List of foreign-born United States politicians

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This is a list of United States politicians who were born outside the present-day United States, its territories (the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa), and its outlying possessions. This list does not include politicians from the Philippines (such as Resident Commissioners of the Philippines), which was held under various forms of government as an American territory from 1898 to 1946 before becoming a sovereign country.

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United States citizenship is required to serve in Congress, as President or Vice President, and in most state offices. The President and the Vice President must additionally be a 'natural-born citizen'. Foreign-born politicians may gain U.S. citizenship by means of birth (if one or both of their parents were citizens who met the requirements to transmit citizenship at birth), derivation (if they acquired citizenship from their parents after birth but before the age of 18), or naturalization (if they acquired citizenship by fulfilling the requirements of the naturalization process as established in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952).

Incumbents

Members of Congress

Senators

SenatorCountry/place of birthCitizenship byPartyServing sincePosition(s) held
Michael Bennet Flag of India.svg  India BirthDemocratic2009 U.S. Senator from Colorado; previously Superintendent of Denver Public Schools
Ted Cruz Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada BirthRepublican2013 U.S. Senator from Texas; previously Solicitor General of Texas
Tammy Duckworth Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand BirthDemocratic2017 U.S. Senator from Illinois; previously U.S. Representative from Illinois, Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs, and Director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs
Mazie Hirono Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan NaturalizationDemocratic2013 U.S. Senator from Hawaii; previously U.S. Representative from Hawaii and Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii
Chris Van Hollen Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan BirthDemocratic2017 U.S. Senator from Maryland; previously U.S. Representative from Maryland, Maryland State Senator, and Maryland State Delegate

Representatives

RepresentativeCountry/place of birthCitizenship byPartyPosition(s) held
Becca Balint Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany BirthDemocratic U.S. Representative from Vermont
Don Beyer Free Territory Trieste Flag.svg  Trieste BirthDemocratic Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, and U.S. Representative from Virginia
Salud Carbajal Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico NaturalizationDemocratic U.S. Representative from California
Sean Casten Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland BirthDemocratic U.S. Representative from Illinois
Juan Ciscomani Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico NaturalizationRepublican U.S. Representative from Arizona
Andrew Clyde Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada BirthRepublican U.S. Representative from Georgia
Dan Crenshaw Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom BirthRepublican U.S. Representative from Texas
Sharice Davids Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany BirthDemocratic U.S. Representative from Kansas
Diana DeGette Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan BirthDemocratic U.S. Representative from Colorado
Adriano Espaillat Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic NaturalizationDemocraticMember of New York State Assembly and New York State Senate and U.S. Representative from New York
Jesús "Chuy" García Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico NaturalizationDemocraticMember of Illinois Senate and U.S. Representative from Illinois
Robert Garcia Flag of Peru.svg  Peru NaturalizationDemocratic U.S. Representative from California
Carlos A. Giménez Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba NaturalizationRepublican U.S. Representative from Florida
Jim Himes Flag of Peru.svg  Peru BirthDemocratic U.S. Representative from Connecticut
Pramila Jayapal Flag of India.svg  India NaturalizationDemocratic Washington State Senate and U.S. Representative from Washington
Young Kim Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea NaturalizationRepublican U.S. Representative from California
Raja Krishnamoorthi Flag of India.svg  India NaturalizationDemocratic U.S. Representative from Illinois
Ted Lieu Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan NaturalizationDemocratic U.S. Representative from California
Ilhan Omar Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia NaturalizationDemocratic U.S. Representative from Minnesota
David Rouzer Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany BirthRepublican U.S. Representative from North Carolina
Raul Ruiz Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico DerivationDemocratic U.S. Representative from California
Victoria Spartz Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union NaturalizationRepublican U.S. Representative from Indiana
Michelle Steel Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea NaturalizationRepublican U.S. Representative from California
Marilyn Strickland Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea BirthDemocratic U.S. Representative from Washington
Shri Thanedar Flag of India.svg  India NaturalizationDemocratic U.S. Representative from Michigan
Norma J. Torres Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala NaturalizationDemocratic U.S. Representative from California
Susan Wild Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany BirthDemocratic U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania

Cabinet members

Cabinet memberPlace of birthCitizenship byPartyPositions held
Jennifer Granholm Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada NaturalizationDemocratic United States Secretary of Energy
Alejandro Mayorkas Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba NaturalizationDemocratic United States Secretary of Homeland Security

Governors

GovernorPlace of birthCitizenship byPartyServing sincePosition(s) held
Joe Lombardo Flag of Japan.svg  Japan BirthRepublican2023 Sheriff of Clark County and Governor of Nevada

Statewide officials

OfficialCountry/place of birthCitizenship byPartyPosition(s) held
Rob Bonta Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines BirthDemocratic Attorney General of California
John F. King Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico BirthRepublicanInsurance Commissioner of Georgia
Sylvia Luke Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea NaturalizationDemocratic Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii
Sabina Matos Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic NaturalizationDemocratic Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
Aruna Miller Flag of India.svg  India UnknownDemocratic Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
Tregenza Roach Flag of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (1958-1967).svg  Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla UnknownDemocratic Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands
Winsome Sears Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica NaturalizationRepublican Lieutenant Governor of Virginia

Mayors

MayorPlace of birthCitizenship byPartyServing sincePosition(s) held
Gavin Buckley Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa Naturalization

Democratic

2017Mayor of Annapolis, Maryland
Wilmot Collins Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia NaturalizationIndependent,
later Democratic
2018Mayor of Helena, Montana
Amer Ghalib Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen UnknownDemocratic2021Mayor of Hamtramck, Michigan
Karen Goh Flag of India.svg  India NaturalizationRepublican2017 Mayor of Bakersfield, California
Victor Gordo Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownDemocratic2020Mayor of Pasadena, California
Glenn Jacobs Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain BirthRepublican2018Mayor of Knox County, Tennessee
Farrah Khan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan UnknownDemocratic2020Mayor of Irvine, California
Oscar Leeser Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico NaturalizationDemocratic2021Mayor of El Paso, Texas
Esther Manheimer Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark BirthDemocratic2013Mayor of Asheville, North Carolina
Yemi Mobolade Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria NaturalizationIndependent2023Mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado
Nadia Mohamed Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia NaturalizationDemocratic2023Mayor of St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Mboka Mwilambwe Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire UnknownIndependent2021Mayor of Bloomington, Illinois
Lily Wu Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala UnknownLibertarian2024Mayor of Wichita, Kansas

