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Asian/Pacific ancestry Politicians in the District of Columbia

Daniel Kahikina Akaka (1924-2018) — also known as Daniel K. Akaka — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, September 11, 1924. Democrat. School teacher and principal; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii, 1974; U.S. Representative from Hawaii 2nd District, 1977-90; resigned 1990; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 1980, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008; U.S. Senator from Hawaii, 1990-; appointed 1990. Congregationalist. Hawaiian and Chinese ancestry. Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, April 6, 2018 (age 93 years, 207 days). Interment at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.   Relatives: Son of Kahikina Akaka and Annie (Kahoa) Akaka; married 1948 to Mary Mildred Chong.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Mazie K. Hirono (b. 1947) — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Born in Fukushima, Japan, November 3, 1947. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Hawaii state house of representatives, 1981-94; Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii, 1994-2002; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 1996, 2000, 2008; candidate for Governor of Hawaii, 2002; U.S. Representative from Hawaii 2nd District, 2007-. Female. Buddhist. Japanese ancestry. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Still living as of 2014.   Relatives: Married to Leighton Kim Oshima.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   Daniel Ken Inouye (1924-2012) — also known as Daniel K. Inouye — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, September 7, 1924. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Hawaii territorial House of Representatives, 1954-58; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1956; member of Hawaii territorial senate, 1958-59; U.S. Representative from Hawaii at-large, 1959-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 1960, 1972, 1980, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 (delegation chair); Temporary Chair, 1968; speaker, 1968; Co-Chair, 1984; U.S. Senator from Hawaii, 1963-. Methodist. Japanese ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Disabled American Veterans; Phi Delta Phi; Lions. Lost his right arm as the result of a combat injury in Italy during World War II. His Distinguished Service Cross was upgraded in 2000 to a Medal of Honor. First American of Japanese descent to serve in Congress. Died, from respiratory failure, in Walter Reed Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., December 17, 2012 (age 88 years, 101 days). Interment at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.   Relatives: Son of Hyotaro Inouye and Kame (Imanaga) Inouye; married, June 12, 1949, to Margaret Shinobu Awamura; married 2008 to Irene Hirano Yasutake.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial   Doris Okada Matsui (b. 1944) — also known as Doris O. Matsui; Doris Kazue Okada — of Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif. Born in Poston, La Paz County, Ariz., September 25, 1944. Democrat. U.S. Representative from California, 2005-18 (5th District 2005-13, 6th District 2013-18); delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2008 (Parliamentarian). Female. Japanese ancestry. Still living as of 2018.   Relatives: Married, September 17, 1966, to Robert Takeo Matsui.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   Robert Takeo Matsui (1941-2005) — also known as Robert T. Matsui — of Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif. Born in Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif., September 17, 1941. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from California, 1979-2005 (3rd District 1979-93, 5th District 1993-2005); died in office 2005; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988 (speaker), 1996, 2000, 2004. Methodist. Japanese ancestry. Member, Rotary; Council on Foreign Relations. Died, of pneumonia and myelodysplastic syndrome, in Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., January 1, 2005 (age 63 years, 106 days). Interment at East Lawn Memorial Park, Sacramento, Calif.   Relatives: Son of Yasuji Matsui and Alice (Nagata) Matsui; married, September 17, 1966, to Doris Kazue Okada.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Amit Priyavadan Mehta (b. 1971) — also known as Amit P. Mehta — Born in Patan, Gujarat, India, 1971. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia, 2014-. Indian subcontinent ancestry. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Still living as of 2017.   See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges   Srikanth Srinivasan (b. 1967) — Born in Chandigarh, India, 1967. Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 2013-. Indian subcontinent ancestry. Still living as of 2017.   See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges

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