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This is a list of Asian Americans and Pacific Islands Americans in the U.S. Congress. As of 2017, there are 12 representatives and 3 senators of Asian-American descent who are currently serving in Congress. There is 1 representative and 2 Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives of Pacific Islander descent who are also currently serving. Since 1900, 15 Pacific Islanders have been elected to the House of Representatives (13 members being non voting delegates) and 1 to the US Senate. Hawaii was the first territory to send a Pacific Islander to the House of Representatives in 1900 and was also the first state to send a Pacific Islander to the US Senate in 1990. And since 1957, 32 Asian Americans have been elected to the House of Representatives and 9 to the US Senate. Among 4 states, Hawaii was the first state to send an Asian-American to the Senate (1959) and Illinois is the newest state to elect a senator of similar descent (2016); while among 12 states, California was the first state to elect an Asian-American to the House (1957) and Florida and Washington state are the newest (2016). 3 Asian-American women have been elected to the Senate (who are currently incumbent and represent California, Hawaii and Illinois), and 10 have been elected to the House from 6 states (of whom 6 are currently incumbent).
House Delegates (non-voting members)
(Note: Delegates are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)
Resident Commissioners were representatives from the Philippines, then an American territory. Two were elected at-large from 1907 to 1937, and a single Resident Commissioner from 1937 to 1946.
From 1978 to 2009, the Northern Mariana Islands elected a Resident Representative who had no actual privileges in the House.