Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus


The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus is a caucus consisting of members of the United States Congress who are Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, 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 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 elected as Chair, succeeding Judy Chu, who transitioned to Chair Emerita after 14 years of leadership. Meng has been critical of the Trump administration's domestic policies.
WWW capac-chu.house.gov

Current members

119th Congress Leadership

Executive board members

Associate members

Last updated: February 23, 2025

Former members

Vice Presidents of the United States
Members of Congress
Served in leadership or as an executive board member