20 Asian Americans Were Elected to the US House of Representatives in 2020
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By Carl Samson
After the November 3 elections, a total of 20 AAPI politicians were elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
- 16 AAPIs were elected as Democrats while 4 AAPIs were elected as Republicans.
- 11 AAPI politicians were from California alone.
- There are currently a total of 435 seat in the House.
Here are your newly elected AAPI representatives in the House:
Doris Matsui
![](https://nextshark.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1_MATSUI-scaled-e1605258773366.jpg?width=1536&auto_optimize=medium&quality=85)
- Age: 76
- Democrat
- 6th Congressional District, California
Ami Bera
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- Age: 55
- Democrat
- 7th Congressional District, California
Jackie Speier
![](https://nextshark.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/3_SPEIER-e1605258948955.jpg?width=1536&auto_optimize=medium&quality=85)
- Age: 70
- Democrat
- 14th Congressional District, California
Ro Khanna
![](https://nextshark.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/4_KHANNA-scaled-e1605259074287.jpg?width=1536&auto_optimize=medium&quality=85)
- Age: 44
- Democrat
- 17th Congressional District, California
Anna Eshoo
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- Age: 77
- Democrat
- 18th Congressional District, California
Judy Chu
![](https://nextshark.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6_CHU-e1605259187923.jpg?width=1536&auto_optimize=medium&quality=85)
- Age: 67
- Democrat
- 27th Congressional District, California
Ted Lieu
![](https://nextshark.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/7_LIEU-scaled-e1605259262928.jpg?width=1536&auto_optimize=medium&quality=85)
- Age: 55
- Democrat
- 33rd Congressional District, California
Young Kim
![](https://nextshark.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/8_KIM.jpg?width=1536&auto_optimize=medium&quality=85)
- Age: 58
- Republican
- 39th Congressional District, California
Mark Takano
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- Age: 59
- Democrat
- 41st Congressional District, California
Michelle Steel
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- Age: 65
- Republican
- 48th Congressional District, California
Darrell Issa
![](https://nextshark.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/11_ISSA.jpg?width=1536&auto_optimize=medium&quality=85)
- Age: 67
- Republican
- 50th Congressional District, California
Stephanie Murphy
![](https://nextshark.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/12_MURPHY.jpg?width=1536&auto_optimize=medium&quality=85)
- Age: 42
- Democrat
- 7th Congressional District, Florida
Kai Kahele
![](https://nextshark.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/13_KAHELE.jpg?width=1536&auto_optimize=medium&quality=85)
- Age: 46
- Democrat
- 2nd Congressional District, Hawaii
Raja Krishnamoorthi
![](https://nextshark.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/14_KRISHNAMOORTHI.jpg?width=1536&auto_optimize=medium&quality=85)
- Age: 47
- Democrat
- 8th Congressional District, Illinois
Rashida Tlaib
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- Age: 44
- Democrat
- 13th Congressional District, Michigan
Andy Kim
![](https://nextshark.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/16_KIM.jpg?width=1536&auto_optimize=medium&quality=85)
- Age: 38
- Democrat
- 3rd Congressional District, New Jersey
Grace Meng
![](https://nextshark.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/17_MENG.jpg?width=1536&auto_optimize=medium&quality=85)
- Age: 45
- Democrat
- 6th Congressional District, New York
Stephanie Bice
![](https://nextshark.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18_BICE.jpg?width=1536&auto_optimize=medium&quality=85)
- Age: 47
- Republican
- 5th Congressional District, Oklahoma
Pramila Jayapal
![](https://nextshark.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/19_JAYAPAL.jpg?width=1536&auto_optimize=medium&quality=85)
- Age: 55
- Democrat
- 7th Congressional District, Washington
Marilyn Strickland
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- Age: 58
- Democrat
- 10th Congressional District, Washington
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