1978 to 2009, the [[Northern Mariana Islands]] elected a [[United States congressional delegations from the Northern Mariana Islands|Resident Representative]] who had no actual privileges in the House.
From 1978 to 2009, the [[Northern Mariana Islands]] elected a [[United States congressional delegations from the Northern Mariana Islands|Resident Representative]] who had no actual privileges in the House.

Revision as of 10:54, 24 December 2017

Map of congressional districts represented by Asian Americans in the 114th Congress.
  State currently has an Asian Senator
  State has in the past had an Asian Senator

This is a list of

Pacific Islands Americans in the U.S. Congress. As of 2017, there are 17 representatives and 3 senators of Asian-American descent who are currently serving in Congress. There is 1 representative and 2 Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives
of Pacific Islander descent who are also currently serving. Since 1900, 15 Pacific Islanders have been elected to the House of Representatives (13 members being non voting delegates) and 1 to the US Senate. Hawaii was the first territory to send a Pacific Islander to the House of Representatives in 1900 and was also the first state to send a Pacific Islander to the US Senate in 1990. And since 1957, 54 Asian Americans have been elected to the House of Representatives and 9 to the US Senate. Among 4 states, Hawaii was the first state to send an Asian-American to the Senate (1959) and Illinois is the newest state to elect a senator of similar descent (2016); while among 12 states, California was the first state to elect an Asian-American to the House (1957) and Florida and Washington state are the newest (2016). 3 Asian-American women have been elected to the Senate (who are currently incumbent and represent California, Hawaii and Illinois), and 12 have been elected to the House from 6 states (of whom 6 are currently incumbent).

Senate

Picture Senator
(lifespan) 		Ethnicity Party State Term start Term end Notes
Sen. Fong Hiram Fong
(1906–2004)
[1] 		Chinese Republican Hawaii August 21, 1959 January 3, 1977 Retired
Sen. Inouye Dan Inouye
(1924–2012)
[2] 		Japanese Democratic Hawaii January 3, 1963 December 17, 2012 Died in office
Rep. Abdnor James Abourezk
(born 1931) 		Lebanese Democratic South Dakota January 3, 1973 January 3, 1979 Retired
Sen. Hayakawa Sam Hayakawa
(1906–1992) 		Japanese Republican California January 2, 1977 January 3, 1983 Retired
Sen. Matsunaga Spark Matsunaga
(1916–1990) 		Japanese Democratic Hawaii January 3, 1977 April 15, 1990 Died in office
Rep. Honda George J. Mitchell
(born 1933) 		Lebanese Democratic Maine May 17, 1980 January 3, 1995 Retired
Rep. Abdnor James Abdnor
(1923–2012) 		Lebanese Republican South Dakota January 3, 1981 January 3, 1987 Lost reelection
Sen. Akaka Daniel Akaka
(born 1924)
[3] 		Hawaiian
Chinese 		Democratic Hawaii May 16, 1990 January 3, 2013 Retired
Sen. Abraham Spencer Abraham
(born 1952) 		Lebanese Republican Michigan January 3, 1995 January 3, 2001 Lost reelection
Sen. Ensign John Ensign
(born 1958) 		Filipino Republican Nevada January 3, 2001 May 3, 2011 Resigned
Rep. Amash John E. Sununu
(born 1964) 		Palestinian Republican New Hampshire January 3, 2003 January 3, 2009 Lost reelection
Sen. Hirono Mazie Hirono
(born 1947)
[4] 		Japanese Democratic Hawaii January 3, 2013 present
Sen. Duckworth Tammy Duckworth
(born 1968) 		Thai
Chinese 		Democratic Illinois January 3, 2017 present
Sen. Harris Kamala Harris
(born 1964) 		Indian Democratic California January 3, 2017 present