State legislators

LegislatorPlace of birthCitizenship byPartyServing sincePosition(s) held
Mana Abdi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya UnknownDemocratic2023 Maine State Representative
Munira Abdullahi Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia UnknownDemocratic2023 Ohio State Representative
Solomon Adesanya Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria UnknownDemocratic2023 Georgia State Representative
Alex Andrade Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg  Cayman Islands BirthRepublican2018 Florida State Representative
Saud Anwar Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan UnknownDemocratic2019 Connecticut State Senator
Dagmara Avelar Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador UnknownDemocratic2021 Illinois State Representative
Samba Baldeh Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia NaturalizationDemocratic2021 Wisconsin State Representative
Webster Barnaby Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom NaturalizationRepublican2020 Florida State Representative
Harry Bhandari Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal UnknownDemocratic2019 Maryland Delegate
Salman Bhojani Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan UnknownDemocratic2023 Texas State Representative
Nathan Biah Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia NaturalizationDemocratic2021 Rhode Island State Representative
Jennifer Bradley Flag of Japan.svg  Japan UnknownRepublican2020 Florida State Senator
Alec Brook-Krasny Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union UnknownRepublican2023 New York State Assemblyman
Joy San Buenaventura Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines UnknownDemocratic2020 Hawaii State Senator
Colleen Burton Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany BirthRepublican2022 Florida State Senator
Angie Chen Button Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan UnknownRepublican2009 Texas State Representative
Juan Carrillo Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownDemocratic2022 California State Assemblyman
Wendy Carrillo Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador UnknownDemocratic2017 California State Assemblywoman
Ethan Cha Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand UnknownDemocratic2023 Minnesota State Representative
Iwen Chu Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan UnknownDemocratic2023 New York State Senator
Jeremy Cooney Flag of India.svg  India UnknownDemocratic2021 New York State Senator
Elias Coop-Gonzalez Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala BirthRepublican2022 West Virginia Delegate
Catalina Cruz Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia BirthDemocratic2019 New York State Assemblywoman
Deqa Dhalac Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia UnknownDemocratic2022 Maine State Representative
Manka Dhingra Flag of India.svg  India UnknownDemocratic2017 Washington State Senator
Grace Diaz Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic NaturalizationDemocratic2005 Rhode Island State Representative
Lisa Dunkley Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica UnknownDemocratic2022 Florida State Representative
Luz Escamilla Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownDemocratic2009 Utah State Senator
Dave Farnsworth Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownRepublican2023 Arizona State Senator
Anabel Figueroa Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador UnknownDemocratic2023 Connecticut State Representative
David Fraser-Hidalgo Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador UnknownDemocratic2013 Maryland Delegate
Rosanna Gabaldón Flag of Bermuda 1910.svg  Bermuda BirthDemocratic2021 Arizona State Senator
Alina Garcia Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba UnknownRepublican2022 Florida State Representative
Rey Garofano Flag of Iran.svg  Iran UnknownDemocratic2022 Vermont State Representative
Andrew Takuya Garrett Flag of Japan.svg  Japan UnknownDemocratic2022 Hawaii State Representative
Mia Gregerson Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan UnknownDemocratic2013 Washington State Representative
Yanira Gurrola Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownDemocratic2023 New Mexico State Representative
Shama Haider Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan UnknownDemocratic2022 New Jersey General Assemblywoman
Ghazala Hashmi Flag of India.svg  India UnknownDemocratic2020 Virginia State Senator
Hodan Hassan Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia UnknownDemocratic2019 Minnesota State Representative
Foung Hawj Flag of Laos.svg  Laos UnknownDemocratic2013 Minnesota State Senator
Kaohly Her Flag of Laos.svg  Laos UnknownDemocratic2019 Minnesota State Representative
Ana Hernandez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownDemocratic2005 Texas State Representative
Rachel Hunt Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal BirthDemocratic2023 North Carolina State Senator and Lieutenant Governor-elect of North Carolina
Hoan Huynh Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam UnknownDemocratic2023 Illinois State Representative
Tony Hwang Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan UnknownRepublican2015 Connecticut State Senator
Alicia Hyndman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom UnknownDemocratic2016 New York State Assemblywoman
Kayse Jama Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia UnknownDemocratic2021 Oregon State Senator
Dafna Michaelson Jenet Flag of Israel.svg  Israel UnknownDemocratic2023 Colorado State Senator
Dotie Joseph Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti NaturalizationDemocratic2018 Florida State Representative
Ash Kalra Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada UnknownDemocratic2016 California State Assemblyman
Scott Kawasaki Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan BirthDemocratic2019 Alaska State Senator
Aboul Khan Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh UnknownRepublican2016 New Hampshire State Representative
Maryam Khan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan UnknownDemocratic2022 Connecticut State Representative
Ron Kim Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea UnknownDemocratic2013 New York State Assemblyman
Jon Koznick Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia UnknownRepublican2015 Minnesota State Representative
Nima Kulkarni Flag of India.svg  India UnknownDemocratic2019 Kentucky State Representative
Sabi "Doc" Kumar Flag of India.svg  India UnknownRepublican2015 Tennessee State Representative
Trish La Chica Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines UnknownDemocratic2023 Hawaii State Representative
Suleman Lalani Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan UnknownDemocratic2023 Texas State Representative
Fue Lee Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand NaturalizationDemocratic2017 Minnesota State Representative
Marvin Lim Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines UnknownDemocratic2021 Georgia State Representative
John Liu Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan UnknownDemocratic2019 New York State Senator
Janie Lopez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownRepublican2023 Texas State Representative
J. M. Lozano Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownRepublican2011 Texas State Representative
Eric Lucero Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany UnknownRepublican2023 Minnesota State Senator
Zohran Mamdani Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda UnknownDemocratic2021 New York State Assemblyman
Alice Mann Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil UnknownDemocratic2023 Minnesota State Senator
Monica Martinez Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador UnknownDemocratic2023 New York State Senator
Rose Martinez Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines UnknownDemocratic2022 Hawaii State Representative
Elaine Marzola Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil UnknownDemocratic2020 Nevada State Assemblywoman
Marcela Mitaynes Flag of Peru.svg  Peru UnknownDemocratic2021 New York State Assemblywoman
Ismail Mohamed Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia UnknownDemocratic2023 Ohio State Representative
Zaynab Mohamed Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia UnknownDemocratic2023 Minnesota State Senator
Rady Mom Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia UnknownDemocratic2015 Massachusetts State Representative
Steve Montenegro Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador UnknownRepublican2023 Arizona State Representative
Eddie Morales Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownDemocratic2021 Texas State Representative
Raj Mukherji Flag of India.svg  India UnknownDemocratic2014 New Jersey State Senator
Al Muratsuchi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan UnknownDemocratic2016 California State Assemblyman
Janne Myrdal Flag of Norway.svg  Norway NaturalizationRepublican2016 North Dakota State Senator
Duy Nguyen Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam UnknownDemocratic2022 Nevada State Representative
Janet Nguyen Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam UnknownRepublican2022 California State Senator
Quang Nguyen Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam UnknownRepublican2021 Arizona State Representative
Tram Nguyen Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam UnknownDemocratic2019 Massachusetts State Representative
T'wina Nobles Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany UnknownDemocratic2021 Washington State Senator
Mohamud Noor Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia UnknownDemocratic2019 Minnesota State Representative
Michael Novakhov Flag of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (1956-1991).svg  Azerbaijan SSR UnknownRepublican2023 New York State Assemblyman
Gabe Okoye Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria UnknownDemocratic2023 Georgia State Representative
Liz Ortega Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownDemocratic2022 California State Assemblyman
Ramon Perez Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic NaturalizationDemocratic2021 Rhode Island State Representative
Roxanne Persaud Flag of British Guiana (1955-1966).svg  British Guiana UnknownDemocratic2015 New York State Senator
Susan Pha Flag of Laos.svg  Laos UnknownDemocratic2023 Minnesota State Senator
Hai Pham Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia UnknownDemocratic2023 Oregon State Representative
Robert Phillips Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom UnknownDemocratic2011 Rhode Island State Representative
Ed Propst Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa UnknownDemocratic2015 Northern Mariana Islands Representative
Fady Qaddoura Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine UnknownDemocratic2020 Indiana State Senator
Lily Qi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China UnknownDemocratic2019 Maryland Delegate
Ana Quezada Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic UnknownDemocratic2017 Rhode Island State Senator
Sean Quinlan Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong UnknownDemocratic2016 Hawaii State Representative
Sheikh Rahman Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh UnknownDemocratic2019 Georgia State Senator
Naquetta Ricks Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia UnknownDemocratic2021 Colorado State Representative
Jessie Rodriguez Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador UnknownRepublican2013 Wisconsin State Assemblywoman
Ruwa Romman Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan UnknownDemocratic2023 Georgia State Representative
Nily Rozic Flag of Israel.svg  Israel UnknownDemocratic2013 New York State Assemblywoman
Blanca Rubio Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownDemocratic2016 California State Assemblywoman
Susan Rubio Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico NaturalizationDemocratic2018 California State Senator
Patricia Rucker Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela UnknownRepublican2016 West Virginia State Senator
Cindy Ryu Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea UnknownDemocratic2011 Washington State Representative
Steven Sainz Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica UnknownRepublican2019 Georgia State Representative
Manny De Los Santos Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic UnknownDemocratic2022 New York State Assemblyman
Danillo Sena Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil UnknownDemocratic2020 Massachusetts State Representative
Sarahana Shrestha Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal UnknownDemocratic2023 New York State Assemblywoman
Vandana Slatter Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada UnknownDemocratic2017 Washington State Representative
Priscila Sousa Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil UnknownDemocratic2023 Massachusetts State Representative
Tri Ta Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam UnknownRepublican2022 California State Assemblyman
Yudelka Tapia Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic UnknownDemocratic2021 New York State Assemblywoman
My-Linh Thai Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam UnknownDemocratic2019 Washington State Representative
Kevin Thomas Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE UnknownDemocratic2019 New York State Senator
Ben Toma Flag of Romania.svg  Romania UnknownRepublican2017 Arizona State Representative
Kathy Tran Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam UnknownDemocratic2018 Virginia Delegate
Thuy Tran Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam UnknownDemocratic2023 Oregon State Representative
Stacey Travers Flag of Greece.svg  Greece UnknownDemocratic2023 Arizona State Representative
Hubert Vo Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam UnknownDemocratic2005 Texas State Representative
Glenn Wakai Flag of Japan.svg  Japan UnknownDemocratic2010 Hawaii State Senator
Chris Ward Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany UnknownDemocratic2020 California State Assemblyman
Jaime Williams Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago UnknownDemocratic2016 New York State Assemblywoman
Jheanelle Wilkins Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica UnknownDemocratic2017 Maryland Delegate
Marie Woodson Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti UnknownDemocratic2020 Florida State Representative
Teresa Saavedra Woorman Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownDemocratic2024 Maryland State Delegate
Gene Wu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China UnknownDemocratic2013 Texas State Representative
Rui Xu Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland NaturalizationDemocratic2019 Kansas State Representative

