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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.

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

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Members of Congress

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Senators

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Main article: List of United States senators born outside the United States
Senator Country/place of birth Citizenship by Party Serving since Position(s) held
Michael Bennet  India Birth Democratic 2009 U.S. Senator from Colorado; previously Superintendent of Denver Public Schools
Ted Cruz  Canada Birth Republican 2013 U.S. Senator from Texas; previously Solicitor General of Texas
Tammy Duckworth  Thailand Birth Democratic 2017 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  Japan Naturalization Democratic 2013 U.S. Senator from Hawaii; previously U.S. Representative from Hawaii and Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii
Chris Van Hollen  Pakistan Birth Democratic 2017 U.S. Senator from Maryland; previously U.S. Representative from Maryland, Maryland State Senator, and Maryland State Delegate

Representatives

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Representative Country/place of birth Citizenship by Party Position(s) held
Becca Balint  West Germany Birth Democratic U.S. Representative from Vermont
Don Beyer  Trieste Birth Democratic Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, and U.S. Representative from Virginia
Salud Carbajal  Mexico Naturalization Democratic U.S. Representative from California
Sean Casten  Ireland Birth Democratic U.S. Representative from Illinois
Juan Ciscomani  Mexico Naturalization Republican U.S. Representative from Arizona
Andrew Clyde  Canada Birth Republican U.S. Representative from Georgia
Dan Crenshaw  United Kingdom Birth Republican U.S. Representative from Texas
Sharice Davids  West Germany Birth Democratic U.S. Representative from Kansas
Diana DeGette  Japan Birth Democratic U.S. Representative from Colorado
Adriano Espaillat  Dominican Republic Naturalization Democratic Member of New York State Assembly and New York State Senate and U.S. Representative from New York
Jesús "Chuy" García  Mexico Naturalization Democratic Member of Illinois Senate and U.S. Representative from Illinois
Robert Garcia  Peru Naturalization Democratic U.S. Representative from California
Carlos A. Giménez  Cuba Naturalization Republican U.S. Representative from Florida
Jim Himes  Peru Birth Democratic U.S. Representative from Connecticut
Pramila Jayapal  India Naturalization Democratic Washington State Senate and U.S. Representative from Washington
Young Kim  South Korea Naturalization Republican U.S. Representative from California
Raja Krishnamoorthi  India Naturalization Democratic U.S. Representative from Illinois
Ted Lieu  Taiwan Naturalization Democratic U.S. Representative from California
Ilhan Omar  Somalia Naturalization Democratic U.S. Representative from Minnesota
David Rouzer  West Germany Birth Republican U.S. Representative from North Carolina
Raul Ruiz  Mexico Derivation Democratic U.S. Representative from California
Victoria Spartz  Soviet Union Naturalization Republican U.S. Representative from Indiana
Michelle Steel  South Korea Naturalization Republican U.S. Representative from California
Marilyn Strickland  South Korea Birth Democratic U.S. Representative from Washington
Shri Thanedar  India Naturalization Democratic U.S. Representative from Michigan
Norma J. Torres  Guatemala Naturalization Democratic U.S. Representative from California
Susan Wild  West Germany Birth Democratic U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania

Cabinet members

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Main article: List of foreign-born United States Cabinet Secretaries
Cabinet member Place of birth Citizenship by Party Positions held
Jennifer Granholm  Canada Naturalization Democratic United States Secretary of Energy
Alejandro Mayorkas  Cuba Naturalization Democratic United States Secretary of Homeland Security

Governors

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Main article: List of U.S. state governors born outside the United States
Governor Place of birth Citizenship by Party Serving since Position(s) held
Joe Lombardo  Japan Birth Republican 2023 Sheriff of Clark County and Governor of Nevada

Statewide officials

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Official Country/place of birth Citizenship by Party Position(s) held
Rob Bonta  Philippines Birth Democratic Attorney General of California
John F. King  Mexico Birth Republican Insurance Commissioner of Georgia
Sylvia Luke  South Korea Naturalization Democratic Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii
Sabina Matos  Dominican Republic Naturalization Democratic Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
Aruna Miller  India Unknown Democratic Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
Tregenza Roach  Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla Unknown Democratic Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands
Winsome Sears  Jamaica Naturalization Republican Lieutenant Governor of Virginia

