| Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus | |
|---|---|
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| Chair | Judy Chu |
| Founder | Norman Mineta |
| Founded | May 16, 1994; 30 years ago (1994-05-16) |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
| Seats in the House | 71 / 435 (plus 1 non-voting) |
| Seats in the Senate | 8 / 100 |
| Seats in the House Democratic Caucus | 71 / 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.
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), ran successfully 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 Josh Harder (D) (CA-09)
- Representative Steven Horsford (D) (NV-04)
- Representative Sara Jacobs (D) (CA-51)
- Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D) (CA-37)
- 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 Tom Suozzi (D) (NY-03)
- 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 Lori Trahan (D) (MA-03)
- 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: November 11, 2024
List of chairs
| Image | Chair | Term | District |
|---|---|---|---|
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Rep. Norman Mineta | 1994–1995 | CA-15 |
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Rep. Patsy Mink | 1995–1997 | HI-2 |
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Del. Robert Underwood | 1997–2001 | GU-AL |
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Rep. David Wu | 2001–2004 | OR-1 |
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Rep. Mike Honda | 2004–2011 | CA-17 |
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Rep. Judy Chu | 2011–2025 | CA-28 |
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Rep. Grace Meng | 2025 | NY-6 |
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)
† Served in leadership or as an executive board member
See also
References
- "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. May 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
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