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]
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 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
Leadership
- Chair: Judy Chu (D) (California–27th)
- Vice-Chair: Madeleine Bordallo (D) (Guam–Delegate)
- Whip: Ted Lieu (D) (California–33rd)
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 (D) (CA-27), 2011–present
Executive board members
- Senator Tammy Duckworth (D) (Illinois)
- Senator Kamala Harris (D) (California)
- Senator Mazie Hirono (D) (Hawaii)
- Senator Brian Schatz (D) (Hawaii)
- Ami Bera (D) (California–7th)
- Tulsi Gabbard (D) (Hawaii–2nd)
- Jimmy Gomez (D) (California-34th)
- Al Green (D) (Texas–9th)
- Colleen Hanabusa (D) (Hawaii–1st)
- Pramila Jayapal (D)(Washington–7th)
- Ro Khanna (D) (California–17th)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) (Illinois–8th)
- Barbara Lee (D) (California–13th)
- Doris Matsui (D) (California–6th)
- Grace Meng (D) (New York–6th)
- Stephanie Murphy (D) (Florida–7th)
- Gregorio Sablan (I) (Northern Mariana Islands–Delegate)
- Bobby Scott (D) (Virginia–3rd)
- Mark Takano (D) (California–41st)
Associate members
- Pete Aguilar (D) (California–31st)
- Nanette Barragán (D) (California–44th)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D) (Oregon–1st)
- Brendan Boyle (D) (Pennsylvania–13th)
- Salud Carbajal (D) (California-24th)
- Katherine Clark (D) (Massachusetts-5th)
- Lou Correa (D) (California-46th)
- Karen Bass (D) (California–37th)
- Gerry Connolly (D) (Virginia–11th)
- Joseph Crowley (D) (New York–14th)
- Susan Davis (D) (California–53rd)
- John Delaney (D) (Maryland–6th)
- Suzan DelBene (D) (Washington-1st)
- Keith Ellison (D) (Minnesota-5th)
- Anna Eshoo (D) (California–18th)
- Marcia Fudge (D) (Ohio–11th)
- Raúl Grijalva (D) (Arizona–7th)
- Ruben Kihuen (D) (Nevada-4th)
- Zoe Lofgren (D) (California–19th)
- Alan Lowenthal (D) (California–47th)
- Carolyn Maloney (D) (New York–12th)
- Jerry McNerney (D) (California–9th)
- Gregory Meeks (D) (New York–5th)
- Jerrold Nadler (D) (New York-10th)
- Grace Napolitano (D) (California–32nd)
- Scott Peters (D) (California–52nd)
- Jamie Raskin (D) (Maryland-8th)
- Jacky Rosen (D) (Nevada-3rd)
- Lucille Roybal-Allard (D) (California–40th)
- Linda Sanchez (D) (California–38th)
- Jan Schakowsky (D) (Illinois–9th)
- Adam Schiff (D) (California–28th)
- Brad Sherman (D) (California–30th)
- Adam Smith (D) (Washington–9th)
- Jackie Speier (D) (California–14th)
- Thomas Suozzi (D) (New York-3rd)
- Eric Swalwell (D) (California–15th)
- Juan Vargas (D) (California–51st)
- Nydia Velázquez (D) (New York–7th)
- Maxine Waters (D) (California–43rd)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D) (New Jersey–12th)
Last updated: May 23, 2018[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Purpose, Mission & Goals". Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Members". Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. Retrieved 24 May 2018.