Mayors

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Mayor Place of birth Citizenship by Party Serving since Position(s) held
Wilmot Collins  Liberia Naturalization Independent,
later Democratic 		2018 Mayor of Helena, Montana
Karen Goh  India Naturalization Republican 2017 Mayor of Bakersfield, California
Victor Gordo  Mexico Unknown Democratic 2020 Mayor of Pasadena, California
Glenn Jacobs  Spain Birth Republican 2018 Mayor of Knox County, Tennessee
Farrah Khan  Pakistan Unknown Democratic 2020 Mayor of Irvine, California
Oscar Leeser  Mexico Naturalization Democratic 2021 Mayor of El Paso, Texas
Esther Manheimer  Denmark Birth Democratic 2013 Mayor of Asheville, North Carolina
Yemi Mobolade  Nigeria Naturalization Independent 2023 Mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado
Nadia Mohamed  Somalia Naturalization Democratic 2023 Mayor of St. Louis Park, Minnesota

State legislators

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Legislator Place of birth Citizenship by Party Serving since Position(s) held
Mana Abdi  Kenya Unknown Democratic 2023 Maine State Representative
Munira Abdullahi  Somalia Unknown Democratic 2023 Ohio State Representative
Solomon Adesanya  Nigeria Unknown Democratic 2023 Georgia State Representative
Alex Andrade  Cayman Islands Birth Republican 2018 Florida State Representative
Saud Anwar  Pakistan Unknown Democratic 2019 Connecticut State Senator
Dagmara Avelar  Ecuador Unknown Democratic 2021 Illinois State Representative
Samba Baldeh  Gambia Naturalization Democratic 2021 Wisconsin State Representative
Webster Barnaby  United Kingdom Naturalization Republican 2020 Florida State Representative
Harry Bhandari    Nepal Unknown Democratic 2019 Maryland Delegate
Salman Bhojani  Pakistan Unknown Democratic 2023 Texas State Representative
Nathan Biah  Liberia Naturalization Democratic 2021 Rhode Island State Representative
Jennifer Bradley  Japan Unknown Republican 2020 Florida State Senator
Alec Brook-Krasny  Soviet Union Unknown Republican 2023 New York State Assemblyman
Joy San Buenaventura  Philippines Unknown Democratic 2020 Hawaii State Senator
Colleen Burton  West Germany Birth Republican 2022 Florida State Senator
Angie Chen Button  Taiwan Unknown Republican 2009 Texas State Representative
Juan Carrillo  Mexico Unknown Democratic 2022 California State Assemblyman
Wendy Carrillo  El Salvador Unknown Democratic 2017 California State Assemblywoman
Ethan Cha  Thailand Unknown Democratic 2023 Minnesota State Representative
Iwen Chu  Taiwan Unknown Democratic 2023 New York State Senator
Jeremy Cooney  India Unknown Democratic 2021 New York State Senator
Elias Coop-Gonzalez  Guatemala Birth Republican 2022 West Virginia Delegate
Catalina Cruz  Colombia Birth Democratic 2019 New York State Assemblywoman
Deqa Dhalac  Somalia Unknown Democratic 2022 Maine State Representative
Manka Dhingra  India Unknown Democratic 2017 Washington State Senator
Grace Diaz  Dominican Republic Naturalization Democratic 2005 Rhode Island State Representative
Lisa Dunkley  Jamaica Unknown Democratic 2022 Florida State Representative
Luz Escamilla  Mexico Unknown Democratic 2009 Utah State Senator
Dave Farnsworth  Mexico Unknown Republican 2023 Arizona State Senator
Anabel Figueroa  El Salvador Unknown Democratic 2023 Connecticut State Representative
David Fraser-Hidalgo  Ecuador Unknown Democratic 2013 Maryland Delegate
Rosanna Gabaldón  Bermuda Birth Democratic 2021 Arizona State Senator
Alina Garcia  Cuba Unknown Republican 2022 Florida State Representative