Others

NamePlace of birthCitizenship byPartyPositions held
Nida Allam Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada UnknownDemocratic Durham County Commissioner
Tania Fernandes Anderson Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde UnknownDemocraticMember of the Boston City Council
George Cardenas Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownDemocraticMember of the Cook County Board of Review
Joe Carollo Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba NaturalizationRepublican Miami City Commissioner
Ruth Cruz Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownDemocraticMember of the Chicago City Council
Shamaine DanielsFlag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela NaturalizationDemocraticMember of Harrisburg City Council
Andrew Do Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam UnknownRepublicanMember of the Orange County Board of Supervisors
Rita Joseph Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti UnknownDemocraticMember of the New York City Council
Jorge Labarga Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba NaturalizationIndependentAssociate Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida
Jean Monestime Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti NaturalizationDemocratic Miami-Dade County Commissioner
Helena Moreno Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownDemocraticPresident of the New Orleans City Council
Mercedes Narcisse Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti UnknownDemocraticMember of the New York City Council
Thu Nguyen Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam UnknownDemocraticMember of the Worcester, Massachusetts City Council
Sandy Nurse Flag of Panama.svg  Panama UnknownDemocraticMember of the New York City Council
Vop Osili Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria UnknownDemocraticPresident of the Indianapolis City-County Council
Jamal Osman Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia UnknownDemocraticMember of the Minneapolis City Council
N. Nick Perry Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica UnknownDemocratic U.S. Ambassador to Japan, former New York State Assemblyman
Mazi Melesa Pilip Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia NaturalizationRepublicanMember of the Nassau County Legislature
Hazelle P. Rogers Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica UnknownDemocraticMember of the Broward County Commission, former Florida State Representative
Carmen De La Rosa Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic UnknownDemocraticMember of the New York City Council
Byron Sigcho-Lopez Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador UnknownDemocraticMember of the Chicago City Council
Balvir Singh Flag of India.svg  India UnknownDemocratic Burlington County, New Jersey Commissioner
Sandra Ung Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia UnknownDemocraticMember of the New York City Council
Nora Vargas Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownDemocraticChair of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors
Inna Vernikov Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg  Ukrainian SSR UnknownRepublicanMember of the New York City Council
Julie Won Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea UnknownDemocraticMember of the New York City Council

Former

Members of Congress

Senators

SenatorCountry/place of birthCitizenship byPartyPosition(s) held
David H. Armstrong Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nova Scotia DerivationDemocratic U.S. Senator from Missouri
David Baird Sr. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ireland UnknownRepublican U.S. Senator from New Jersey
Edward Dickinson Baker Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom DerivationWhig, later Republican U.S. Senator from Oregon; previously U.S. Representative from Illinois, Illinois State Senator, and Illinois State Representative
James B. Beck Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scotland UnknownDemocratic U.S. Senator from Kentucky
Judah P. Benjamin Flag of Denmark.svg Danish West Indies UnknownWhig, later Democratic U.S. Senator from Louisiana
Rudy Boschwitz Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Weimar Republic NaturalizationRepublican U.S. Senator from Minnesota; later United States Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
Pierce Butler Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Ireland UnknownFederalist U.S. Senator from South Carolina
George W. Campbell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom NaturalizationDemocratic-Republican U.S. Senator from Tennessee; previously Secretary of the Treasury and U.S. Representative from Tennessee; later Minister to Russia
Eugene Casserly Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland UnknownDemocratic U.S. Senator from California
Charles W. Cathcart Flag of Portugal (1830-1910).svg Portugal UnknownDemocratic U.S. Senator from Indiana; previously U.S. Representative from Indiana
John Conness Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland UnknownDemocratic U.S. Senator from California
James Couzens Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada UnknownRepublican U.S. Senator from Michigan
James J. Davis Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom NaturalizationRepublican U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania; previously Secretary of Labor
Charles E. Dudley Flag of England.svg  England UnknownDemocratic U.S. Senator from New York
James Graham Fair Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ireland UnknownDemocratic U.S. Senator from Nevada
Eligius Fromentin Royal Standard of the King of France.svg France UnknownDemocratic-Republican U.S. Senator from Louisiana
Albert Gallatin Flag of Canton of Geneva.svg  Geneva NaturalizationDemocratic-Republican U.S. senator from Pennsylvania; later U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, Secretary of the Treasury, Minister to France, and Minister to the United Kingdom
Jacob Gallinger Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada UnknownRepublican U.S. Senator from New Hampshire
Frank Gooding Flag of England.svg  England UnknownRepublican U.S. Senator from Idaho
William Harper Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Antigua and Barbuda UnknownJacksonian U.S. Senator from South Carolina
S. I. Hayakawa Canadian Red Ensign (1905-1922).svg  Canada DerivationRepublican U.S. Senator from California
Felix Hebert Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada UnknownRepublican U.S. Senator from Rhode Island
William Hughes Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ireland UnknownDemocratic U.S. Senator from New Jersey
James Jackson Flag of England.svg  England UnknownDemocratic-Republican U.S. Senator from Georgia
Magnus Johnson Swedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden NaturalizationFarmer-Labor U.S. Senator from Minnesota; previously U.S. Representative from Minnesota, Minnesota State Senator, and Minnesota State Representative
Samuel Johnston Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom UnknownFederalist U.S. Senator from North Carolina; previously Governor of North Carolina
Charles Jones Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ireland UnknownDemocratic U.S. Senator from Florida
John P. Jones Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom DerivationRepublican; Silver U.S. senator from Nevada
Thomas Kearns Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ireland UnknownRepublican U.S. Senator from Utah
Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo Flag of Mexico (1823-1864, 1867-1893).svg  Mexico DerivationRepublican U.S. Senator from New Mexico; previously Governor of New Mexico
John Laurance Flag of England.svg  England UnknownFederalist U.S. Senator from New York; previously U.S. Representative from New York
William Lorimer Flag of England.svg  England UnknownRepublican U.S. Senator from Illinois; previously U.S. Representative from Illinois
Walter Lowrie Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland UnknownDemocratic-Republican U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania
Stephen Mallory Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Trinidad BirthDemocratic U.S. Senator from Florida; later Confederate States Secretary of the Navy
Lee Mantle Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom DerivationRepublican,
then Silver Republican
U.S. Senator from Montana; previously Mayor of Butte, Montana and Speaker of the Montana Territory House of Representatives
Mel Martínez Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba NaturalizationRepublican U.S. Senator from Florida; previously United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and Mayor of Orange County, Florida
Knute Nelson Flag of Norway.svg  Norway NaturalizationRepublican U.S. Senator from Minnesota; previously Governor of Minnesota, U.S. Representative from Minnesota, Minnesota State Senator, and Wisconsin State Assemblyman
William Paterson Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland DerivationFederalist U.S. Senator from New Jersey; previously New Jersey Attorney General; later Governor of New Jersey and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
Thomas M. Patterson Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland DerivationDemocratic U.S. senator from Colorado; previously U.S. Representative from Colorado and Delegate from the Colorado Territory
Alexander Porter Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland DerivationNational Republican,
later Whig
U.S. Senator from Louisiana; previously Associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court and Louisiana State Representative
Edward V. Robertson Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales UnknownRepublican U.S. Senator from Wyoming; previously U.S. Representative from Arizona
Carl Schurz Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg  Prussia DerivationRepublican U.S. Senator from Missouri; previously United States Minister to Spain; later United States Secretary of the Interior
William Joyce Sewell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ireland UnknownRepublican U.S. Senator from New Jersey
James Shields Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland DerivationDemocratic U.S. Senator from Missouri, Minnesota and Illinois; previously Illinois State Representative
George Sutherland Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom UnknownLiberal, later Republican U.S. Senator from Utah; previously U.S. Representative from Utah; later Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
Thomas Taggart Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ireland UnknownDemocratic U.S. Senator from Indiana
Edward Tiffin Flag of England.svg  England UnknownDemocratic-Republican U.S. Senator from Ohio; previously Governor of Ohio
Robert F. Wagner Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany UnknownDemocratic U.S. Senator from New York; previously Lieutenant Governor of New York, New York State Senator, and New York State Assemblyman
Patrick Walsh Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland UnknownDemocratic U.S. Senator from Georgia; previously Georgia State Representative; later Mayor of Augusta, Georgia
Lowell Weicker Flag of France (1794-1958).svg  France BirthRepublican, later
A Connecticut Party
U.S. Senator from Connecticut; previously U.S. Representative from Connecticut, Connecticut State Representative, and Selectman of Greenwich, Connecticut; later Governor of Connecticut
George Wetmore Flag of England.svg  England UnknownRepublican U.S. Senator from Rhode Island; previously Governor of Rhode Island

