List of Asian Americans in the United States Congress

This is a list of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans in the U.S. Congress.

Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The term refers to a panethnic group that includes diverse populations with ancestral origins in East Asia, South Asia or Southeast Asia, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.^[1]

Pacific Islander Americans, also known as Oceanian Americans, Pacific Islander Americans or Native Hawaiian and/or other Pacific Islander Americans, are Americans who have ethnic ancestry among the indigenous peoples of Oceania (viz. Polynesians, Melanesians and Micronesians). For its purposes, the U.S. Census also counts Indigenous Australians as part of this group.^[2]^[3]

As of June 3, 2024, there are 18 representatives and 2 senators of Asian-American descent who are currently serving in Congress. In addition, there are three non-voting delegates of Pacific Islander descent who currently are also serving. Since 1900, 21 Pacific Islanders have been elected to the House of Representatives (18 of them as non-voting Resident Commissioners, Delegates or Resident Representatives) and one has been elected to the U.S. 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 U.S. Senate (in 1990). Since 1957, 41 Asian Americans have been elected as U.S. Representatives and 9 as U.S. Senators. Hawaii was the first of four states to send an Asian American to the Senate (1959) and Illinois is the most recent state to elect a senator of similar descent for the first time (2016). With respect to the House of Representatives, California was the first of 13 states to elect an Asian American to the House (1956), and Oklahoma is the most recent to do so for the first time (2020). Three Asian-American women have been elected to the Senate (two of whom currently are incumbents and represent Hawaii and Illinois, respectively), and 13 have been elected to the House (nine of whom currently are incumbents) from seven separate states.

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, 177 days
	Tammy Duckworth (born 1968)	Thai, Chinese^{[S 6]}	Democratic	Illinois	January 3, 2017	Incumbent	7 years, 177 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

Notes

^ 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)	Hawaiian, Chinese^{[H 4]}	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 5]}	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 6]}	Republican	California	January 3, 1993	January 3, 1999	6 years, 0 days	Lost renomination
	Bobby Scott (born 1947)	Filipino^{[H 7]}	Democratic	Virginia	January 3, 1993	Incumbent	31 years, 177 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 8]}	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, 112 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 9]}	Republican	Louisiana	January 3, 2009	January 3, 2011	2 years, 0 days	Lost reelection
	Judy Chu (born 1953)	Chinese^{[H 10]}	Democratic	California	July 14, 2009	Incumbent	14 years, 350 days
	Charles Djou (born 1970)	Thai, Chinese^{[H 11]}	Republican	Hawaii	May 22, 2010	January 3, 2011	226 days	Lost reelection
	Hansen Clarke (born 1957)	Bangladeshi^{[H 12]}	Democratic	Michigan	January 3, 2011	January 3, 2013	2 years, 0 days	Lost renomination following decennial redistricting
	Colleen Hanabusa (born 1951)	Japanese	Democratic	Hawaii	January 3, 2011	January 3, 2015	4 years, 0 days	Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate
	Colleen Hanabusa (born 1951)	Japanese	Democratic	Hawaii	November 14, 2016	January 3, 2019	2 years, 50 days	Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor
	Ami Bera (born 1965)	Indian	Democratic	California	January 3, 2013	Incumbent	11 years, 177 days
	Tammy Duckworth (born 1968)	Thai, Chinese^{[H 13]}	Democratic	Illinois	January 3, 2013	January 3, 2017	4 years, 0 days	Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senate
	Tulsi Gabbard (born 1981)	Samoan^{[H 14]}	Democratic	Hawaii	January 3, 2013	January 3, 2021	8 years, 0 days	Retired after having run unsuccessfully for President, became an independent in 2022
	Grace Meng (born 1975)	Taiwanese^{[H 15]}	Democratic	New York	January 3, 2013	Incumbent	11 years, 177 days

[Fong-4] First American of Chinese ancestry elected to Congress

[Inouye-5] First Japanese American elected to the Senate

[Akaka-6] First Native Hawaiian to serve in the Senate

[Ensign-7] First person of Filipino ancestry elected to the Senate

[Hirono-8] First Asian-American woman elected to the Senate

[Duckworth-9] First Thai American elected to the Senate

[Harris-10] 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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