Rey Garofano  Iran Unknown Democratic 2022 Vermont State Representative
Andrew Takuya Garrett  Japan Unknown Democratic 2022 Hawaii State Representative
Mia Gregerson  Taiwan Unknown Democratic 2013 Washington State Representative
Yanira Gurrola  Mexico Unknown Democratic 2023 New Mexico State Representative
Shama Haider  Pakistan Unknown Democratic 2022 New Jersey General Assemblywoman
Ghazala Hashmi  India Unknown Democratic 2020 Virginia State Senator
Hodan Hassan  Somalia Unknown Democratic 2019 Minnesota State Representative
Foung Hawj  Laos Unknown Democratic 2013 Minnesota State Senator
Kaohly Her  Laos Unknown Democratic 2019 Minnesota State Representative
Ana Hernandez  Mexico Unknown Democratic 2005 Texas State Representative
Rachel Hunt    Nepal Birth Democratic 2023 North Carolina State Senator and Lieutenant Governor-elect of North Carolina
Hoan Huynh  Vietnam Unknown Democratic 2023 Illinois State Representative
Tony Hwang  Taiwan Unknown Republican 2015 Connecticut State Senator
Alicia Hyndman  England Unknown Democratic 2016 New York State Assemblywoman
Kayse Jama  Somalia Unknown Democratic 2021 Oregon State Senator
Dafna Michaelson Jenet  Israel Unknown Democratic 2023 Colorado State Senator
Dotie Joseph  Haiti Naturalization Democratic 2018 Florida State Representative
Ash Kalra  Canada Unknown Democratic 2016 California State Assemblyman
Scott Kawasaki  Japan Birth Democratic 2019 Alaska State Senator
Aboul Khan  Bangladesh Unknown Republican 2016 New Hampshire State Representative
Maryam Khan  Pakistan Unknown Democratic 2022 Connecticut State Representative
Ron Kim  South Korea Unknown Democratic 2013 New York State Assemblyman
Jon Koznick  Colombia Unknown Republican 2015 Minnesota State Representative
Nima Kulkarni  India Unknown Democratic 2019 Kentucky State Representative
Sabi "Doc" Kumar  India Unknown Republican 2015 Tennessee State Representative
Trish La Chica  Philippines Unknown Democratic 2023 Hawaii State Representative
Suleman Lalani  Pakistan Unknown Democratic 2023 Texas State Representative
Fue Lee  Thailand Naturalization Democratic 2017 Minnesota State Representative
Marvin Lim  Philippines Unknown Democratic 2021 Georgia State Representative
John Liu  Taiwan Unknown Democratic 2019 New York State Senator
Janie Lopez  Mexico Unknown Republican 2023 Texas State Representative
J. M. Lozano  Mexico Unknown Republican 2011 Texas State Representative
Eric Lucero  Germany Unknown Republican 2023 Minnesota State Senator
Alice Mann  Brazil Unknown Democratic 2023 Minnesota State Senator
Monica Martinez  El Salvador Unknown Democratic 2023 New York State Senator
Rose Martinez  Philippines Unknown Democratic 2022 Hawaii State Representative
Elaine Marzola  Brazil Unknown Democratic 2020 Nevada State Assemblywoman
Marcela Mitaynes  Peru Unknown Democratic 2021 New York State Assemblywoman
Ismail Mohamed  Somalia Unknown Democratic 2023 Ohio State Representative
Zaynab Mohamed  Somalia Unknown Democratic 2023 Minnesota State Senator
Rady Mom  Cambodia Unknown Democratic 2015 Massachusetts State Representative
Steve Montenegro  El Salvador Unknown Republican 2023 Arizona State Representative
Eddie Morales  Mexico Unknown Democratic 2021 Texas State Representative
Raj Mukherji  India Unknown Democratic 2014 New Jersey State Senator
Al Muratsuchi  Japan Unknown Democratic 2016 California State Assemblyman
Janne Myrdal  Norway Naturalization Republican 2016 North Dakota State Senator
Duy Nguyen  Vietnam Unknown Democratic 2022 Nevada State Representative
