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  2. List of Asian Americans and Pacific Islands Americans in the ...

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    This is a list of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans in the U.S. Congress.. Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The term refers to a panethnic group that includes diverse populations with ancestral origins in East Asia, South Asia or Southeast Asia, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.

  3. Category:United States senators of Asian descent - Wikipedia

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    This category includes Asian American United States senators who are currently serving as well as those who served in the past. Pages in category "United States senators of Asian descent" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.

  4. Asian Americans in politics - Wikipedia

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    There are presently 16 Asian Americans or Pacific Islanders in the House and 2 in the Senate in the 118th United States Congress. [40] [41] The following marks the total number of Asian Americans in the U.S. Congress since 1957: 39 representatives and 9 senators. Representatives include those from Japanese, Taiwanese, Filipino, Thai, Indian ...

  5. List of current United States senators - Wikipedia

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    The United States Senate consists of 100 members, two from each of the 50 states. This list includes all senators serving in the 119th United States Congress . Party affiliation

  6. List of LGBTQ members of the United States Congress

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    Sinema was the first openly bisexual member of Congress. [4] [6] [38] Mark Takano: Democratic: California: January 3, 2013: Incumbent 12 years, 20 days Takano is openly gay and the first openly LGBTQ person of color (specifically Asian American) elected to Congress. [1] [6] Angie Craig: Democratic: Minnesota: January 3, 2019: Incumbent 6 years ...

  7. List of Asian Americans - Wikipedia

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    Susan C. Lee, first Asian American elected to Maryland State Senate and to serve as Maryland Secretary of State. Ted Lieu, member of the United States House of Representatives (D-CA) Gary Locke, elected the first Asian American governor in the mainland United States in November 1996 and became Governor of Washington in January 1997.

  8. List of Asian-American firsts - Wikipedia

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    1957: Dalip Singh Saund becomes the first Asian-American elected to the United States Congress, as a Representative for California's 29th district. 1962 Patsy Mink becomes the first Asian-American woman elected to a state legislative body in the United States, in the Hawaii State Senate [48] 1964: Hiram Fong becomes the first Asian-American U.S ...

  9. Category:Members of the United States Congress of Asian ...

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    Add entry * [[:Category:Members of the United States Congress of Asian descent]] to [[:Category:Members of the United States Congress of Asian and Pacific Islander descent]] – Reason ~~~~ Administrators: Once the category has been copied to the new name and emptied, click here to delete.