Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus

Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
Chair	Judy Chu
Founder	Norman Mineta
Founded	May 16, 1994; 30 years ago
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
Seats in the House	66 / 435 (plus 1 non-voting)
Seats in the Senate	8 / 100
Seats in the House Democratic Caucus	66 / 213
Seats in House Republican Conference	0 / 222
Website
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The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) is a caucus consisting of members of the United States Congress who are Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI), and who have a strong interest in advocating and promoting issues and concerning the AAPI community. CAPAC was founded on May 16, 1994, by former Congressman Norman Mineta.

While CAPAC describes itself as non-partisan, all of its current members are Democrats, though some past members, such as Joseph Cao, were Republicans. The caucus generally includes members of East, Southeast, South or Pacific Islander descent, who are executive board members of the caucus. It also includes associate members who have high concentrations of AAPI constituents in their district, or those with an interest in AAPI issues in general.^[1]

Mission

To ensure that legislation passed by the United States Congress, to the greatest extent possible, provides for the full participation of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and reflects the concerns and needs of the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities;
To educate other Members of Congress about the history, contributions and concerns of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders;
To work with other Members and Caucuses to protect and advance the civil and constitutional rights of all Americans;
To establish policies on legislation and issues relating to persons of Asian and/or Pacific Islands ancestry who are citizens or nationals of, residents of, or immigrants to, the United States, its territories and possessions;
To provide a structure to coordinate the efforts, and enhance the ability, of the Asian American and Pacific Islander Members of Congress to accomplish those goals.^[1]

Current members

Leadership

Chair: Judy Chu (D) (CA-28)
First Vice-Chair: Grace Meng (D) (NY-06)
Second Vice-Chair: Mark Takano (D) (CA-39)
Whip: Ted Lieu (D) (CA-36)
Freshman Representative: Jill Tokuda (D) (HI-02)

Executive board members

Senator Tammy Duckworth (D) (Illinois)
Senator Mazie Hirono (D) (Hawaii)
Senator Brian Schatz (D) (Hawaii)
Representative Ami Bera (D) (CA-06)
Representative Ed Case (D) (HI-01)
Representative Dan Goldman (D) (NY-10)
Representative Jimmy Gomez (D) (CA-34)
Representative Al Green (D) (TX-09)
Representative Pramila Jayapal (D) (WA-07)
Representative Ro Khanna (D) (CA-17)
Representative Andy Kim (D) (NJ-03), retiring at end of 118th Congress to run for U.S. Senate
Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) (IL-08)
Representative Barbara Lee (D) (CA-12), retiring at end of 118th Congress, ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate
Representative Doris Matsui (D) (CA-07)
Delegate Gregorio Sablan (D) (MP-AL), retiring at end of 118th Congress
Representative Bobby Scott (D) (VA-03)
Representative Marilyn Strickland (D) (WA-10)
Representative Shri Thanedar (D) (MI-13)

Associate members

Senator Cory Booker (D) (New Jersey)
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D) (Nevada)
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D) (New York)
Senator Alex Padilla (D) (California)
Senator Jacky Rosen (D) (Nevada)

Representative Pete Aguilar (D) (CA-33)
Representative Colin Allred (D) (TX-32)
Representative Nanette Barragan (D) (CA-44)
Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D) (OR-01)
Representative Brendan Boyle (D) (PA-02)
Representative Salud Carbajal (D) (CA-24)
Representative Gerry Connolly (D) (VA-11)
Representative Lou Correa (D) (CA-46)
Representative Jason Crow (D) (CO-06)
Representative Suzan DelBene (D) (WA-01)
Representative Mark DeSaulnier (D) (CA-10)
Representative Debbie Dingell (D) (MI-06)
Representative Anna Eshoo (D) (CA-16)
Representative Lizzie Fletcher (D) (TX-07)
Representative Valerie Foushee (D) (NC-04)
Representative Josh Gottheimer (D) (NJ-05)
Representative Steven Horsford (D) (NV-04)
Representative Sara Jacobs (D) (CA-51)
Representative Susie Lee (D) (NV-03)
Representative Lucy McBath (D) (GA-07)
Representative Gregory Meeks (D) (NY-05)
Representative Rob Menendez (D) (NJ-08)
Representative Kevin Mullin (D) (CA-15)
Representative Jerry Nadler (D) (NY-12)
Representative Grace Napolitano (D) (CA-31)
Representative Jimmy Panetta (D) (CA-19)
Representative Scott Peters (D) (CA-50)
Representative Katie Porter (D) (CA-47)
Representative Ayanna Pressley (D) (MA-07)
Representative Jamie Raskin (D) (MD-08)
Representative Deborah Ross (D) (NC-02)
Representative Linda Sánchez (D) (CA-38)
Representative Jan Schakowsky (D) (IL-09)
Representative Adam Schiff (D) (CA-30)
Representative Kim Schrier (D) (WA-08)
Representative Brad Sherman (D) (CA-32)
Representative Adam Smith (D) (WA-09)
Representative Haley Stevens (D) (MI-11)
Representative Eric Swalwell (D) (CA-14)
Representative Emilia Sykes (D) (OH-13)
Representative Dina Titus (D) (NV-01)
Representative Norma Torres (D) (CA-35)
Representative David Trone (D) (MD-06)
Representative Juan Vargas (D) (CA-52)
Representative Nydia Velázquez (D) (NY-07)
Representative Maxine Waters (D) (CA-43)
Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman (D) (NJ-12)
Representative Jennifer Wexton (D) (VA-10)

Last updated: April 14, 2024^[2]

List of chairs

No.	Chairman	Term	Cong. district
1	Rep. Norman Mineta	1994–1995	(CA-15)
2	Rep. Patsy Mink	1995–1997	(HI-2)
3	Del. Robert Underwood	1997–2001	(GU-AL)
4	Rep. David Wu	2001–2004	(OR-1)
5	Rep. Mike Honda	2004–2011	(CA-17)
6	Rep. Judy Chu	2011–present	(CA-28)

Former members

Vice Presidents of the United States

Kamala Harris (D-U.S.), 49th Vice President of the United States (2021–present), United States Senator from California (2017–2021), 32nd Attorney General of California (2011–2017), and 27th District Attorney of San Francisco (2004–2011).

Members of Congress

Former Representative Karen Bass (D) (CA-37)
Former Representative Carolyn Bourdeaux (D) (GA-07)
Representative Katherine Clark (D) (MA-05)
Former Representative Marcia Fudge (D) (OH-11)
Former Representative Deb Haaland (D) (NM-01)
Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D) (NY-08)
Former Representative Kai Kahele (D) (HI-02) †
Representative Zoe Lofgren (D) (CA-18)
Former Representative Alan Lowenthal (D) (CA-47)
Former Representative Carolyn Maloney (D) (NY-12)
Former Representative Jerry McNerney (D) (CA-09)
Former Representative Stephanie Murphy (D) (FL-07) †
Former Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard (D) (CA-40)
Former Delegate Michael San Nicolas (D) (GU-AL) †
Former Representative Jackie Speier (D) (CA-14)
Former Representative Tom Suozzi (D) (NY-03)

† Served in leadership or as an executive board member

References

^ ^a ^b "Purpose, Mission & Goals". Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. Archived from the original on April 17, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
^ "Members". Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. Retrieved January 31, 2024.