Janet Nguyen  Vietnam Unknown Republican 2022 California State Senator
Quang Nguyen  Vietnam Unknown Republican 2021 Arizona State Representative
Tram Nguyen  Vietnam Unknown Democratic 2019 Massachusetts State Representative
T'wina Nobles  West Germany Unknown Democratic 2021 Washington State Senator
Mohamud Noor  Somalia Unknown Democratic 2019 Minnesota State Representative
Michael Novakhov  Azerbaijan SSR Unknown Republican 2023 New York State Assemblyman
Gabe Okoye  Nigeria Unknown Democratic 2023 Georgia State Representative
Liz Ortega  Mexico Unknown Democratic 2022 California State Assemblyman
Ramon Perez  Dominican Republic Naturalization Democratic 2021 Rhode Island State Representative
Roxanne Persaud  British Guiana Unknown Democratic 2015 New York State Senator
Susan Pha  Laos Unknown Democratic 2023 Minnesota State Senator
Hai Pham  Malaysia Unknown Democratic 2023 Oregon State Representative
Robert Phillips  United Kingdom Unknown Democratic 2011 Rhode Island State Representative
Ed Propst  Samoa Unknown Democratic 2015 Northern Mariana Islands Representative
Fady Qaddoura  Palestine Unknown Democratic 2020 Indiana State Senator
Lily Qi  China Unknown Democratic 2019 Maryland Delegate
Ana Quezada  Dominican Republic Unknown Democratic 2017 Rhode Island State Senator
Sean Quinlan  Hong Kong Unknown Democratic 2016 Hawaii State Representative
Sheikh Rahman  Bangladesh Unknown Democratic 2019 Georgia State Senator
Naquetta Ricks  Liberia Unknown Democratic 2021 Colorado State Representative
Jessie Rodriguez  El Salvador Unknown Republican 2013 Wisconsin State Assemblywoman
Ruwa Romman  Jordan Unknown Democratic 2023 Georgia State Representative
Nily Rozic  Israel Unknown Democratic 2013 New York State Assemblywoman
Blanca Rubio  Mexico Unknown Democratic 2016 California State Assemblywoman
Susan Rubio  Mexico Naturalization Democratic 2018 California State Senator
Cindy Ryu  South Korea Unknown Democratic 2011 Washington State Representative
Steven Sainz  Costa Rica Unknown Republican 2019 Georgia State Representative
Manny De Los Santos  Dominican Republic Unknown Democratic 2022 New York State Assemblyman
Danillo Sena  Brazil Unknown Democratic 2020 Massachusetts State Representative
Vandana Slatter  Canada Unknown Democratic 2017 Washington State Representative
Priscila Sousa  Brazil Unknown Democratic 2023 Massachusetts State Representative
Tri Ta  Vietnam Unknown Republican 2022 California State Assemblyman
Yudelka Tapia  Dominican Republic Unknown Democratic 2021 New York State Assemblywoman
My-Linh Thai  Vietnam Unknown Democratic 2019 Washington State Representative
Kevin Thomas  UAE Unknown Democratic 2019 New York State Senator
Ben Toma  Romania Unknown Republican 2017 Arizona State Representative
Kathy Tran  Vietnam Unknown Democratic 2018 Virginia Delegate
Thuy Tran  Vietnam Unknown Democratic 2023 Oregon State Representative
Stacey Travers  Greece Unknown Democratic 2023 Arizona State Representative
Hubert Vo  Vietnam Unknown Democratic 2009 Texas State Representative
Glenn Wakai  Japan Unknown Democratic 2010 Hawaii State Senator
Chris Ward  Germany Unknown Democratic 2020 California State Assemblyman
Jaime Williams  Trinidad and Tobago Unknown Democratic 2016 New York State Assemblywoman
Marie Woodson  Haiti Unknown Democratic 2020 Florida State Representative
Teresa Saavedra Woorman  Mexico Unknown Democratic 2024 Maryland State Delegate
Gene Wu  China Unknown Democratic 2013 Texas State Representative
Rui Xu   Switzerland Naturalization Democratic 2019 Kansas State Representative