Representatives

RepresentativeCountry/place of birthCitizenship byPartyPosition(s) held
John J. Adams Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from New York
Victor Anfuso Flag of Italy.svg  Italy UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from New York
Henry M. Arens Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany DerivationFarmer-Labor U.S. Representative from Minnesota; previously Minnesota State Senator and Minnesota State Representative; later Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
William Armstrong Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland UnknownDemocratic-Republican U.S. Representative from Virginia; previously Virginia Delegate
Chester G. Atkins Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland BirthDemocratic U.S. Representative from Massachusetts; previously Massachusetts State Senator and Massachusetts State Representative
Robert Baker Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from New York
Ron Barber Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom BirthDemocratic U.S. Representative from Arizona
Samuel Fleming Barr Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland UnknownRepublican U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
William Bernard Barry Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from New York
Richard Bartholdt Flag of Germany.svg  Germany UnknownRepublican U.S. Representative from Missouri
Charles Barwig Flag of Germany.svg  Germany UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
William Beatty Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
Carlos Bee Flag of Mexico (1823-1864, 1867-1893).svg  Mexico BirthDemocratic U.S. Representative from Texas, previously Texas State Senator
Andrew Beirne Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland UnknownJeffersonian Republican U.S. Representative from Virginia, previously Virginia Delegate and Virginia State Senator
Victor L. Berger Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Austria NaturalizationSocialist U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
John Bernard Flag of France (1794-1958).svg  France DerivationFarmer-Labor U.S. Representative from Minnesota
Charles Gustav Binderup Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from Nebraska
Haldor Boen Norge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway DerivationPopulist U.S. Representative from Minnesota
Azariah Boody Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada UnknownWhig U.S. Representative from New York
Thomas W. Bradley Flag of England.svg  England UnknownRepublican U.S. Representative from New York
Edward Breitung Flag of Germany.svg  Germany UnknownRepublican U.S. Representative from Michigan
Robert G. Bremner Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from New Jersey
George H. Brickner Flag of Germany.svg  Germany UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
James Frankland Briggs Flag of Germany.svg  Germany UnknownRepublican U.S. Representative from New Hampshire
Henry Bristow Flag of the Azores.svg  Azores UnknownRepublican U.S. Representative from New York
John W. Brown Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom DerivationJacksonian U.S. Representative from New York; later Associate Justice of the New York Supreme Court
Hugh Buchanan Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from Georgia
Charles F. Buck Flag of Germany.svg  Germany UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from Louisiana
Samuel Swinfin Burdett Flag of England.svg  England UnknownRepublican U.S. Representative from Missouri
Henry Burk Flag of Germany.svg  Germany UnknownRepublican U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
Aedanus Burke Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland DerivationAnti-Administration U.S. Representative from South Carolina; previously South Carolina State Representative; later Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court
William J. Burke Flag of England.svg  England UnknownRepublican U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
George Burnham Flag of England.svg  England UnknownRepublican U.S. Representative from California
Thomas Burnside Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland DerivationDemocratic-Republican U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania; previously Pennsylvania State Senator
Joseph Henry Burrows Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom DerivationGreenback U.S. Representative from Missouri
Sala Burton Flag of Poland.svg  Poland UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from California
Thompson Campbell Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from Illinois
Timothy J. Campbell Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from New York
Joseph Cao Flag of South Vietnam.svg  South Vietnam NaturalizationRepublican U.S. Representative from Louisiana
Louis Capozzoli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from New York
Patrick J. Carley Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from New York
Peter Angelo Cavicchia Flag of Italy.svg  Italy UnknownRepublican U.S. Representative from New Jersey
William B. Charles Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland UnknownRepublican U.S. Representative from New York
John Michael Clancy Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from New York; previously New York State Assemblyman
William Bourke Cockran Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland NaturalizationDemocratic U.S. Representative from New York
James Cooney Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland NaturalizationDemocratic U.S. Representative from Missouri
Patrick Collins Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland DerivationDemocratic U.S. Representative from Massachusetts; later Mayor of Boston
James Cooney Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from Missouri
John G. Cooper Flag of England.svg  England NaturalizationRepublican U.S. Representative from Ohio
Hector Craig Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland UnknownJacksonian U.S. Representative from New York
William Crawford Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom NaturalizationDemocratic-Republican U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
Thomas J. Creamer Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from New York
Charles Frederick Crisp Flag of England.svg  England UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from Georgia
Robert Crosser Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from Ohio
Frank Crowther Flag of England.svg  England UnknownRepublican U.S. Representative from New York
George Calhoun Crowther Flag of England.svg  England UnknownRepublican U.S. Representative from Missouri
William Cullen Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland UnknownRepublican U.S. Representative from Illinois
Thomas Cusack Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from Illinois
Geoff Davis Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada BirthRepublican U.S. Representative from Kentucky
Robert T. Davis Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland UnknownRepublican U.S. Representative from Massachusetts; previously Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts
Benjamin Dean Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom DerivationDemocratic U.S. Representative from Massachusetts; previously Massachusetts State Senator
Steven Derounian Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria UnknownRepublican U.S. Representative from New York; later Associate Justice of the New York Supreme Court
Lincoln Díaz-Balart Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba NaturalizationRepublican U.S. Representative from Florida; previously Florida State Senator and Florida State Representative
Samuel Dickstein Romanov Flag.svg  Russia UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from New York; previously New York State Assemblyman; later Associate Justice of the New York State Supreme Court
Michael Donohoe Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland DerivationDemocratic U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
Mervyn Dymally Flag of Trinidad and Tobago (1889-1958).svg  Trinidad and Tobago DerivationDemocratic U.S. Representative from California; previously Lieutenant Governor of California and California State Senator; later California State Assemblyman
Charles Aubrey Eaton Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada UnknownRepublican U.S. Representative from New Jersey
John Ewing Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland DerivationNational Republican,
then Whig
U.S. Representative from Indiana
Jacob Falconer Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg  Canada DerivationProgressive U.S. Representative from Washington; previously Washington State Senator and Washington State Representative
Michael F. Farley Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland DerivationDemocratic U.S. Representative from New York
John F. Finerty Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland DerivationIndependent Democratic U.S. Representative from Illinois
Gustavus A. Finkelnburg Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg  Prussia DerivationRepublican, then
Liberal Republican
U.S. Representative from Missouri; later Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Mayra Flores Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico NaturalizationRepublican U.S. Representative from Texas
Nicholas Ford Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland DerivationGreenback U.S. Representative from Missouri; previously Missouri State Representative
Elizabeth Furse Flag of Kenya (1921-1963).svg  Kenya DerivationDemocratic U.S. Representative from Oregon
Bernard J. Gehrmann Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany DerivationProgressive U.S. Representative from Wisconsin; previously Wisconsin State Assemblyman; later Wisconsin State Senator
Sam Gejdenson Flag of Germany.svg  Germany UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from Connecticut
George W. Gillie Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland UnknownRepublican U.S. Representative from Indiana
Martin Gorski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from Illinois
James McMahon Graham Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland DerivationDemocratic U.S. Representative from Illinois; previously Illinois State Representative
Ernest Greenwood Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from New York
John Greig Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom NaturalizationWhig U.S. Representative from New York
James Gunn Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland DerivationPopulist U.S. Representative from Idaho; previously Idaho State Senator
Michael Hahn Flag of Bavaria (striped).svg  Bavaria DerivationRepublican,
then Unionist
U.S. Representative from Louisiana; previously Louisiana State Representative; later Governor of Louisiana
Kittel Halvorson Norge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway DerivationPopulist U.S. Representative from Minnesota; previously Minnesota State Representative
Alexander M. Hardy Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada UnknownRepublican U.S. Representative from Indiana
John Hardy Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from New York; previously New York City Alderman and New York State Assemblyman
Alexander Harper Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland NaturalizationWhig U.S. Representative from Ohio; previously Ohio State Representative
Richard A. Harrison Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom DerivationUnionist U.S. Representative from Ohio; previously Ohio State Senator and Ohio State Representative
Nils P. Haugen Norge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway UnknownRepublican U.S. Representative from Wisconsin; previously Wisconsin State Assemblyman
William Heilman Flag of Germany.svg  Germany UnknownRepublican U.S. Representative from Indiana
Samuel Henderson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom NaturalizationFederalist U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
Pete Hoekstra Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands DerivationRepublican U.S. Representative from Michigan; later United States Ambassador to the Netherlands
William Hogan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom DerivationJacksonian U.S. Representative from New York
Einar Hoidale Norge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway NaturalizationDemocratic U.S. Representative from Minnesota
Pehr G. Holmes Swedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden UnknownRepublican U.S. Representative from Massachusetts; previously Massachusetts Executive Councilor and Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts
Denis M. Hurley Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland DerivationRepublican U.S. Representative from New York
Jacob Johnson Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark UnknownRepublican U.S. Representative from Utah
John Johnson Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland DerivationIndependent Democratic U.S. Representative from Ohio
Niels Juul Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark DerivationRepublican U.S. Representative from Illinois
Ruben Kihuen Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico NaturalizationDemocratic U.S. Representative from Nevada; previously Nevada State Senator and Nevada State Assemblyman
Jay Kim Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japanese Korea NaturalizationRepublican U.S. Representative from California; previously Mayor of Diamond Bar, California
Harold Knutson Norge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway NaturalizationRepublican U.S. Representative from Minnesota (House Majority Whip)
Ernie Konnyu Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Hungary DerivationRepublican U.S. Representative from California; previously California State Assemblyman
John Hans Krebs Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany DerivationDemocratic U.S. Representative from California
Otto Krueger Flag of Russia.svg  Russia UnknownRepublican U.S. Representative from North Dakota
Tom Lantos Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Hungary BirthDemocratic U.S. Representative from California
Charles Lieb Flag of Germany.svg  Germany UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from Indiana
John Lind Swedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden BirthDemocratic U.S. Representative from Minnesota; later Governor of Minnesota
Charles August Lindbergh Swedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden NaturalizationRepublican U.S. Representative from Minnesota
Meyer London Flag of the Congress of Poland.svg  Russian Poland NaturalizationSocialist U.S. Representative from New York
Robert Lowry Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from Indiana
John Baptiste Charles Lucas Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France NaturalizationDemocratic-Republican U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
Thaddeus M. Machrowicz Flag of Prussia (1892-1918).svg  Prussia UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from Michigan
John C. Mackie Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from Michigan
Tom Malinowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from New Jersey
Sean Patrick Maloney Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada BirthDemocratic White House Staff Secretary under Bill Clinton, and U.S. Representative from New York
Noah M. Mason Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales UnknownRepublican U.S. Representative from Illinois
Alfred Milnes Flag of England.svg  England UnknownRepublican U.S. Representative from Michigan
Blair McClenachan Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland DerivationDemocratic-Republican U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania; previously Pennsylvania State Representative
William McCreery Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland NaturalizationDemocratic-Republican U.S. Representative from Maryland; later Maryland State Senator
Donald McEachin Flag of Germany.svg  Germany UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from Virginia
Lawrence E. McGann Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from Illinois
John J. McGrath Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland NaturalizationDemocratic U.S. Representative from California
James McLachlan Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland UnknownRepublican U.S. Representative from California
Joseph McLaughlin Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland DerivationRepublican U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
Frank Joseph McNulty Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from New Jersey
M. Alfred Michaelson Norge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway UnknownRepublican U.S. Representative from Illinois; previously Chicago City Councilman
William Milnes Jr. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom DerivationConservative U.S. Representative from Virginia; previously Virginia Delegate
Leopold Morse Flag of Bavaria (striped).svg  Bavaria UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
William Moxley Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland UnknownRepublican U.S. Representative from Illinois
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador NaturalizationDemocratic U.S. Representative from Florida
Stephanie Murphy Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam NaturalizationDemocratic U.S. Representative from Florida
Michael N. Nolan Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland NaturalizationDemocratic U.S. Representative, Mayor of Albany, New York
James O'Brien Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland UnknownIndependent Democratic U.S. Representative from New York; previously New York State Senator and Sheriff of New York County
Daniel O'Reilly Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland NaturalizationIndependent Democratic U.S. Representative from New York; previously Mayor of Brooklyn, New York
George F. O'Shaunessy Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from Rhode Island
Robert Dale Owen Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from Indiana
Romualdo Pacheco Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownRepublican U.S. Representative from California; previously Governor of California
William Prince Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland UnknownDemocratic-Republican U.S. Representative from Indiana
Joseph Pulitzer Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Hungary UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from New York; previously Missouri State Representative
John Quinn Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland NaturalizationDemocratic U.S. Representative from New York; previously New York State Assemblyman
Robert L. Ramsay Flag of England.svg  England UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from West Virginia
John Richards Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg United Kingdom NaturalizationDemocratic-Republican U.S. Representative from New York; previously New York State Assemblyman
Ciro Rodriguez Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from Texas; previously Texas State Representative
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba DerivationRepublican U.S. Representative from Florida; previously Florida State Senator and Florida State Representative
William Russell Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland NaturalizationJacksonian, then Whig U.S. Representative from Ohio; previously Ohio State Senator and Ohio State Representative
Robert Rutherford Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom DerivationAnti-Administration, then
Democratic-Republican
U.S. Representative from Virginia; previously Virginia State Senator
Adolph J. Sabath Flag of Bohemia.svg  Kingdom of Bohemia UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from Illinois
Peter Sailly Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France NaturalizationDemocratic-Republican U.S. Representative from New York; previously New York State Assemblyman
Dalip Singh Saund British Raj Red Ensign.svg  British India NaturalizationDemocratic U.S. Representative from California
James Shields Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland NaturalizationJacksonian U.S. Representative from Ohio; previously Ohio State Representative
Jerry Simpson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Prince Edward Island DerivationPopulist U.S. Representative from Kansas
Albio Sires Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba DerivationDemocratic U.S. Representative from New Jersey; previously Mayor of West New York, New Jersey
Charles Slade Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom DerivationJacksonian U.S. Representative from Illinois; previously Illinois State Representative
Alexander Smyth Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland DerivationDemocratic-Republican U.S. Representative from Virginia; previously Virginia Delegate
Karl Stefan Flag of Austria-Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Austria-Hungary DerivationRepublican U.S. Representative from Nebraska
Isidor Straus Flag of Bavaria (striped).svg  Bavaria UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from New York
Arthur H. Taylor Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from Indiana
John K. Tener Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland UnknownRepublican U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania; later Governor of Pennsylvania
John Thomson Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland DerivationJacksonian U.S. Representative from Ohio; previously Ohio State Senator and Ohio State Representative
Herman Toll Flag of Ukraine.svg  Russian Empire UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
Charles W. Upham Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg  Canada UnknownWhig U.S. Representative from Massachusetts; previously Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts and Massachusetts State Representative and Massachusetts State Senator
Weston E. Vivian Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from Michigan
Benjamin Walker Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom N/AFederalist U.S. Representative from New York
Michael Walsh Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland DerivationDemocratic U.S. Representative from New York; previously New York State Assemblyman
Knud Wefald Norge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway NaturalizationFarmer-Labor U.S. Representative from Minnesota; previously Minnesota State Representative
Theodore S. Weiss Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Hungary DerivationDemocratic U.S. Representative from New York; previously New York City Councilman
Campbell P. White Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland NaturalizationJacksonian U.S. Representative from New York
James Bain White Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland UnknownRepublican U.S. Representative from Indiana
James Wilson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom NaturalizationRepublican U.S. Representative from Iowa; later Secretary of Agriculture
William Bauchop Wilson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom NaturalizationDemocratic U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania; later Secretary of Labor
John Travers Wood Flag of England.svg  England UnknownRepublican U.S. Representative from Idaho
Chase G. Woodhouse Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg  Canada BirthDemocratic U.S. Representative from Connecticut; previously Secretary of the State of Connecticut
Charles W. Woodman Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark DerivationRepublican U.S. Representative from Illinois
David Wu Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan UnknownDemocratic U.S. Representative from Oregon

