In our State of Representation 2020 report, we found that there's an alarmingly small number of Asian American and Pacific Islander women in state legislatures nationwide. In fact, only 47 AAPI women are among the 7,383 state legislators across the country, and only 10 are among the 535 members of Congress. That won't cut it.
When more AAPI women like Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, Senator Mazie Hirono, Georgia State Representative Bee Nguyen, and Michigan State Senator Stephanie Chang are in office, they bring their lived experience and community knowledge with them to fight for our communities and advocate for policies that drive our country forward!
Read more about why we need more AAPI women in elected office in our Founder and President Sayu Bhojwani's new article in Ms. Magazine.
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