Others

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Name Place of birth Citizenship by Party Positions held
Nida Allam  Canada Unknown Democratic Durham County Commissioner
Tania Fernandes Anderson  Cape Verde Unknown Democratic Member of the Boston City Council
George Cardenas  Mexico Unknown Democratic Member of the Cook County Board of Review
Joe Carollo  Cuba Naturalization Republican Miami City Commissioner
Ruth Cruz  Mexico Unknown Democratic Member of the Chicago City Council
Shamaine Daniels  Venezuela Naturalization Democratic Member of Harrisburg City Council
Andrew Do  Vietnam Unknown Republican Member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors
Rita Joseph  Haiti Unknown Democratic Member of the New York City Council
Jorge Labarga  Cuba Naturalization Independent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida
Jean Monestime  Haiti Naturalization Democratic Miami-Dade County Commissioner
Helena Moreno  Mexico Unknown Democratic President of the New Orleans City Council
Mercedes Narcisse  Haiti Unknown Democratic Member of the New York City Council
Thu Nguyen  Vietnam Unknown Democratic Member of the Worcester, Massachusetts City Council
Sandy Nurse  Panama Unknown Democratic Member of the New York City Council
Vop Osili  Nigeria Unknown Democratic President of the Indianapolis City-County Council
Jamal Osman  Somalia Unknown Democratic Member of the Minneapolis City Council
Mazi Melesa Pilip  Ethiopia Naturalization Republican Member of the Nassau County Legislature
Carmen De La Rosa  Dominican Republic Unknown Democratic Member of the New York City Council
Byron Sigcho-Lopez  Ecuador Unknown Democratic Member of the Chicago City Council
Balvir Singh  India Unknown Democratic Burlington County, New Jersey Commissioner
Sandra Ung  Cambodia Unknown Democratic Member of the New York City Council
Nora Vargas  Mexico Unknown Democratic Chair of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors
Inna Vernikov  Ukrainian SSR Unknown Republican Member of the New York City Council
Julie Won  South Korea Unknown Democratic Member of the New York City Council