House of Representatives

Picture Representative
(lifespan) 		Ethnicity Party State Term start Term end Notes
Rep. Saund Dalip Saund
(1899–1973)
[5] 		Indian Democratic California January 3, 1957 January 3, 1963 Lost reelection
Rep. Wu George A. Kasem
(1919–2002) 		Lebanese Democratic California January 3, 1959 January 3, 1961 Lost reelection
Rep. Inouye Dan Inouye
(1924–2012)
[2] 		Japanese Democratic Hawaii August 21, 1959 January 3, 1963 Retired to run successfully for
United States Senate election in Hawaii, 1962
Rep. Matsunaga Spark Matsunaga
(1916–1990) 		Japanese Democratic Hawaii January 3, 1963 January 3, 1977 Retired to run successfully for
United States Senate election in Hawaii, 1976
Rep. Mink Patsy Mink
(1927–2002)
[6] 		Japanese Democratic Hawaii January 3, 1965 January 3, 1977 Retired to run unsuccessfully for
United States Senate election in Hawaii, 1976
September 22, 1990 September 28, 2002 Died in office
Rep. Wu Abraham Kazen
(1919–1987) 		Lebanese Democratic Texas January 3, 1967 January 3, 1985 Lost renomination
Rep. Abdnor James Abourezk
(born 1931) 		Lebanese Democratic South Dakota January 3, 1971 January 3, 1973 Retired to run successfully for
United States Senate election in South Dakota, 1972
Rep. Abdnor James Abdnor
(1923–2012) 		Lebanese Republican South Dakota January 3, 1973 January 3, 1981 Retired to run successfully for
United States Senate election in South Dakota, 1980
Rep. Mineta Norman Mineta
(born 1931) 		Japanese Democratic California January 3, 1975 October 10, 1995 Resigned
Rep. Honda Toby Moffett
(born 1944) 		Lebanese Democratic Connecticut January 3, 1975 January 3, 1983 Retired to run unsuccessfully for the
United States Senate election in Connecticut, 1982
Rep. Akaka Daniel Akaka
(born 1924)
[3] 		Hawaiian
Chinese 		Democratic Hawaii January 3, 1977 May 16, 1990 Retired to run successfully for
United States Senate special election in Hawaii, 1990
Rep. Dymally Nick Rahall
(born 1949) 		Lebanese Democratic West Virginia January 3, 1977 January 3, 2015 Lost reelection
Rep. Matsui Bob Matsui
(1941–2005) 		Japanese Democratic California January 3, 1979 January 1, 2005 Died in office
Rep. Dymally
Mervyn Dymally
(1926–2012)
[7]
 Indian Democratic California January 3, 1981 January 3, 1993 Retired
Rep. Saiki Pat Saiki
(born 1930) 		Japanese Republican Hawaii January 3, 1987 January 3, 1991 Retired to run unsuccessfully for
United States Senate special election in Hawaii, 1990
Rep. Honda Pat Danner
(born 1934) 		Lebanese Democratic Missouri January 3, 1993 January 3, 2001 Retired
Rep. Kim Jay Kim
(born 1939)
[8] 		Korean Republican California January 3, 1993 January 3, 1999 Lost renomination
Rep. Scott Bobby Scott
(born 1947)
[9]
Filipino
 Democratic Virginia January 3, 1993 present
Rep. Wu John Baldacci
(born 1955)
 Lebanese Democratic Maine January 3, 1995 August 3, 2003 Retired to run successfully for
Maine gubernatorial election, 2002
Rep. Ensign John Ensign
(born 1958) 		Filipino Republican Nevada January 3, 1995 January 3, 1999 Retired to run unsuccessfully for
United States Senate election in Nevada, 2000
Rep. Abdnor Ray LaHood
(born 1945) 		Lebanese Republican Illinois January 3, 1995 January 3, 2009 Retired to become United States Secretary of Transportation
Rep. Wu Chris John
(born 1960)
 Lebanese Democratic Louisiana January 3, 1997 January 3, 2005 Retired to run unsuccessfully for
United States Senate election in Louisiana, 2004
Rep. Amash John E. Sununu
(born 1964) 		Palestinian Republican New Hampshire January 3, 1997 January 3, 2003 Retired to run successfully for
United States Senate election in New Hampshire, 2002
Rep. Wu David Wu
(born 1955)
[10] 		Taiwanese Democratic Oregon January 3, 1999 August 3, 2011 Resigned
Rep. Honda Mike Honda
(born 1941) 		Japanese Democratic California January 3, 2001 January 3, 2017 Lost reelection
Rep. Amash Darrell Issa
(born 1980) 		Lebanese Republican California January 3, 2001 present
Rep. Boustany Charles Boustany
(born 1956) 		Lebanese Republican Louisiana January 3, 2005 January 3, 2017 Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for the
United States Senate election in Louisiana, 2016
Rep. Jindal Bobby Jindal
(born 1971) 		Indian Republican Louisiana January 3, 2005 January 14, 2008 Resigned to run successfully for
Louisiana gubernatorial election, 2007
Rep. Matsui Doris Matsui
(born 1944) 		Japanese Democratic California March 8, 2005 present
Rep. Hirono Mazie Hirono
(born 1947)
[11] 		Japanese Democratic Hawaii January 3, 2007 January 3, 2013 Retired to run successfully for the
United States Senate election in Hawaii, 2012
Rep. Austria Steve Austria
(born 1958) 		Filipino Republican Ohio January 3, 2009 January 3, 2013 Retired
Rep. Cao Joseph Cao
(born 1967)
[12] 		Vietnamese Republican Louisiana January 3, 2009 January 3, 2011 Lost reelection
Rep. Chu Judy Chu
(born 1953)
[13] 		Chinese Democratic California July 14, 2009 present
Rep. Djou Charles Djou
(born 1970)
[14] 		Thai
Chinese 		Republican Hawaii May 22, 2010 January 3, 2011 Lost reelection
Rep. Amash Justin Amash
(born 1980) 		Palestinian Republican Michigan January 3, 2011 present
Rep. Clarke Hansen Clarke
(born 1957)
[15] 		Bangladeshi Democratic Michigan January 3, 2011 January 3, 2013 Lost renomination
Rep. Hanabusa Colleen Hanabusa
(born 1951) 		Japanese Democratic Hawaii January 3, 2011 January 3, 2015 Retired to run unsuccessfully for the
United States Senate special election in Hawaii, 2014
November 14, 2016 present
Rep. Amash
Richard L. Hanna