Delegates

DelegateCountry/place of birthCitizenship byPartyPosition(s) held
John Thomas Caine Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom NaturalizationDemocratic Delegate from Utah Territory; later Utah State Senator
John G. Campbell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom DerivationDemocratic Delegate from Arizona Territory; previously Arizona Territorial Councilman and Yavapai County Commissioner
George Q. Cannon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom NaturalizationRepublican Delegate from Utah Territory; later First Counselor in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Daniel Clark Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland NaturalizationIndependent Delegate from Orleans Territory
Charles P. Clever Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg  Prussia NaturalizationIndependent Delegate from New Mexico Territory; previously Attorney General of New Mexico and Adjutant General of New Mexico
Mary Elizabeth Pruett Farrington Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg  Japan BirthRepublican Delegate from Hawaii Territory; later Director of the Office of Territories
David Archibald Harvey Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nova Scotia DerivationRepublican Delegate from Oklahoma Territory
Santiago Iglesias Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain Naturalization Coalitionist Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico; previously Puerto Rico Territorial Senator
Julien de Lallande Poydras Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France NaturalizationIndependent Delegate from Orleans Territory; later Louisiana State Senator
Bernard Shandon Rodey Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland NaturalizationRepublican Delegate from New Mexico Territory; later Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
Gabriel Richard Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France NaturalizationIndependent Delegate from Michigan Territory
Daniel Sutherland Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg  Canada DerivationRepublican Delegate from Alaska Territory; previously Alaska Territorial Senator