Former

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Members of Congress

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Senators

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Main article: List of United States senators born outside the United States
Senator Country/place of birth Citizenship by Party Position(s) held
David H. Armstrong Nova Scotia Derivation Democratic U.S. Senator from Missouri
David Baird Sr. Ireland Unknown Republican U.S. Senator from New Jersey
Edward Dickinson Baker  United Kingdom Derivation Whig, later Republican U.S. Senator from Oregon; previously U.S. Representative from Illinois, Illinois State Senator, and Illinois State Representative
James B. Beck Scotland Unknown Democratic U.S. Senator from Kentucky
Judah P. Benjamin Danish West Indies Unknown Whig, later Democratic U.S. Senator from Louisiana
Rudy Boschwitz  Weimar Republic Naturalization Republican U.S. Senator from Minnesota; later United States Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
Pierce Butler Ireland Unknown Federalist U.S. Senator from South Carolina
George W. Campbell  United Kingdom Naturalization Democratic-Republican U.S. Senator from Tennessee; previously Secretary of the Treasury and U.S. Representative from Tennessee; later Minister to Russia
Eugene Casserly  Ireland Unknown Democratic U.S. Senator from California
Charles W. Cathcart Portugal Unknown Democratic U.S. Senator from Indiana; previously U.S. Representative from Indiana
John Conness  Ireland Unknown Democratic U.S. Senator from California
James Couzens  Canada Unknown Republican U.S. Senator from Michigan
James J. Davis  United Kingdom Naturalization Republican U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania; previously Secretary of Labor
Charles E. Dudley  England Unknown Democratic U.S. Senator from New York
James Graham Fair Ireland Unknown Democratic U.S. Senator from Nevada
Eligius Fromentin France Unknown Democratic-Republican U.S. Senator from Louisiana
Albert Gallatin  Geneva Naturalization Democratic-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  Canada Unknown Republican U.S. Senator from New Hampshire
Frank Gooding  England Unknown Republican U.S. Senator from Idaho
William Harper Antigua and Barbuda Unknown Jacksonian U.S. Senator from South Carolina
S. I. Hayakawa  Canada Derivation Republican U.S. Senator from California
Felix Hebert  Canada Unknown Republican U.S. Senator from Rhode Island
William Hughes Ireland Unknown Democratic U.S. Senator from New Jersey
James Jackson  England Unknown Democratic-Republican U.S. Senator from Georgia
Magnus Johnson  Sweden Naturalization Farmer-Labor U.S. Senator from Minnesota; previously U.S. Representative from Minnesota, Minnesota State Senator, and Minnesota State Representative
Samuel Johnston  United Kingdom Unknown Federalist U.S. Senator from North Carolina; previously Governor of North Carolina
Charles Jones Ireland Unknown Democratic U.S. Senator from Florida
John P. Jones  United Kingdom Derivation Republican; Silver U.S. senator from Nevada
Thomas Kearns Ireland Unknown Republican U.S. Senator from Utah
Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo  Mexico Derivation Republican U.S. Senator from New Mexico; previously Governor of New Mexico
John Laurance  England Unknown Federalist U.S. Senator from New York; previously U.S. Representative from New York
William Lorimer  England Unknown Republican U.S. Senator from Illinois; previously U.S. Representative from Illinois
Walter Lowrie  Scotland Unknown Democratic-Republican U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania
Stephen Mallory Trinidad Birth Democratic U.S. Senator from Florida; later Confederate States Secretary of the Navy
Lee Mantle  United Kingdom Derivation Republican,
then Silver Republican 		U.S. Senator from Montana; previously Mayor of Butte, Montana and Speaker of the Montana Territory House of Representatives
Mel Martínez  Cuba Naturalization Republican U.S. Senator from Florida; previously United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and Mayor of Orange County, Florida
Knute Nelson  Norway Naturalization Republican U.S. Senator from Minnesota; previously Governor of Minnesota, U.S. Representative from Minnesota, Minnesota State Senator, and Wisconsin State Assemblyman
William Paterson  Ireland Derivation Federalist 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  Ireland Derivation Democratic U.S. senator from Colorado; previously U.S. Representative from Colorado and Delegate from the Colorado Territory
Alexander Porter  Ireland Derivation National Republican,
later Whig 		U.S. Senator from Louisiana; previously Associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court and Louisiana State Representative
Edward V. Robertson  Wales Unknown Republican U.S. Senator from Wyoming; previously U.S. Representative from Arizona
Carl Schurz  Prussia Derivation Republican U.S. Senator from Missouri; previously United States Minister to Spain; later United States Secretary of the Interior
William Joyce Sewell Ireland Unknown Republican U.S. Senator from New Jersey
James Shields  Ireland Derivation Democratic U.S. Senator from Missouri, Minnesota and Illinois; previously Illinois State Representative
George Sutherland  United Kingdom Unknown Liberal, later Republican U.S. Senator from Utah; previously U.S. Representative from Utah; later Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
Thomas Taggart Ireland Unknown Democratic U.S. Senator from Indiana
Edward Tiffin  England Unknown Democratic-Republican U.S. Senator from Ohio; previously Governor of Ohio
Robert F. Wagner  Germany Unknown Democratic U.S. Senator from New York; previously Lieutenant Governor of New York, New York State Senator, and New York State Assemblyman
Patrick Walsh  Ireland Unknown Democratic U.S. Senator from Georgia; previously Georgia State Representative; later Mayor of Augusta, Georgia
Lowell Weicker  France Birth Republican, 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  England Unknown Republican U.S. Senator from Rhode Island; previously Governor of Rhode Island

