Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
Formation | May 16, 1994 |
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Founder | Norman Mineta California's 15th |
Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
Membership | During the 117th Congress
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Chair | Judy Chu California's 27th |
Website | Official website |
The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), founded on May 16, 1994 by former Congressman Norman Mineta, is a bicameral caucus consisting of members of the United States Congress who have a strong interest in promoting Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) issues and advocating the concerns of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. While CAPAC describes itself as non-partisan, all of its current members are Democrats, though some past members, such as Joseph Cao, have been Republicans. This caucus generally includes members of East Asian, Southeast Asian, South Asian or Pacific Islander descent, members with high concentrations of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in their district, or those with an interest in AAPI issues.[1]
Purpose[]
- 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; and
- 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 membership[]
Leadership[]
- Chair: Judy Chu (D) (CA-27)
- First Vice-Chair: Grace Meng (D) (NY-06)
- Second Vice-Chair: Mark Takano (D) (CA-41)
- Whip: Ted Lieu (D) (CA-33)
- Freshman Representative: Kaialiʻi Kahele (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-07)
- Representative Ed Case (D) (HI-01)
- 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)
- Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) (IL-08)
- Representative Barbara Lee (D) (CA-13)
- Representative Doris Matsui (D) (CA-06)
- Representative Stephanie Murphy (D) (FL-07)
- Delegate Michael San Nicolas (D) (GU-AL)
- Representative Bobby Scott (D) (VA-03)
- Representative Marilyn Strickland (D) (WA-10)
Associate members[]
- Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D) (Nevada)
- Senator Alex Padilla (D) (California)
- Senator Jacky Rosen (D) (Nevada)
- Pete Aguilar (D) (CA-31)
- Colin Allred (D) (TX-32)
- Karen Bass (D) (CA-37)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D) (OR-01)
- Carolyn Bourdeaux (D) (GA-07)
- Brendan Boyle (D) (PA-02)
- Salud Carbajal (D) (CA-24)
- Katherine Clark (D) (MA-05)
- Gerry Connolly (D) (VA-11)
- Lou Correa (D) (CA-46)
- Susan Davis (D) (CA-53)
- Suzan DelBene (D) (WA-01)
- Debbie Dingell (D) (MI-12)
- Anna Eshoo (D) (CA-18)
- Lizzie Fletcher (D) (TX-07)
- Marcia Fudge (D) (OH-11)
- Deb Haaland (D) (NM-01) (until March 16, 2021)
- Steven Horsford (D) (NV-04)
- Sara Jacobs (D) (CA-53)
- Hakeem Jeffries (D) (NY-08)
- Susie Lee (D) (NV-03)
- Zoe Lofgren (D) (CA-19)
- Alan Lowenthal (D) (CA-47)
- Carolyn B. Maloney (D) (NY-12)
- Jerry McNerney (D) (CA-09)
- Gregory Meeks (D) (NY-05)
- Jerrold Nadler (D) (NY-10)
- Grace Napolitano (D) (CA-32)
- Scott Peters (D) (CA-52)
- Jimmy Panetta (D) (CA-20)
- Katie Porter (D) (CA-45)
- Jamie Raskin (D) (MD-08)
- Deborah Ross (D) (NC-02)
- Lucille Roybal-Allard (D) (CA-40)
- Delegate Gregorio Sablan (Ind.) (MP-AL)
- Linda Sánchez (D) (CA-38)
- Jan Schakowsky (D) (IL-09)
- Adam Schiff (D) (CA-28)
- Kim Schrier (D) (WA-08)
- Brad Sherman (D) (CA-30)
- Adam Smith (D) (WA-09)
- Jackie Speier (D) (CA-14)
- Haley Stevens (D) (MI-11)
- Thomas Suozzi (D) (NY-03)
- Eric Swalwell (D) (CA-15)
- Dina Titus (D) (NV-01)
- Norma Torres (D) (CA-35)
- David Trone (D) (MD-06)
- Juan Vargas (D) (CA-51)
- Nydia Velazquez (D) (NY-07)
- Maxine Waters (D) (CA-43)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D) (NJ-12)
- Jennifer Wexton (D) (VA-10)
Last updated: March 17, 2021[2][3]
Deb Haaland (D) (NM-01) was an associate member of the caucus until she resigned her seat in Congress on March 16, 2021 to become Secretary of the Interior.
List of chairs[]
- Rep. Norman Mineta (CA-15), 1994–1995
- Rep. Patsy Mink (HI-2), 1995–1997
- Del. Robert Underwood (GU-AL), 1997–2001
- Rep. David Wu (OR-1), 2001–2004
- Rep. Mike Honda (CA-17), 2004–2011
- Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), 2011–present
See also[]
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- Asian Pacific Americans in the United States Congress
- ASPIRE PAC
References[]
- ^ a b "Purpose, Mission & Goals". Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
- ^ "Members". Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ "CAPAC Welcomes New Associate Members for the 117th Congress". Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. March 12, 2021.
External links[]
- 1994 establishments in Washington, D.C.
- Asian-American issues
- Caucuses of the United States Congress
- Organizations established in 1994