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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 | ||
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| 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 |
St. Sen. |
|
HI 13 |
St. Sen. |
|
HI 14 |
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 |
St. Rep. |
|
HI 19 |
St. Rep. |
|
HI 25 |
Della Au Belatti (D) |
St. Rep. |
HI 26 |
Sylvia J. Luke (D) |
St. Rep. |
HI 27 |
St. Rep. |
|
HI 32 |
St. Rep. |
|
HI 40 |
Sharon Har (D) |
St. Rep. |
HI 42 |
St. Rep. |
|
HI 43 |
St. Rep. |
|
HI 44 |
St. Rep. |
|
HI 45 |
St. Rep. |
|
IA 18 |
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 |
St. Rep. |