Cabinet members

Cabinet MemberCountry/place of birthCitizenship byPartyPosition(s) held
Madeleine Albright Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia NaturalizationDemocratic Secretary of State; previously Ambassador to the United Nations
W. Michael Blumenthal Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany NaturalizationDemocratic Secretary of the Treasury
Zbigniew Brzezinski Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland NaturalizationDemocratic National Security Advisor
Anthony J. Celebrezze Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Italy NaturalizationDemocratic Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare; previously Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio; later Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Elaine Chao Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan NaturalizationRepublican Secretary of Transportation; previously Secretary of Labor
Jacob Dolson Cox Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Lower Canada BirthRepublican Secretary of the Interior; previously Governor of Ohio and Ohio State Senator; later U.S. Representative from Ohio
Alexander J. Dallas Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg Jamaica NaturalizationDemocratic-Republican Secretary of the Treasury; concurrently acting Secretary of State and acting Secretary of War; previously Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Court
John M. Deutch Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium DerivationDemocratic Director of Central Intelligence; previously Deputy Secretary of Defense and Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology
William J. Duane Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland NaturalizationDemocratic Secretary of the Treasury
Henry D. Gilpin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom NaturalizationDemocratic Attorney General
Carlos Gutierrez Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba NaturalizationRepublican Secretary of Commerce
Alexander Hamilton Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg British Leeward Islands NaturalizationFederalist Secretary of the Treasury; previously Senior Officer of the U.S. Army and Delegate to the Congress of the Confederation from New York
Sally Jewell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom NaturalizationDemocratic Secretary of the Interior
Henry Kissinger Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany NaturalizationRepublican Secretary of State; previously National Security Advisor
Franklin Knight Lane Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Prince Edward Island NaturalizationDemocratic Secretary of the Interior; previously Interstate Commerce Commissioner and City Attorney of San Francisco
James McHenry Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland NaturalizationFederalist Secretary of War
Mark Meadows Flag of France.svg  France BirthRepublican White House Chief of Staff; previously U.S. Representative from North Carolina
Vivek Murthy Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom UnknownDemocratic Surgeon General
John Negroponte Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom NaturalizationRepublican Director of National Intelligence; previously Ambassador to Iraq, Ambassador to the United Nations, Ambassador to the Philippines, Ambassador to Mexico, Deputy National Security Advisor, Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, and Ambassador to Honduras; later Deputy Secretary of State
Samantha Power Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom NaturalizationDemocratic Ambassador to the United Nations
George W. Romney Flag of Mexico (1893-1916).svg  Mexico BirthRepublican Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; previously Governor of Michigan
Oscar Straus Flag of Bavaria (striped).svg  Bavaria NaturalizationRepublican Secretary of Commerce and Labor; later Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire
John H. Sununu Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba DerivationRepublican White House Chief of Staff; previously Governor of New Hampshire
Dat Tran Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam UnknownDemocraticActing Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Robert Wilkie Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany BirthRepublican Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Governors

GovernorCountry/place of birthCitizenship byPartyPosition(s) held
Moses Alexander Flag of Bavaria (striped).svg  Bavaria NaturalizationDemocratic Governor of Idaho; previously Mayor of Boise, Idaho
Roger Allin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom NaturalizationRepublican Governor of North Dakota; previously Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
John Peter Altgeld Flagge Herzogtum Nassau (1806-1866).svg  Nassau DerivationDemocratic Governor of Illinois; previously Justice of the Superior Court of Cook County
Sigurd Anderson Flag of Norway.svg  Norway DerivationRepublican Governor of South Dakota; previously Attorney General of South Dakota
John Hugo Aronson Swedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden DerivationRepublican Governor of Montana; previously Montana State Senator and Montana State Representative
Simon Bamberger Flagge Grossherzogtum Hessen ohne Wappen.svg  Hesse NaturalizationDemocratic Governor of Utah; previously Utah State Senator
Frank Bell Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Upper Canada NaturalizationRepublican Governor of Nevada; previously Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
James E. Boyd Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland UnknownDemocratic Governor of Nebraska; previously Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska and Nebraska State Representative
Kate Brown Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain BirthDemocratic Secretary of State of Oregon and Governor of Oregon
Thomas Burke Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland DerivationIndependent Governor of North Carolina
Raúl Héctor Castro Flag of Mexico (1893-1916).svg  Mexico DerivationDemocratic Governor of Arizona; previously Ambassador to Bolivia and Ambassador to El Salvador; later Ambassador to Argentina
Frank Henry Cooney Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg  Canada DerivationDemocratic Governor of Montana; previously Lieutenant Governor of Montana
John Christopher Cutler Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom UnknownRepublican Governor of Utah
James O. Davidson Norge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway DerivationRepublican Governor of Wisconsin; previously Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, Treasurer of Wisconsin, and Wisconsin State Assemblyman
William Richardson Davie Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom UnknownFederalist Governor of North Carolina
D. W. Davis Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom UnknownRepublican Governor of Idaho
John N. Dempsey Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland UnknownDemocratic Governor of Connecticut; previously Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, Connecticut State Representative, and Mayor of Putnam, Connecticut
Pierre Derbigny Royal Standard of the King of France.svg  France UnknownNational Republican Governor of Louisiana; previously Secretary of State of Louisiana and Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
John G. Downey Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland NaturalizationDemocratic Governor of California; previously Lieutenant Governor of California and California State Assemblyman
Adolph Olson Eberhart Swedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden DerivationRepublican Governor of Minnesota; previously Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota and Minnesota State Senator
Jennifer Granholm Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada NaturalizationDemocratic Governor of Michigan; previously Attorney General of Michigan
Frederic T. Greenhalge Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom DerivationRepublican Governor of Massachusetts; previously U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, Massachusetts State Representative, and Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts
Julius P. Heil Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany UnknownRepublican Governor of Wisconsin
Joseph B. Johnson Swedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden NaturalizationRepublican Governor of Vermont; previously Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, Vermont State Senator, and Vermont State Representative
Madeleine Kunin Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland UnknownDemocratic Governor of Vermont; previously Lieutenant Governor of Vermont and Vermont State Representative; later Deputy Secretary of Education, Ambassador to Switzerland, and Ambassador to Lichtenstein
Ragnvald Nestos Norge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway DerivationRepublican Governor of North Dakota, previously North Dakota State Representative
A. W. Norblad Swedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden UnknownRepublican Governor of Oregon; previously Oregon State Senator (President)
Hjalmar Petersen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark NaturalizationFarmer-Labor Governor of Minnesota; previously Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota and Minnesota State Representative
Aram J. Pothier Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Lower Canada DerivationRepublican Governor of Rhode Island; previously Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island, Mayor of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, and Rhode Island State Representative
Edward Salomon Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg  Prussia DerivationRepublican Governor of Wisconsin; previously Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
Edward S. Salomon Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark UnknownIndependent Governor of Washington Territory
Arnold Schwarzenegger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria NaturalizationRepublican Governor of California; previously Chairman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
Samuel H. Shapiro Flag of Russia.svg  Russia UnknownDemocratic Governor of Illinois; previously Lieutenant Governor of Illinois and Illinois State Representative
William E. Smith Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom UnknownRepublican Governor of Wisconsin; previously Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, Treasurer of Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Assemblyman (Speaker), and Wisconsin State Senator
Stan Stephens Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada NaturalizationRepublican Governor of Montana; previously Montana State Senator (President)
John Swainson Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada UnknownDemocratic Governor of Michigan; previously Lieutenant Governor of Michigan and Michigan State Senator

Statewide officials

GovernorCountry/place of birthCitizenship byPartyPosition(s) held
Francisco L. Borges Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde UnknownDemocratic Connecticut State Treasurer
Carlos Cascos Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownRepublican Secretary of State of Texas
Jim Cheng Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan UnknownRepublican Virginia Secretary of Commerce
Richard Corcoran Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada UnknownRepublicanEducation Commissioner of Florida
John Cunneen Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland UnknownDemocratic Attorney General of New York
Thomas Addis Emmet Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland UnknownDemocratic-Republican Attorney General of New York
James C. Ho Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan UnknownRepublican Texas Solicitor General
Kris Kolluri Flag of India.svg  India UnknownDemocratic New Jersey Commissioner of Transportation
William Q. Dallmeyer Civil Ensign of Hannover (1801-1866).svg  Hanover UnknownRepublican State Treasurer of Missouri and Missouri State Representative
Leo T. McCarthy Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand UnknownDemocratic Lieutenant Governor of California; previously California State Assemblyman (Speaker) and San Francisco Supervisor
Frank C. Moore Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada UnknownRepublican Lieutenant Governor and Comptroller of New York
Rolando Pablos Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownRepublican Secretary of State of Texas
John Logan Power Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland UnknownDemocratic Secretary of State of Mississippi
Atif Qarni Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan UnknownDemocratic Virginia Secretary of Education
Carl Sherman Flag of Austria.svg  Austria UnknownUnknown Attorney General of New York
William Smith Flag of England.svg  England UnknownUnknown Attorney General of New York
S. B. Woo Flag of the Republic of China.svg  China UnknownDemocratic Lieutenant Governor of Delaware

