REPUBLICAN ELECTED OFFICIALS 2017

Representative, OH-42
State- Lower
Assumed Office in 2014
Asian/Pacific American Ethnicity: Indian
The youngest current representative of the state House of Representatives, one of the youngest in Ohio, and the first representative born in the 1990s.

Representative, TX-112
State- Lower
Assumed Office in 2014
Asian/Pacific American Ethnicity: Taiwanese
A former member of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Board and active in the Chamber of Commerce and the advisory board of The Women's Museum: An Institute for the Future.

Assembly Member, CA-55
State- Lower
Assumed Office in 2014
Asian/Pacific American Ethnicity: Taiwanese
First Taiwanese woman elected to California Assembly.

Representative, UT-31
State- Lower
Assumed Office in 2015
Asian/Pacific American Ethnicity: Japanese
Served on House Health and Human Services Committee, House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee, and Social Services Appropriations Committee during the 2016 General Session.

Representative, HI-36
State- Lower
Assumed Office in 2012
Asian/Pacific American Ethnicity: Japanese
The youngest person to serve as the House Minority Leader, the House Minority Floor Leader, and the Director of Research for the House Minority.

Governor, South Carolina
Statewide
Assumed Office in 2014
Asian/Pacific American Ethnicity: Indian
First Indian American woman elected to Governor of South Carolina.

Senator, CT-28
State- Upper
Assumed Office in 2014
Asian/Pacific American Ethnicity: Chinese
Previously served as a state representative for the 134th District in the Connecticut General Assembly.

Representative, CO-16
State- Lower
Assumed Office in 2013
Asian/Pacific American Ethnicity: Indian
Previously served a two year term in the District 14 seat from January 12, 2011 until January 9, 2013.

Assembly Member, CA-65
State- Lower
Assumed Office in 2014
Asian/Pacific American Ethnicity: Korean
First Korean American Republican woman to serve in the California State Legislature.
First Asian American to represent CA-65 District.

Representative, TN-66
State- Lower
Assumed Office in 2014
Asian/Pacific American Ethnicity: Indian
First Indian American in the Tennessee state House of Representatives.

Representative, HI-45
State- Lower
Assumed Office in 2014
Asian/Pacific American Ethnicity: Japanese
Some of Matsumoto's key values of which she platformed on include expanding local agriculture, strengthening education, improving the local economy, advocating Christian fundamentalism, and advocating for responsible environmental policies.

Senator, CA-34
State- Upper
Assumed Office in 2014
Asian/Pacific American Ethnicity: Vietnamese
First Vietnamese-American state senator in the United States and the country's first Vietnamese-American woman state legislator.

Senator, NJ-40
State- Upper
Assumed Office in 2013
Asian/Pacific American Ethnicity: Korean
Serves in the Senate on the Budget, Appropriations Committee, the Senate Judiciary Government Committee, and also serves as the Senate Minority Whip.

Representative, UT-14
State- Lower
Assumed Office in 2005
Asian/Pacific American Ethnicity: Japanese
Served on the House Health and Human Services Committee, the House Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee during the 2016 Legislative Session.

Representative, MA-12
State- Lower
Assumed Office in 2011
Asian/Pacific American Ethnicity: Japanese
Currently serves on the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development, Joint Committee on Public Health, and Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

Representative, GA-108
State- Lower
Assumed Office in 2014
Asian/Pacific American Ethnicity: Korean
First Korean American to be elected into the Georgia General Assembly.
First Asian American Republican elected to any State Legislature in the Southeastern United States.

Representative, HI-47
State- Lower
Assumed Office in 2014
Asian/Pacific American Ethnicity: Not Available
Former Republican member of the Hawaii House of Representatives.

Attorney General, Utah
Statewide
Assumed Office in 2013
Asian/Pacific American Ethnicity: Japanese, Filipino, Hawaiian
Ranked 21st on Newsmax's list of the top 50 Most Influential Latino Republicans in February 2016.

Representative, OH-91
State- Lower
Assumed Office in 2014
Asian/Pacific American Ethnicity: Korean
Current Speaker of the House.

Representative, UT-63
State- Lower
Assumed Office in 2010
Asian/Pacific American Ethnicity: Japanese
Served on the Executive Appropriations Committee and the House Government Operations Committee during the 2016 Legislative Session.

Representative, CT-31
State- Lower
Assumed Office in 2010
Asian/Pacific American Ethnicity: Indian
A member of the General Assembly’s Public Health, Finance Revenue & Bonding, and Planning & Development Committees.

Representative, Hi-43
State- Lower
Assumed Office in 2014
Asian/Pacific American Ethnicity: Not Available
Currently serves as the Minority Floor Leader

Representative. ID-31B
State- Lower
Assumed Office in 2012
Asian/Pacific American Ethnicity: Japanese
Served on Idaho Committee Assignments. 2015, including Agricultural Affairs, Education (as Vice chair) and Resources and Conservation.

Delegate, VA-21
State- Lower
Assumed Office in 2010
Asian/Pacific American Ethnicity: Filipino
First Filipino-American elected to Virginia state government.

Representative, MA-9
State- Lower
Assumed Office in 2011
Asian/Pacific American Ethnicity: Chinese
One of the first two Asian-Americans elected to the Massachusetts Legislature.

Senator, AZ-20
State- Upper
Assumed Office in 2012
Asian/Pacific American Ethnicity: Chinese
First Asian American woman to serve in Arizona State Legislature.

Senator, OK-40
State- Upper
Assumed Office in 2014
Asian/Pacific American Ethnicity: Chinese
First Asian American in the legislature in Oklahoma history.

Mayor, County of Maui, Hawaii
Local - City Council
Assumed Office in 2003
Asian/Pacific American Ethnicity: Japanese
The current Mayor of the County of Maui in Hawaii, and previously served as Maui mayor from 2002 to 2006

Mayor, Cranston City Council, Rhode Island
Local - City Council
Assumed Office in 2009
Asian/Pacific American Ethnicity: Chinese
First Chinese American elected mayor in the state of Rhode Island

Boardmember, Closter Board of Education, Closter, New Jersey
Local
Assumed Office in 2014
Asian/Pacific American Ethnicity: Korean

Councilmember, Philadelphia City Council, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Local- City Council
Assumed Office in 2011
Asian/Pacific American Ethnicity: Korean
First Asian American elected official in the state of Pennsylvania

Councilmember, Englewood Cliffs Borough Council, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Local
Assumed Office in 2015
Asian/Pacific American Ethnicity: Korean Former president of the New Jersey Korean American Chamber of Commerce.
An independent professional Insurance agent managing Econoworld Agency.

Councilmember, Honolulu City Council, Honolulu, Hawaii
Local- City Council
Assumed Office in 2013
Asian/Pacific American Ethnicity: Filipino
Previously in Representative of Hawaii's House of Representatives from 2004 to 2012