Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus | |
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| Chair | Grace Meng |
| Founder | Norman Mineta |
| Founded | May 16, 1994; 31 years ago (1994-05-16) |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
| Seats in theHouse | 69 / 435 |
| Seats in theSenate | 9 / 100 |
| Seats in theHouse Democratic Caucus | 69 / 215 |
| Seats inHouse Republican Conference | 0 / 220 |
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TheCongressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) is acaucus consisting of members of theUnited States Congress who areAsian Americans andPacific Islanders (AAPI), and who have a strong interest in advocating and promoting issues and concerning the AAPI community. CAPAC was founded on May 16, 1994 by formerCongressmanNorman Mineta.
While CAPAC describes itself as nonpartisan, all of its current members areDemocrats, though some past members (such asJoseph Cao from Louisiana) wereRepublicans. Members of CAPAC speak at the House Democrats' issues conference, the party's annual retreat.[1]
The caucus generally includes members ofEast,Southeast,South orPacific Islander descent, who are executive board members of the caucus. It also includes associate members who have high concentrations of AAPI constituents in their district, or those with an interest inAAPI issues in general.[2]
In the 119th Congress, CAPAC announced its newly elected leadership, with RepresentativeGrace Meng (NY-06) elected as Chair, succeedingJudy Chu (CA-28), who transitioned to Chair Emerita after 14 years of leadership.[3][4] Meng has been critical of theTrump administration's domestic policies.[5][6][7]
Last updated: February 23, 2025[8]
| Image | Chair | Start | End | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Norm Mineta | 1994 | 1995 | CA-15 |
 | Patsy Mink | 1995 | 1997 | HI-02 |
 | Robert Underwood | 1997 | 2001 | GU-AL |
 | David Wu | 2001 | 2004 | OR-01 |
 | Mike Honda | 2004 | 2011 | CA-17 |
 | Judy Chu | 2011 | 2025 | CA-28 |
 | Grace Meng | 2025 | present | NY-06 |
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