Mayors

MayorCountry of birthCitizenship byPartyPosition(s) held
Chris Alahouzos  [ ru ]Flag of Greece.svg  Greece UnknownRepublican Mayor of Tarpon Springs, Florida
Harvinder "Harry" Anand Flag of India.svg  India UnknownRepublican Mayor of Laurel Hollow, New York
James G. Barry Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland DerivationDemocratic Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri
Abraham Beame Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom UnknownDemocratic Mayor of New York City, New York
Luigi Boria Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela NaturalizationRepublicanMayor of Doral, Florida
John T. Browne Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland UnknownN/A Mayor of Houston, Texas
Isabella Cannon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom UnknownDemocratic Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina
William H. Carlson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden UnknownIndependent Mayor of San Diego
Anthony J. Celebrezze Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Italy NaturalizationDemocratic Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio
Josaphat Celestin Flag of Haiti (1859-1964).svg  Haiti NaturalizationRepublicanMayor of North Miami, Florida
Anton Cermak Flag of Austria-Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Austria-Hungary UnknownDemocratic Mayor of Chicago, Illinois
Sokhary Chau Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia NaturalizationDemocraticMayor of Lowell, Massachusetts
Lily Lee Chen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China UnknownUnknownMayor of Monterey Park, California
Upendra J. Chivukula Flag of India.svg  India UnknownDemocraticMayor of Franklin Township, New Jersey; later New Jersey General Assemblyman
Steven Choi Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea UnknownRepublicanMayor of Irvine, California; California State Assemblyman
James J. Couzens Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg  Canada UnknownRepublican Mayor of Detroit, Michigan
Richard Croker Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland NaturalizationDemocratic Mayor of New York City, New York
Jimmy Delshad State flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran NaturalizationDemocraticMayor of Beverly Hills, California
Philippe Derose Flag of Haiti (1859-1964).svg  Haiti NaturalizationN/AMayor of El Portal, Florida
Manny Diaz Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba UnknownDemocraticMayor of Miami, Florida
Thomas Fallon Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland NaturalizationN/A Mayor of San Jose, California
Joseph Gales Sr. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom UnknownWhig Intendant of Police of Raleigh, North Carolina
Antonio María de la Guerra Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownIndependentMayor of Santa Barbara, California
Kashmir Gill Flag of India.svg  India UnknownRepublican Mayor of Yuba City, California
Charles P. Gillen Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland DerivationDemocratic Mayor of Newark, New Jersey
Thomas F. Gilroy Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland UnknownDemocratic Mayor of New York City, New York
Philip Giordano Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela NaturalizationRepublicanMayor of Waterbury, Connecticut
Patrick Gleason Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland NaturalizationDemocraticMayor of Long Island City, New York
William R. Grace Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland NaturalizationN/A Mayor of New York City, New York
Vincent R. Impellitteri Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Italy UnknownDemocratic Mayor of New York City, New York
Alexander Lewis Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Upper Canada UnknownDemocratic Mayor of Detroit
Marco A. Lopez Jr. Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownDemocraticMayor of Nogales, Arizona
Steve Ly Flag of Laos.svg  Laos UnknownIndependentMayor of Elk Grove, California
George Maguire Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland UnknownDemocratic Mayor of St. Louis
P.H. McCarthy Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland DerivationRepublican Mayor of San Francisco, California
Frank McCoppin Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland NaturalizationN/A Mayor of San Francisco, California
Joseph Medill Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick UnknownRepublican Mayor of Chicago, Illinois
Hugh Moffat Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom NaturalizationRepublican Mayor of Detroit, Michigan
Robert M. Moore Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland NaturalizationN/A Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio
Bao Nguyen Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand UnknownDemocratic Mayor of Garden Grove, California
Christopher D. O'Brien Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland UnknownN/A Mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota
Hugh O'Brien Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland UnknownDemocratic Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
Estevan Ochoa Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownUnknownMayor of Tucson, Arizona
John Patton Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland NaturalizationDemocratic Mayor of Detroit, Michigan
Miguel A. Pulido Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownDemocraticMayor of Santa Ana, California
Tomás Regalado Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba DerivationRepublican Mayor of Miami, Florida
William Richert Flag of the German Confederation (war).svg  Germany UnknownRepublicanActing Mayor of Detroit, Michigan
Jose Maria Redondo Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownUnknown Mayor of Yuma, Arizona
Sumbul Siddiqui Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan UnknownRepublican Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts
Harry Sidhu Flag of India.svg  India UnknownRepublican Mayor of Anaheim, California
Jerry Springer Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom UnknownDemocratic Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio
Xavier Suarez Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba NaturalizationIndependentMayor of Miami
Ygnacio del Valle Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownUnknown Mayor of Los Angeles
Bob Yousefian Flag of Iran.svg  Iran UnknownUnknown Mayor of Glendale, California

