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Asian American Women in Elective Office

Summary
  • Of the 90 women serving in the 111th Congress, 3 are Asian American.  Find out who's in Congress.
  • Of the  72 women serving in statewide elective executive offices, none is Asian American.
  • Of the  1,791 women state legislators serving nationwide, 32 are Asian American. See state legislatures.

For more information on total numbers and percentages of women serving in various levels of office, click here.

Asian American Women in Congress
U.S. House of Representatives
Name/Party, State/District
Judy Chu
Judy Chu (D) Doris Matsui (D) Mazie Hirono (D)
California 32 California 5 Hawaii 2
Asian American Women in State Legislatures

St/District

Name/Party

Office
CA 21 Carol Lui (D) St. Sen.

CA 08

Mariko Yamada (D)

St. Assem.

CA 12

Fiona Ma (D)

St. Assem.

CA 18

Mary Hayashi (D)

St. Assem.

HI 11

Carol A. Fukunaga (D)

St. Sen.

HI 13

Suzanne “Susie” Chun Oakland (D)

St. Sen.

HI 14

Donna Mercado Kim (D)

St. Sen.
HI 17 Michelle Kidani (D) St. Sen.

HI 21

Colleen Hanabusa (D)

St. Sen.

HI 24

Jill Tokuda (D)

St. Sen.

HI 04

Faye P. Hanohano (D)

St. Rep.

HI 13

Mele Carroll (D)

St. Rep.

HI 14

Hermina “Mina” Morita (D)

St. Rep.

HI 19

Barbara C. Marumoto (R)

St. Rep.

HI 25

Della Au Belatti (D)

St. Rep.

HI 26

Sylvia J. Luke (D)

St. Rep.

HI 27

Corinne Wei Lan Ching (R)

St. Rep.

HI 32

Lynn Berbano Finnegan (R)

St. Rep.

HI 40

Sharon Har (D)

St. Rep.

HI 42

Rida T.R. Cabanilla-Arakawa (D)

St. Rep.

HI 43

Kymberly Marcos Pine (R)

St. Rep.

HI 44

Karen Leinani Awana (R)

St. Rep.

HI 45

Maile S. L. Shimabukuro (D)

St. Rep.

IA 18

Swati A. Dandekar (D)

St. Sen.

MD 16

Susan C. Lee (D)

St. Del.

MD 26

Kris Valderrama (D)

St. Del.

MN 67

Mee Moua (DFL)

St. Sen.

NY 22

Grace Meng (D)

St. Assem.

SC 87

Nikki Haley (R)

St. Rep.
TX 112 Angie Chen Button (R) St. Rep.
VT Chit3-4 Kesha Ram (D) St. Rep.

WA 37-1

Sharon Tomiko Santos (D)

St. Rep.