Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus

The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) is a caucus consisting of members of the United States Congress who are Asian Americans and Pacific 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 former Congressman Norman Mineta.

While CAPAC describes itself as nonpartisan, all of its current members are Democrats, though some past members (such as Joseph Cao from Louisiana) were Republicans. Members of CAPAC speak at the House Democrats' issues conference, the party's annual retreat.

The caucus generally includes members of East, Southeast, South or Pacific 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 in AAPI issues in general.

In the 119th Congress, CAPAC announced its newly elected leadership, with Representative Grace Meng (NY-06) elected as Chair, succeeding Judy Chu (CA-28), who transitioned to Chair Emerita after 14 years of leadership. Meng has been critical of the Trump administration's domestic policies.

Current members

119th Congress Leadership

Chair: Grace Meng (D) (NY-06)
First Vice-Chair: Mark Takano (D) (CA-39)
Second Vice-Chair: Jill Tokuda (D) (HI-02)
Whip: Ami Bera (D) (CA-06)
Freshman Representative: Suhas Subramanyam (D) (VA-10)
Chair Emerita: Judy Chu (D) (CA-28)

Executive board members

Associate members

Last updated: February 23, 2025

List of chairs

Former members

Vice Presidents of the United States

Kamala Harris (D-U.S.), 49th Vice President of the United States (2021–2025), United States Senator from California (2017–2021), 32nd Attorney General of California (2011–2017), and 27th District Attorney of San Francisco (2004–2011).

Members of Congress