List of foreign-born United States politicians
This is a list of United States politicians who were born outside the present-day United States, its territories (the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa), and its outlying possessions. This list does not include politicians from the Philippines (such as Resident Commissioners of the Philippines), which (from 1898-1946) was held under various forms of government as an American territory before becoming a sovereign country.
These politicians have gained United States citizenship by means of: Birth (born outside the United States to a U.S. citizen parent [or parents] who met the requirements to transmit citizenship at birth), Derivation (acquired or derived citizenship after birth [and before age 18], either through a parent [or parents] who naturalized, or via birth to [or adoption by] a U.S. citizen parent [or parents] who did not meet the requirements to transmit citizenship at birth), or Naturalization (acquired citizenship by fulfilling the requirements of the naturalization process as established by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act). A person who acquired U.S. citizenship at birth is a natural-born citizen, and thus eligible to serve as President or Vice President.
Incumbents
Members of Congress
Representatives
Senators
| Senator | Country/Place of Birth | Citizenship by | Party | Serving Since | Position(s) Held |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bennet |  | Birth | Democratic | 2009 | Superintendent of Denver Public Schools, and U.S. Senator from Colorado |
| Ted Cruz |  | Birth | Republican | 2013 | U.S. Senator from Texas, and 2016 Republican candidate for president |
| Tammy Duckworth |  | Birth | Democratic | 2017 | U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Illinois |
| Mazie Hirono |  | Naturalization | Democratic | 2013 | Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii, U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Hawaii |
| Chris Van Hollen |  | Birth | Democratic | 2017 | U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Maryland |
Members of the President's Cabinet
| Cabinet Member | Place of Birth | Citizenship by | Party | Positions Held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elaine Chao |  | Naturalization | Republican | Secretary of Transportation and former Secretary of Labor |
Governors
| Governor | Place of Birth | Citizenship by | Party | Serving Since | Position(s) Held |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kate Brown |  | Birth | Democratic | 2015 | Oregon Secretary of State, and Governor of Oregon |
Mayors
| Mayor | Country of Birth | Citizenship by | Party | Position(s) Held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomás Pedro Regalado |  | Derivation | Republican | Mayor of Miami |
Others
| Name | Place of Birth | Citizenship by | Party | Positions Held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Labarga | | Birth | N/A | Supreme Court of Florida Chief Justice |
| Patty Lopez |  | Naturalization | Democratic | California State Assembly Assembly Member between 2014 and 2016 |
| Seamus McCaffery |  | Naturalization | Democratic | Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Justice |
| Melania Trump |  | Naturalization | Republican | First Lady of the United States |
| Ilhan Omar |  | Naturalization | Democratic | member of Minnesota House of Representatives |
Former
Members of Congress
Representatives
| Representative | Country/Place of Birth | Citizenship by | Party | Position(s) Held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry M. Arens | .svg.png){kind=small} | Derivation | Farmer-Labor | U.S. Representative from Minnesota |
| Edward Dickinson Baker |  | Derivation | Whig, later Republican | U.S. Representative from Illinois and Senator from Oregon |
| Ron Barber | | Birth | Democratic | U.S. Representative from Arizona |
| William B. Barry |  | Birth | Democratic | U.S. Representative from New York |
| Carlos Bee | | Birth | Democratic | U.S. Representative from Texas |
| Victor L. Berger |  | Naturalization | Socialist | U.S. Representative from Wisconsin |
| John Bernard |  | Derivation | Farmer-Labor | U.S. Representative from Minnesota |
| Charles Gustav Binderup |  | Birth | Democratic | U.S. Representative from Nebraska |
| Haldor Boen |  | Derivation | Populist | U.S. Representative from Minnesota |
| John W. Brown |  | Derivation | Jacksonian | U.S. Representative from New York |
| Aedanus Burke | | Derivation | Anti-Administration | U.S. Representative from South Carolina |
| Thomas Burnside |  | Derivation | Democratic-Republican | U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania |
| Joseph Henry Burrows | | Derivation | Greenback | U.S. Representative from Missouri |
| Joseph Cao |  | Naturalization | Republican | U.S. Representative from Louisiana |
| John Michael Clancy | | Birth | Democratic | U.S. Representative from New York |
| W. Bourke Cockran | | Naturalization | Democratic | U.S. Representative from New York |
| James Cooney | | Naturalization | Democratic | U.S. Representative from Missouri |
| William Crawford | | Naturalization | Democratic-Republican | U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania |
| Thomas Cusack | | Birth | Democratic | U.S. Representative from Illinois |
| Geoff Davis | | Birth | Republican | U.S. Representative from Kentucky |
| Steven Derounian |  | Birth | Republican | U.S. Representative from New York |
| Lincoln Diaz-Balart | | Naturalization | Republican | U.S. Representative from Florida |
| Michael Donohoe | | Derivation | Democratic | U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania |
| Mervyn M. Dymally |  | Derivation | Democratic | Lieutenant Governor and U.S. Representative from California |
| John Ewing | | Derivation | National Republican, then Whig | U.S. Representative from Indiana |
| Jacob Falconer | | Derivation | Progressive | U.S. Representative from Washington |
| Michael F. Farley | | Derivation | Democratic | U.S. Representative from New York |