State legislators

NameCountry/place of birthCitizenship byPartyPosition(s) held
Katcho Achadjian Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon UnknownRepublican California State Assemblyman
Amanda Aguirre Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownDemocratic Arizona State Senator
Abbas Akhil Flag of India.svg  India UnknownDemocratic New Mexico State Representative
Dennis Apuan Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines UnknownDemocratic Colorado State Representative
Harry Arora Flag of India.svg  India UnknownRepublican Connecticut State Representative
Alexander Assefa Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia UnknownDemocratic Nevada State Assemblyman
Theodore F. Bagge Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark UnknownDemocratic California State Assemblyman
Mick Bates Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia UnknownRepublican, former Democratic (until 2021) West Virginia Delegate
Robert J. Betge Flag of Prussia (1892-1918).svg  Prussia UnknownDemocratic California State Senator
Walter Blackman Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal BirthRepublican Arizona State Representative
Joseph Edward Bland Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada UnknownRepublican Michigan State Senator; Michigan State Representative
Susan Bonilla Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan UnknownDemocratic California State Assemblywoman
Romeo Munoz Cachola Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines UnknownDemocratic Hawaii State Representative
Sandra Cano Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia UnknownDemocratic Rhode Island State Senator
Evandro Carvalho Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde UnknownDemocratic Massachusetts State Representative
Ling Ling Chang Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan NaturalizationRepublican California State Senator
Ed Chau Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong UnknownDemocratic California State Assemblyman
Cesar Chavez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownDemocratic Arizona State Representative
Kansen Chu Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan UnknownDemocratic California State Assemblyman
Jerome Cochran Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam UnknownRepublican Tennessee State Representative
Jacob De Cordova Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica UnknownUnknown Texas State Representative
José M. Covarrubias Flag of France.svg  France UnknownUnknown California State Assemblyman
Jose Cruz Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownDemocratic Oklahoma State Representative
Swati Dandekar Flag of India.svg  India UnknownDemocratic Iowa State Senator;Iowa General Assemblyman
Mona Das Flag of India.svg  India UnknownDemocratic Washington State Senator
Wadie P. Deddeh Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq UnknownDemocratic California State Assemblyman
Vinny deMacedo Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde UnknownRepublican Massachusetts State Senator
Tyler Diep Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam UnknownRepublican California State Assemblyman
Dave Farnsworth Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico BirthRepublican Arizona State Senator
Frank G. Finlayson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia UnknownDemocratic California State Assemblyman
Marco Antonio Firebaugh Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownDemocratic California State Assemblyman
Paul Fong Flag of the Government of Portuguese Macau (1976-1999).svg  Portuguese Macau UnknownDemocratic California State Assemblyman
Richard Friske Flag of Poland.svg  Poland UnknownRepublican Michigan State Representative
Jorge Luis Garcia Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownDemocratic Arizona State Senator
Ramon Gonzalez Jr. Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownRepublican Kansas State Representative
Elizabeth Guzman Flag of Peru.svg  Peru UnknownDemocratic Virginia Delegate
Agoston Haraszthy Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Kingdom of Hungary UnknownUnknown California State Assemblyman
Mary Hayashi Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea UnknownDemocratic California State Assemblywoman
Frederick A. Hihn Flagge Herzogtum Braunschweig.svg  Duchy of Brunswick UnknownIndependent California State Assemblyman
Al Jacquet Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles NaturalizationDemocratic Florida State Representative
Jay Jalisi Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan UnknownDemocratic Maryland Delegate
Maurice Johannessen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway UnknownRepublican California State Senator
Joseph W. Jourdan Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia UnknownUnknown California State Assemblyman
Anna Kaplan Flag of Iran.svg  Iran UnknownDemocratic New York State Senator
Mark Keam Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea UnknownDemocratic Virginia Delegate
Ben Klassen Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine UnknownRepublican Florida State Representative
Richard Komi Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria UnknownDemocratic New Hampshire State Representative
Myron Kulas Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine UnknownDemocratic Illinois State Representative
Padma Kuppa Flag of India.svg  India UnknownDemocratic Michigan State Representative
Felix LaBauve Flag of France.svg  France UnknownDemocratic Mississippi State Senator
Idalia Lechuga-Tena Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownDemocratic New Mexico State Representative
Teresa Alonso Leon Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownDemocratic Oregon State Representative
Patty Lopez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownDemocratic California State Assemblywoman
Leopold Marks Flag of Prussia (1892-1918).svg  Prussia UnknownDemocratic Mississippi State Representative
Juana Matias Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic UnknownDemocratic Massachusetts State Representative
Nimi McConigley Flag of India.svg  India UnknownRepublican Wyoming State Representative
Donna McLeod Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica UnknownDemocratic Georgia State Representative
Jimmy Meng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China UnknownDemocratic New York State Assemblyman
John Moorlach Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands NaturalizationRepublican California State Senator
Gabriela Mosquera Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador UnknownDemocratic New Jersey State Assemblywoman
Mee Moua Flag of Laos.svg  Laos UnknownDemocratic Minnesota State Senator
Shirley Nathan-Pulliam Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica UnknownDemocratic Maryland State Senator
Pedro Nava Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownDemocratic California State Assemblyman
Adrin Nazarian Flag of Iran.svg  Iran UnknownDemocratic California State Assemblyman
Yuh-Line Niou Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan UnknownDemocratic New York State Assemblywoman
Marcelino Quiñonez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownDemocratic Arizona State Representative
Marcia Ranglin-Vassell Flag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg  Jamaica NaturalizationDemocratic Rhode Island State Representative
Felipe Reinoso Flag of Peru.svg  Peru UnknownDemocratic Connecticut State Representative
Kirill Reznik Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine UnknownDemocratic Maryland Delegate
Pauline Rhodd-Cummings Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica UnknownDemocratic New York State Assemblywoman
Maria Robinson Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea UnknownDemocratic Massachusetts State Representative
Barney Semmelman Flag of the German Empire.svg  German Empire UnknownDemocratic Mississippi State Representative
Christy Smith Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany BirthDemocratic California State Assemblywoman
Jose Solorio Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownDemocratic California State Assemblyman
Augustus D. Splivalo Flag of Chile.svg  Chile UnknownUnknown California State Assemblyman
Edward A. Stevenson Sr. Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica UnknownDemocratic New York State Assemblyman
David Storobin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union UnknownRepublican New York State Senator
Leezah Sun Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea UnknownDemocratic Arizona State Representative
Leo H. Susman Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia UnknownRepublican California State Assemblyman
Henry Suverkrup Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark UnknownIndependent California State Assemblyman
Annette Taddeo Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia BirthDemocratic Florida State Senator
Saggy Tahir Flag of India.svg  India UnknownRepublican New Hampshire State Representative
Cy Thao Flag of Laos.svg  Laos UnknownDemocratic Minnesota State Representative
Jackie Toledo Flag of Peru.svg  Peru NaturalizationRepublican Florida State Representative
Dean Tran Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam UnknownRepublican Massachusetts State Representative
Van Tran Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam UnknownRepublican California State Assemblyman
Mel Vogel Flag of Baden 1848.svg Baden UnknownRepublican California State Assemblyman
Safiya Wazir Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan UnknownDemocratic New Hampshire State Representative
Anastasia Williams Flag of Panama.svg  Panama UnknownDemocratic Rhode Island State Representative
Leland Yee Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China UnknownDemocratic California State Senator
Ervin Yen Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan UnknownRepublican Oklahoma State Senator
Mae Yih Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China UnknownDemocratic Oregon State Senator
Ellen Young Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan UnknownDemocratic New York State Assemblywoman
John Yule Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland UnknownRepublican California State Assemblyman
Juan C. Zapata Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia UnknownRepublican Florida State Representative
Ardian Zika Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia NaturalizationRepublican Florida State Representative

Others

NameCountry/place of birthCitizenship byPartyPosition(s) held
Louisa Adams Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom UnknownDemocratic-Republican First Lady of the United States
Sal Albanese Flag of Italy.svg  Italy UnknownDemocraticMember of the New York City Council
Rosemary Barkett Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownIndependentChief Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida
Francesca Braggiotti Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Italy UnknownRepublicanFirst Lady of Connecticut
David Brewer Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg  Ottoman Empire BirthRepublican Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
Columba Bush Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico NaturalizationRepublicanFirst Lady of Florida
Vicky Cayetano Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines UnknownDemocratFirst Lady of Hawaii
Dagmar Braun Celeste Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Germany UnknownDemocratFirst Lady of Ohio
Elisa Chan Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan UnknownRepublicanMember of the San Antonio City Council
Esther de Berdt Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom UnknownUnknownFirst Lady of Pennsylvania
Ignacio De La Fuente Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownDemocraticVice Mayor of the Oakland City Council
Felix Frankfurter Flag of Austria-Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Austria-Hungary UnknownIndependent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
Yumi Hogan Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea UnknownRepublicanFirst Lady of Maryland
Jose Huizar Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownDemocraticMember of the Los Angeles City Council
James Iredell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom UnknownFederalist Attorney General of North Carolina and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
Supriya Jolly Jindal Flag of India.svg  India UnknownRepublicanFirst Lady of Louisiana
Ari Kagan Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (1951-1991).svg  Byelorussian SSR UnknownRepublicanMember of the New York City Council
Safiya Khalid Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia UnknownDemocraticMember of the Lewiston, Maine City Council
Zalmay Khalilzad Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg  Afghanistan NaturalizationRepublican United States Ambassador to the United Nations
M.J. Khan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan UnknownUnknownMember of Houston City Council
Tony Lam Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam UnlknownUnknownMember of Westminster, California City Council
Lormong Lo Flag of Laos.svg  Laos UnlknownRepublicanMember of Omaha City Council
Dina Matos Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal UnknownDemocratFirst Lady of New Jersey
Michael Margaret Stewart Flag of France.svg  France UnknownDemocratFirst Lady of Alaska
George Meade Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain UnknownUnknown Commander of the Army of the Potomac
Ricardo Munoz Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownDemocraticMember of Chicago City Council
Madison Nguyen Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam UnknownDemocraticVice Mayor of San Jose; member of San Jose City Council
Karl Racine Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti UnknownDemocratic Attorney General for the District of Columbia
Harpreet Sandhu Flag of India.svg  India UnknownDemocraticMember of Richmond, California City Council
Kshama Sawant Flag of India.svg  India Naturalization Socialist Alternative Member of the Seattle City Council
Daniel Solis Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico UnknownDemocraticMember of the Chicago City Council
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben Brandenburg Flag 1657-1701 (new).svg  Brandenburg UnknownIndependentInspector general of the army
Helen Thorpe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom UnknownDemocraticFirst Lady of Colorado
John Tran Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam UnknownDemocraticMember of the Rosemead, California City Council
Melania Trump Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia NaturalizationRepublican First Lady of the United States
Abdi Warsame Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia UnknownDemocraticMember of the Minneapolis City Council
James Wilson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom UnknownFederalist Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
Joe Bee Xiong Flag of Laos.svg  Laos UnknownDemocraticMember of Eau Claire City Council

Elect

Members of Congress

Senators

SenatorCountry/place of birthCitizenship byPartyPosition(s) held
Bernie Moreno Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia NaturalizationRepublican U.S. Senator-elect from Ohio

Representatives

RepresentativeCountry/place of birthCitizenship byPartyPosition(s) held
Eugene Vindman Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union NaturalizationDemocratic U.S. Representative-elect from Virginia

Totals

Totals by country

Modern countryNumber of

politicians

Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 68
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 47
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 24
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 22
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 12
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 11
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 10
Flag of France.svg  France 9
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 9
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 8
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 8
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 7
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 6
Flag of India.svg  India 5
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 5
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 4
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 3
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 3
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 3
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 3
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 3
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 3
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 2
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 2
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 2
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 2
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 2
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 2
Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan 1
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 1
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 1
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands 1
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 1
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 1
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 1
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 1
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 1
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1
Flag of Sint Maarten.svg  Sint Maarten 1
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 1
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  St. Kitts and Nevis 1
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1

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