Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
Representative Patsy Mink announces the formation of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus at a press conference with (left to right) Representatives Don Edwards and Norman Mineta, Guam Delegate Robert Underwood, and Representatives Nancy Pelosi and Neil Abercrombie | |
Formation | May 16, 1994 |
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Founder | Norman Mineta California's 15th |
Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
Membership | During the 115th 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]
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Purpose[edit]
- 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 congressmen and women about the history, contributions and concerns of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders;
- To work with other members of congress 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 congressmen and women to accomplish those goals.[1]
Membership[edit]
Leadership[edit]
- 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: Andy Kim (D) (NJ-03)
Chairs[edit]
- 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
Executive board members[edit]
- Senator Tammy Duckworth (D) (Illinois)
- Senator Kamala Harris (D) (California)
- Senator Mazie Hirono (D) (Hawaii)
- Senator Brian Schatz (D) (Hawaii)
- Representative Ami Bera (D) (CA-07)
- Representative Ed Case (D) (HI-01)
- Representative Gil Cisneros (D) (CA-39)
- Representative T. J. Cox (D) (CA-21)
- Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D) (HI-02)
- 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 Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) (IL-08)
- Representative Barbara Lee (D) (CA-13)
- Representative Doris Matsui (D) (CA-06)
- Representative Stephanie Murphy (D) (FL-07)
- Delegate Gregorio Sablan (Ind.) (MP-AL)
- Delegate Michael San Nicolas (D) (GU-AL)
- Representative Bobby Scott (D) (VA-03)
Associate members[edit]
- Senator Jacky Rosen (D) (Nevada)
- Pete Aguilar (D) (CA-31)
- Colin Allred (D) (TX-32)
- Nanette Barragan (D) (CA-44)
- Karen Bass (D) (CA-37)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D) (OR-01)
- 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)
- Katie Hill (D) (CA-25)
- Steven Horsford (D) (NV-04)
- 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)
- Katie Porter (D) (CA-45)
- Jamie Raskin (D) (MD-08)
- Harley Rouda (D) (CA-48)
- Lucille Roybal-Allard (D) (CA-40)
- 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)
- 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)
Last updated: August 14, 2019[2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Purpose, Mission & Goals". Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
- ^ "Members". Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. Retrieved August 14, 2019.