| John Frederick Finerty | | Derivation | Democratic | U.S. Representative from Illinois |
| Gustavus A. Finkelnburg | .svg.png){kind=small} | Derivation | Republican, then Liberal Republican | U.S. Representative from Missouri |
| Nicholas Ford | | Derivation | Greenback | U.S. Representative from Missouri |
| Elizabeth Furse |  | Derivation | Democratic | U.S. Representative from Oregon |
| Bernard J. Gehrmann |  | Derivation | Progressive | U.S. Representative from Wisconsin |
| James McMahon Graham | | Derivation | Democratic | U.S. Representative from Illinois |
| John Greig | | Naturalization | Whig | U.S. Representative from New York |
| James Gunn | | Derivation | Populist | U.S. Representative from Idaho |
| Michael Hahn | | Derivation | Republican, then Unionist | U.S. Representative and Governor of Louisiana |
| Kittel Halvorson | | Derivation | Populist | U.S. Representative from Minnesota |
| Alexander Harper | | Naturalization | Whigt | U.S. Representative from Ohio |
| Richard A. Harrison | | Derivation | Unionist | U.S. Representative from Ohio |
| Nils P. Haugen | | Birth | Republican | U.S. Representative from Wisconsin |
| Samuel Henderson | | Naturalization | Federalist | U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania |
| William Hogan | | Derivation | Jacksonian | U.S. Representative from New York |
| Einar Hoidale | | Naturalization | Democratic | U.S. Representative from Minnesota and 1930 candidate for the Minnesota Senate |
| Pehr G. Holmes |  | Birth | Republican | U.S. Representative from Massachusetts |
| Denis M. Hurley | | Derivation | Republican | U.S. Representative from New York |
| Jacob Johnson | | Birth | Republican | U.S. Representative from Utah |
| John Johnson | | Derivation | Independent Democratic | U.S. Representative from Ohio |
| Magnus Johnson | | Naturalization | Farmer-Labor | U.S. Representative from Minnesota |
| Niels Juul | | Derivation | Republican | U.S. Representative from Illinois |
| Jay Kim |  | Naturalization | Republican | U.S. Representative from California |
| Harold Knutson | | Naturalization | Republican | U.S. Representative from Minnesota |
| Ernie Konnyu |  | Derivation | Republican | U.S. Representative from California |
| John Hans Krebs | | Derivation | Democratic | U.S. Representative from California |
| Tom Lantos | | Birth | Democratic | U.S. Representative from California |
| Charles August Lindbergh | | Naturalization | Republican | U.S. Representative from Minnesota |
| Meyer London |  | Naturalization | Socialist | U.S. Representative from New York |
| John Baptiste Charles Lucas | | Naturalization | Democratic-Republican | U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania |
| Blair McClenachan | | Derivation | Democratic-Republican | U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania |
| William McCreery | | Naturalization | Democratic-Republican | U.S. Representative from Maryland |
| Lawrence E. McGann | | Unknown | Democratic | U.S. Representative from Illinois |
| John J. McGrath | | Naturalization | Democratic | U.S. Representative from California |
| Joseph McLaughlin | | Derivation | Republican | U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania |
| Frank J. McNulty | | Birth | Democratic | U.S. Representative from New Jersey |
| M. Alfred Michaelson | | Birth | Republican | U.S. Representative from Illinois |
| William Milnes Jr. | | Derivation | Conservative | U.S. Representative from Virginia |
| William Moxley | | Unknown | Republican | U.S. Representative from Illinois |
| James O'Brien | | Unknown | Independent | U.S. Representative from New York |
| Daniel O'Reilly | | Naturalization | Independent | U.S. Representative from New York |
| George F. O'Shaunessy | | Birth | Democratic | U.S. Representative from Rhode Island |
| John Quinn | | Naturalization | Democratic | U.S. Representative from New York |
| John Richards | .svg.png){kind=small} | Naturalization | Democratic-Republican | U.S. Representative from New York |
| Ciro Rodriguez | | Birth | Democratic | U.S. Representative from Texas |
| William Russell | | Naturalization | Jacksonian, then Whig | U.S. Representative from Ohio |
| Robert Rutherford | | Derivation | Anti-Administration, then Democratic-Republican | U.S. Representative from Virginia |
| Peter Sailly | | Naturalization | Democratic-Republican | U.S. Representative from New York |
| Dalip Singh Saund | | Naturalization | Democratic | U.S. Representative from California |
| James Shields | | Naturalization | Jacksonian | U.S. Representative from Ohio |
| Jerry Simpson | | Derivation | Populist | U.S. Representative from Kansas |
| Charles Slade | | Derivation | Jacksonian | U.S. Representative from Illinois |
| Alexander Smyth | | Derivation | Democratic-Republican | U.S. Representative from Virginia |
| John Thomson | | Derivation | Jacksonian | U.S. Representative from Ohio |
| Benjamin Walker | | N/A | Federalist | U.S. Representative from New York |
| Michael Walsh | | Derivation | Democratic | U.S. Representative from New York |
| Knud Wefald | | Naturalization | Farmer-Labor | U.S. Representative from Minnesota |
| Theodore S. Weiss | | Derivation | Democratic | U.S. Representative from New York |
| Campbell P. White | | Naturalization | Jacksonian | U.S. Representative from New York |
| Charles W. Woodman | | Derivation | Republican | U.S. Representative from Illinois |
| David Wu | | Birth | Democratic | U.S. Representative from Oregon |
Senators
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Delegates
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Governors
Mayors
Cabinet members
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Others
| Name | Country/Place of Birth | Citizenship by | Party | Position(s) Held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columba Bush | | Naturalization | Republican | First Lady of Florida |
| Juan C. Zapata |  | Unknown | Republican | Florida State Representative |
See also
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