(born 1951) 		Lebanese Republican New York January 3, 2011 January 3, 2017 Retired
Rep. Bera Ami Bera
(born 1965) 		Indian Democratic California January 3, 2013 present
Rep. Duckworth Tammy Duckworth
(born 1968)
[16] 		Thai
Chinese 		Democratic Illinois January 3, 2013 January 3, 2017 Retired to run successfully for the
United States Senate election in Illinois, 2016
Rep. Gabbard Tulsi Gabbard
(born 1981)
[17] 		Samoan Democratic Hawaii January 3, 2013 present
Rep. Meng Grace Meng
(born 1975) 		Chinese Democratic New York January 3, 2013 present
Rep. Takano Mark Takano
(born 1960)
[18] 		Japanese Democratic California January 3, 2013 present First openly gay person of color elected to Congress
Rep. Abraham Ralph Abraham
(born 1954) 		Lebanese Republican Louisiana January 3, 2015 present
Rep. Honda Gwen Graham
(born 1963) 		Lebanese Democratic Florida January 3, 2015 January 3, 2017 Retired
Rep. Abraham Garret Graves
(born 1972) 		Lebanese Republican Louisiana January 3, 2015 present
Rep. Lieu Ted Lieu
(born 1969) 		Taiwanese Democratic California January 3, 2015 present
Rep. Takai Mark Takai
(1967–2016) 		Japanese Democratic Hawaii January 3, 2015 July 20, 2016 Died in office
Rep. Abdnor Darin LaHood
(born 1968) 		Lebanese Republican Illinois September 10, 2015 present
Rep. Christ Charlie Crist
(born 1965) 		Lebanese Democratic Florida January 3, 2017 present
Rep. Jayapal Pramila Jayapal
(born 1965) 		Indian[19] Democratic Washington January 3, 2017 present
Rep. Khanna Ro Khanna
(born 1976) 		Indian Democratic California January 3, 2017 present
Rep. Krishnamoorthi Raja Krishnamoorthi
(born 1973) 		Indian Democratic Illinois January 3, 2017 present
Rep. Murphy Stephanie Murphy
(born 1978) 		Vietnamese Democratic Florida January 3, 2017 present