Representatives

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Representative Country/place of birth Citizenship by Party Position(s) held
John J. Adams  Canada Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from New York
Victor Anfuso  Italy Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from New York
Henry M. Arens  Germany Derivation Farmer-Labor U.S. Representative from Minnesota; previously Minnesota State Senator and Minnesota State Representative; later Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
William Armstrong  Ireland Unknown Democratic-Republican U.S. Representative from Virginia; previously Virginia Delegate
Chester G. Atkins   Switzerland Birth Democratic U.S. Representative from Massachusetts; previously Massachusetts State Senator and Massachusetts State Representative
Robert Baker  United Kingdom Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from New York
Ron Barber  United Kingdom Birth Democratic U.S. Representative from Arizona
Samuel Fleming Barr  Ireland Unknown Republican U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
William Bernard Barry  Ireland Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from New York
Richard Bartholdt  Germany Unknown Republican U.S. Representative from Missouri
Charles Barwig  Germany Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
William Beatty  Ireland Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
Carlos Bee  Mexico Birth Democratic U.S. Representative from Texas, previously Texas State Senator
Andrew Beirne  Ireland Unknown Jeffersonian Republican U.S. Representative from Virginia, previously Virginia Delegate and Virginia State Senator
Victor L. Berger  Austria Naturalization Socialist U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
John Bernard  France Derivation Farmer-Labor U.S. Representative from Minnesota
Charles Gustav Binderup  Denmark Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from Nebraska
Haldor Boen  Norway Derivation Populist U.S. Representative from Minnesota
Azariah Boody  Canada Unknown Whig U.S. Representative from New York
Thomas W. Bradley  England Unknown Republican U.S. Representative from New York
Edward Breitung  Germany Unknown Republican U.S. Representative from Michigan
Robert G. Bremner  Scotland Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from New Jersey
George H. Brickner  Germany Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
James Frankland Briggs  Germany Unknown Republican U.S. Representative from New Hampshire
Henry Bristow  Azores Unknown Republican U.S. Representative from New York
John W. Brown  United Kingdom Derivation Jacksonian U.S. Representative from New York; later Associate Justice of the New York Supreme Court
Hugh Buchanan  Scotland Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from Georgia
Charles F. Buck  Germany Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from Louisiana
Samuel Swinfin Burdett  England Unknown Republican U.S. Representative from Missouri
Henry Burk  Germany Unknown Republican U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
Aedanus Burke  Ireland Derivation Anti-Administration U.S. Representative from South Carolina; previously South Carolina State Representative; later Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court
William J. Burke  England Unknown Republican U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
George Burnham  England Unknown Republican U.S. Representative from California
Thomas Burnside  Ireland Derivation Democratic-Republican U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania; previously Pennsylvania State Senator
Joseph Henry Burrows  United Kingdom Derivation Greenback U.S. Representative from Missouri
Sala Burton  Poland Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from California
Thompson Campbell  Ireland Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from Illinois
Timothy J. Campbell  Ireland Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from New York
Joseph Cao  South Vietnam Naturalization Republican U.S. Representative from Louisiana
Louis Capozzoli  Italy Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from New York
Patrick J. Carley  Ireland Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from New York
Peter Angelo Cavicchia  Italy Unknown Republican U.S. Representative from New Jersey
William B. Charles  Scotland Unknown Republican U.S. Representative from New York
John Michael Clancy  Ireland Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from New York; previously New York State Assemblyman
William Bourke Cockran  Ireland Naturalization Democratic U.S. Representative from New York
James Cooney  Ireland Naturalization Democratic U.S. Representative from Missouri
Patrick Collins  Ireland Derivation Democratic U.S. Representative from Massachusetts; later Mayor of Boston
James Cooney  Ireland Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from Missouri
John G. Cooper  England Naturalization Republican U.S. Representative from Ohio
Hector Craig  Scotland Unknown Jacksonian U.S. Representative from New York
William Crawford  United Kingdom Naturalization Democratic-Republican U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
Thomas J. Creamer  Ireland Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from New York
Charles Frederick Crisp  England Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from Georgia
Robert Crosser  Scotland Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from Ohio
Frank Crowther  England Unknown Republican U.S. Representative from New York
George Calhoun Crowther  England Unknown Republican U.S. Representative from Missouri
William Cullen  Ireland Unknown Republican U.S. Representative from Illinois
Thomas Cusack  Ireland Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from Illinois
Geoff Davis  Canada Birth Republican U.S. Representative from Kentucky
Robert T. Davis  Ireland Unknown Republican U.S. Representative from Massachusetts; previously Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts
Benjamin Dean  United Kingdom Derivation Democratic U.S. Representative from Massachusetts; previously Massachusetts State Senator
Steven Derounian  Bulgaria Unknown Republican U.S. Representative from New York; later Associate Justice of the New York Supreme Court
Lincoln Díaz-Balart  Cuba Naturalization Republican U.S. Representative from Florida; previously Florida State Senator and Florida State Representative
Samuel Dickstein  Russia Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from New York; previously New York State Assemblyman; later Associate Justice of the New York State Supreme Court
Michael Donohoe  Ireland Derivation Democratic U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
