Asian Americans in government and politics

Asian Americans represent a growing share of the national population and of the electorate.^[1] The lower political participation of Asian Americans has been raised as a concern, especially as it relates to their influence on politics in the United States.^[2]^[3] Asian Americans were once a strong constituency for Republicans. In 1992, George H.W. Bush won 55% of Asian voters.^[4] In the 21st century, Asian Americans have become a key Democratic Party constituency.^[5]^[6]

Officeholders

Elected national officials

Vice president

Name	Image	Term	Ethnicity	State	Party	Offices held
Kamala Harris (1964–)		2021–present	Indian American	California	Democratic	Harris, who is half Indian American,^[7] became the US' first female vice president, the highest-ranking female elected official in U.S. history, and the first African-American and first Asian-American vice president.^[8]^[9]

Congress

Senate

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

Senator		Asian and/or Pacific Islander ethnicity	Party	State	Tenure			Notes
Senator		Asian and/or Pacific Islander ethnicity	Party	State	Term start	Term end	Length of service	Notes
	Hiram Fong (1906–2004)	Chinese^{[S 1]}	Republican	Hawaii	August 21, 1959	January 3, 1977	17 years, 135 days	Retired
	Daniel Inouye (1924–2012)	Japanese^{[S 2]}	Democratic	Hawaii	January 3, 1963	December 17, 2012	49 years, 349 days	Died in office
	S. I. Hayakawa (1906–1992)	Japanese	Republican	California	January 2, 1977	January 3, 1983	6 years, 1 day	Retired
	Spark Matsunaga (1916–1990)	Japanese	Democratic	Hawaii	January 3, 1977	April 15, 1990	13 years, 102 days	Died in office
	Daniel Akaka (1924–2018)	Hawaiian, Chinese^{[S 3]}	Democratic	Hawaii	May 16, 1990	January 3, 2013	22 years, 232 days	Initially appointed; later re-elected Retired
	John Ensign (born 1958)	Filipino^{[S 4]}	Republican	Nevada	January 3, 2001	May 3, 2011	10 years, 120 days	Resigned
	Mazie Hirono (born 1947)	Japanese^{[S 5]}	Democratic	Hawaii	January 3, 2013	Incumbent	11 years, 175 days
	Tammy Duckworth (born 1968)	Thai, Chinese^{[S 6]}	Democratic	Illinois	January 3, 2017	Incumbent	7 years, 175 days
	Kamala Harris (born 1964)	Indian^{[S 7]}	Democratic	California	January 3, 2017	January 18, 2021	4 years, 15 days	Resigned to become Vice President

^ First American of Chinese ancestry elected to Congress
^ First Japanese American elected to the Senate
^ First Native Hawaiian to serve in the Senate
^ First person of Filipino ancestry elected to the Senate
^ First Asian-American woman elected to the Senate
^ First Thai American elected to the Senate
^ First person of South Asian ancestry elected to the Senate; together with Pramila Jayapal, first Indian-American woman elected to Congress

House of Representatives

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

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Representative		Asian and/or Pacific Islander ethnicity	Party	State	Tenure			Notes
Representative		Asian and/or Pacific Islander ethnicity	Party	State	Term start	Term end	Length of service	Notes
	Dalip Singh Saund (1899–1973)	Indian^{[H 1]}	Democratic	California	January 3, 1957	January 3, 1963	6 years, 0 days	Lost reelection
	Daniel Inouye (1924–2012)	Japanese^{[H 2]}	Democratic	Hawaii	August 21, 1959	January 3, 1963	3 years, 135 days	Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate
	Spark Matsunaga (1916–1990)	Japanese	Democratic	Hawaii	January 3, 1963	January 3, 1977	14 years, 0 days	Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate
	Patsy Mink (1927–2002)	Japanese^{[H 3]}	Democratic	Hawaii	January 3, 1965	January 3, 1977	12 years, 0 days	Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate
	Patsy Mink (1927–2002)	Japanese^{[H 3]}	Democratic	Hawaii	September 22, 1990	September 28, 2002	12 years, 6 days	Died in office
	Norman Mineta (1931–2022)	Japanese	Democratic	California	January 3, 1975	October 10, 1995	20 years, 280 days	Resigned Later served as Secretary of Commerce and Secretary of Transportation
	Daniel Akaka (1924–2018)	Chinese	Democratic	Hawaii	January 3, 1977	May 16, 1990	13 years, 133 days	Resigned after being appointed to the U.S. Senate
	Bob Matsui (1941–2005)	Japanese	Democratic	California	January 3, 1979	January 1, 2005	25 years, 364 days	Died in office
	Mervyn Dymally (1926–2012)	Indian^{[H 4]}	Democratic	California	January 3, 1981	January 3, 1993	12 years, 0 days	Retired
	Pat Saiki (born 1930)	Japanese	Republican	Hawaii	January 3, 1987	January 3, 1991	4 years, 0 days	Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate
	Jay Kim (born 1939)	Korean^{[H 5]}	Republican	California	January 3, 1993	January 3, 1999	6 years, 0 days	Lost renomination
	Bobby Scott (born 1947)	Filipino^{[H 6]}	Democratic	Virginia	January 3, 1993	Incumbent	31 years, 175 days
	John Ensign (born 1958)	Filipino	Republican	Nevada	January 3, 1995	January 3, 1999	4 years, 0 days	Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate Later elected to the U.S. Senate from Nevada
	David Wu (born 1955)	Taiwanese^{[H 7]}	Democratic	Oregon	January 3, 1999	August 3, 2011	12 years, 212 days	Resigned
	Mike Honda (born 1941)	Japanese	Democratic	California	January 3, 2001	January 3, 2017	16 years, 0 days	Lost reelection
	Bobby Jindal (born 1971)	Indian	Republican	Louisiana	January 3, 2005	January 14, 2008	3 years, 11 days	Resigned to run successfully for Governor
	Doris Matsui (born 1944)	Japanese	Democratic	California	March 8, 2005	Incumbent	19 years, 110 days	Elected to succeed late husband
	Mazie Hirono (born 1947)	Japanese	Democratic	Hawaii	January 3, 2007	January 3, 2013	6 years, 0 days	Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate
	Steve Austria (born 1958)	Filipino	Republican	Ohio	January 3, 2009	January 3, 2013	4 years, 0 days	Retired following decennial redistricting
	Joseph Cao (born 1967)	Vietnamese^{[H 8]}	Republican	Louisiana	January 3, 2009	January 3, 2011	2 years, 0 days	Lost reelection
	Judy Chu (born 1953)

[Fong-10] First American of Chinese ancestry elected to Congress

[Inouye-11] First Japanese American elected to the Senate

[Akaka-12] First Native Hawaiian to serve in the Senate

[Ensign-13] First person of Filipino ancestry elected to the Senate

[Hirono-14] First Asian-American woman elected to the Senate

[Duckworth-15] First Thai American elected to the Senate

[Harris-16] First person of South Asian ancestry elected to the Senate; together with Pramila Jayapal, first Indian-American woman elected to Congress

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