House Delegates (non-voting members)

(Note: Delegates are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)

Resident Commissioners were representatives from the Philippines, then an American territory.[20][21][22]
Two were elected at-large from 1907 to 1937, and a single Resident Commissioner from 1937 to 1946.

From 1978 to 2009, the

Resident Representative
who had no actual privileges in the House.

Picture Delegate
(lifespan) 		Ethnicity Party Territory Term start Term end Notes
Del. Wilcox Robert Wilcox
(1855–1903) 		Hawaiian Home Rule Hawaii November 6, 1900 March 4, 1903 Lost reelection
Del. Kalanianaʻole Jonah Kalanianaʻole
(1871–1922) 		Hawaiian Republican Hawaii March 4, 1903 January 7, 1922 Died in office
Res. Comm. Legarda Benito Legarda
(1853–1915) 		Filipino
Federalist
 Philippine Islands November 22, 1907 March 4, 1912 Retired
Res. Comm. Ocampo Pablo Ocampo
(1853–1925) 		Filipino Democrat Philippine Islands November 22, 1907 November 22, 1909 Retired
Res. Comm. Quezón
Manuel L. Quezón

(1878–1944) 		Filipino bgcolor=Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color |Nacionalista Philippine Islands November 23, 1909 October 15, 1916 Retired
Res. Comm. Earnshaw Manuel Earnshaw
(1862–1936) 		Filipino Independent Philippine Islands March 4, 1913 March 4, 1917 Retired
Res. Comm. de Veyra Jaime C. de Veyra
(1873–1963) 		Filipino bgcolor=Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color |Nacionalista Philippine Islands March 4, 1917 March 4, 1923 Retired
Res. Comm. Yangco Teodoro R. Yangco
(1861–1939)
Chinese
 Independent Philippine Islands March 4, 1917 March 4, 1920 Retired
Res. Comm. Gabaldón
Isauro Gabaldon

(1875–1942) 		Filipino bgcolor=Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color |Nacionalista Philippine Islands March 4, 1920 July 16, 1928 Resigned
Res. Comm. Guevara Pedro Guevara
(1879–1938) 		Filipino bgcolor=Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color |Nacionalista Philippine Islands March 4, 1923 February 14, 1936 Retired
Del. Jarrett William Jarrett
(1877–1929) 		Hawaiian Democrat Hawaii March 4, 1923 March 4, 1927 Lost reelection
Del. Houston Victor Houston
(1876–1959) 		Hawaiian Republican Hawaii March 4, 1927 March 4, 1933 Lost reelection
Res. Comm. Osías Camilo Osías
(1889–1976) 		Filipino bgcolor=Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color |Nacionalista Philippine Islands March 4, 1929 January 3, 1935 Retired
Res. Comm. Delgado Francisco Afan Delgado
(1886–1964) 		Filipino bgcolor=Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color |Nacionalista Philippine Islands January 3, 1935 February 14, 1936 Retired
Del. King Samuel King
(1886–1959) 		Hawaiian Republican Hawaii January 3, 1935 January 3, 1943 Resigned
Res. Comm. Paredes Quintín Paredes
(1884–1973) 		Filipino bgcolor=Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color |Nacionalista Philippines February 14, 1936 September 29, 1938 Resigned
Res. Comm. Elizalde Joaquín Miguel Elizalde
(1896–1965) 		Filipino Independent Philippines September 29, 1938 August 9, 1944 Resigned
Res. Comm. Romulo Carlos P. Romulo
(1899–1985) 		Filipino bgcolor=Template:Liberal Party (Philippines)/meta/color |Liberal Philippines August 10, 1944 July 4, 1946 Resigned; final Philippine representative
Del. Won Pat Antonio Won Pat
(1908–1987) 		Chamorro
Chinese 		Democratic Guam January 3, 1973 January 3, 1985 Lost reelection
Res. Rep. Pangelinan Eddie Pangelinan
(born 1945) 		Chamorro Democratic (1978–1983) Northern Mariana Islands January 1978 January 1984 Lost reelection
Republican (1983–1984)
Del. Sunia
Fofó Sunia

