AsAm Congressional leaders scores high on LGBTQ rights

The Human Rights Campaign revealed their Congressional Scorecard for “Measuring Support for Equality in the 116th Congress” for LGBTQ rights, with almost all Asian American congressional leaders passing with grades of an “A”.

In addition to Chu, below is the full list of AAPI Senators, Representatives, Delegates, and their scores.

Senators

Kamala Harris – California (D): A
Mazie Hirono – Hawaii (D): A
Tammy Duckworth – Illinois (D): A

Representatives

LATEST STORIES

Jessica Pegula advances to U.S. Open Round of 16

var site='%%SITE%%'; var pageurl='%%PATTERN:url%%'; var unit='asamnews.com.dw.300x250.POS3'; var childnetworkid='22583997768'; var size=[300, 250];

loadcontent(unit);

Harassment suit against California Treasurer settled for $350K

Astronaut Jonny Kim to fly to International Space Station

Historic Japanese American home may be saved from demolition

Trump Uses Social Media to Attack Kamala Harris With Sexual Content

Ami Bera California (D): A
Judy Chu California (D): A
Ro Khanna California (D): A
Ted Lieu California (D): A
Doris Matsui California (D): A
Mark Takano California (D): A
TJ Cox California (D): A

Stephanie Murphy – Florida (D): A
Tulsi Gabbard – Hawaii (D): A
Raja Krishnamoorthi Illinois (D): A
Andy Kim – New Jersey (D): A
Grace Meng New York (D): A
Robert C Scott – Virginia (D): A
Pramila Jayapal Washington (D): A

Delegates

Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen – American Samoa (R): NA
Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan – Northern Mariana Islands (I): B
Michael F.Q. San Nicolas – Guam (D): B

Data was compiled from Measuring Support for Equality in the 116th Congress, history.house.gov (people search), and senate.gov.

AsAmNews has Asian America in its heart. We’re an all-volunteer effort of dedicated staff and interns. Check out our new Instagram account. Go to our Twitter feed and Facebook page for more content. Please consider interning, joining our staff, or submitting a story.