(born 1937) 		Samoan Democratic American Samoa January 3, 1981 September 6, 1988 Resigned
Res. Rep. Tenorio Froilan Tenorio
(born 1939) 		Chamorro Democratic Northern Mariana Islands January 1984 January 1990 Retired to run unsuccessfully for the
Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
Del. Blaz Ben Blaz
(1928–2014) 		Chamorro Republican Guam January 3, 1985 January 3, 1993 Lost reelection
Del. Faleomavaega Eni Faleomavaega
(1943–2017) 		Samoan Democratic American Samoa January 3, 1989 January 3, 2015 Lost reelection
Res. Rep. Babauta Juan Babauta
(born 1953) 		Chamorro Republican Northern Mariana Islands January 1990 January 14, 2002 Retired to run successfully for the
Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial elections, 2001
Del. Underwood Robert Underwood
(born 1948) 		Chamorro Democratic Guam January 3, 1993 January 3, 2003 Retired to run unsuccessfully for the
Guamanian general election, 2002
Res. Rep. Tenorio Pete Tenorio
(born 1941) 		Chamorro Republican Northern Mariana Islands January 14, 2002 January 3, 2009 Office replaced by Delegate
Lost election to new office
Del. Sablan Gregorio Sablan
(born 1955) 		Chamorro Democratic
(before 2008)
(2009–2014) 		Northern Mariana Islands January 3, 2009 present
Independent
(2008–2009)
(2014–present)
Del. Radewagen Amata Radewagen
(born 1947) 		Samoan Republican American Samoa January 3, 2015 present

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. ^
    Japanese American
    elected to Congress.
  3. ^
    Native Hawaiian
    elected to Congress.
  4. ^ First Asian American woman and first Buddhist elected to the Senate.
  5. Indian ancestry
    elected to Congress.
  6. ^ First Asian American woman elected to Congress.
  7. Dougla
    elected to Congress.
  8. Korean ancestry
    elected to Congress.
  9. Multiracial American
    elected to Congress.
  10. Taiwanese American
    elected to Congress.
  11. Buddhists
    elected to Congress.
  12. Vietnamese ancestry
    elected to Congress.
  13. Chinese American
    woman elected to Congress.
  14. Thai American
    elected to Congress.
  15. Bangladeshi ancestry
    elected to Congress.
  16. ^ First disabled woman and first Thai American woman elected to Congress.
  17. Pacific Islander ancestry
    elected to Congress.
  18. ^ First openly gay person of color elected to Congress.
  19. ^ http://www.firstpost.com/living/indian-american-congresswoman-pramila-jayapals-parents-shes-interested-in-social-justice-3112814.html
  20. ^ "Map Layer Info". National Atlas of the United States. United States Department of the Interior. July 23, 2012. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2012. The Philippines became a territory of the United States after the Spanish–American War. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  21. ISBN 9781782004356
    . Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  22. ISBN 9781412905565
    . Retrieved 10 December 2012.

References

See also

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