Mervyn Dymally  Trinidad and Tobago Derivation Democratic U.S. Representative from California; previously Lieutenant Governor of California and California State Senator; later California State Assemblyman
Charles Aubrey Eaton  Canada Unknown Republican U.S. Representative from New Jersey
John Ewing  Ireland Derivation National Republican,
then Whig 		U.S. Representative from Indiana
Jacob Falconer  Canada Derivation Progressive U.S. Representative from Washington; previously Washington State Senator and Washington State Representative
Michael F. Farley  Ireland Derivation Democratic U.S. Representative from New York
John F. Finerty  Ireland Derivation Independent Democratic U.S. Representative from Illinois
Gustavus A. Finkelnburg  Prussia Derivation Republican, then
Liberal Republican 		U.S. Representative from Missouri; later Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Mayra Flores  Mexico Naturalization Republican U.S. Representative from Texas
Nicholas Ford  Ireland Derivation Greenback U.S. Representative from Missouri; previously Missouri State Representative
Elizabeth Furse  Kenya Derivation Democratic U.S. Representative from Oregon
Bernard J. Gehrmann  Germany Derivation Progressive U.S. Representative from Wisconsin; previously Wisconsin State Assemblyman; later Wisconsin State Senator
Sam Gejdenson  Germany Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from Connecticut
George W. Gillie  Scotland Unknown Republican U.S. Representative from Indiana
Martin Gorski  Poland Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from Illinois
James McMahon Graham  Ireland Derivation Democratic U.S. Representative from Illinois; previously Illinois State Representative
Ernest Greenwood  United Kingdom Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from New York
John Greig  United Kingdom Naturalization Whig U.S. Representative from New York
James Gunn  Ireland Derivation Populist U.S. Representative from Idaho; previously Idaho State Senator
Michael Hahn  Bavaria Derivation Republican,
then Unionist 		U.S. Representative from Louisiana; previously Louisiana State Representative; later Governor of Louisiana
Kittel Halvorson  Norway Derivation Populist U.S. Representative from Minnesota; previously Minnesota State Representative
Alexander M. Hardy  Canada Unknown Republican U.S. Representative from Indiana
John Hardy  United Kingdom Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from New York; previously New York City Alderman and New York State Assemblyman
Alexander Harper  Ireland Naturalization Whig U.S. Representative from Ohio; previously Ohio State Representative
Richard A. Harrison  United Kingdom Derivation Unionist U.S. Representative from Ohio; previously Ohio State Senator and Ohio State Representative
Nils P. Haugen  Norway Unknown Republican U.S. Representative from Wisconsin; previously Wisconsin State Assemblyman
William Heilman  Germany Unknown Republican U.S. Representative from Indiana
Samuel Henderson  United Kingdom Naturalization Federalist U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
Pete Hoekstra  Netherlands Derivation Republican U.S. Representative from Michigan; later United States Ambassador to the Netherlands
William Hogan  United Kingdom Derivation Jacksonian U.S. Representative from New York
Einar Hoidale  Norway Naturalization Democratic U.S. Representative from Minnesota
Pehr G. Holmes  Sweden Unknown Republican U.S. Representative from Massachusetts; previously Massachusetts Executive Councilor and Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts
Denis M. Hurley  Ireland Derivation Republican U.S. Representative from New York
Jacob Johnson  Denmark Unknown Republican U.S. Representative from Utah
John Johnson  Ireland Derivation Independent Democratic U.S. Representative from Ohio
Niels Juul  Denmark Derivation Republican U.S. Representative from Illinois
Ruben Kihuen  Mexico Naturalization Democratic U.S. Representative from Nevada; previously Nevada State Senator and Nevada State Assemblyman
Jay Kim  Japanese Korea Naturalization Republican U.S. Representative from California; previously Mayor of Diamond Bar, California
Harold Knutson  Norway Naturalization Republican U.S. Representative from Minnesota (House Majority Whip)
Ernie Konnyu  Hungary Derivation Republican U.S. Representative from California; previously California State Assemblyman
John Hans Krebs  Germany Derivation Democratic U.S. Representative from California
Otto Krueger  Russia Unknown Republican U.S. Representative from North Dakota
Tom Lantos  Hungary Birth Democratic U.S. Representative from California
Charles Lieb  Germany Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from Indiana
John Lind  Sweden Birth Democratic U.S. Representative from Minnesota; later Governor of Minnesota
Charles August Lindbergh  Sweden Naturalization Republican U.S. Representative from Minnesota
Meyer London  Russian Poland Naturalization Socialist U.S. Representative from New York
Robert Lowry  Ireland Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from Indiana
John Baptiste Charles Lucas  France Naturalization Democratic-Republican U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
Thaddeus M. Machrowicz  Prussia Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from Michigan
John C. Mackie  Canada Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from Michigan
Tom Malinowski  Poland Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from New Jersey
Sean Patrick Maloney  Canada Birth Democratic White House Staff Secretary under Bill Clinton, and U.S. Representative from New York
Noah M. Mason  Wales Unknown Republican U.S. Representative from Illinois
Alfred Milnes  England Unknown Republican U.S. Representative from Michigan
Blair McClenachan  Ireland Derivation Democratic-Republican U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania; previously Pennsylvania State Representative
William McCreery  Ireland Naturalization Democratic-Republican U.S. Representative from Maryland; later Maryland State Senator
Donald McEachin  Germany Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from Virginia
Lawrence E. McGann  Ireland Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from Illinois
John J. McGrath  Ireland Naturalization Democratic U.S. Representative from California
James McLachlan  Scotland Unknown Republican U.S. Representative from California
Joseph McLaughlin  Ireland Derivation Republican U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
Frank Joseph McNulty  Ireland Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from New Jersey
M. Alfred Michaelson  Norway Unknown Republican U.S. Representative from Illinois; previously Chicago City Councilman
William Milnes Jr.  United Kingdom Derivation Conservative U.S. Representative from Virginia; previously Virginia Delegate
Leopold Morse  Bavaria Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
William Moxley  Ireland Unknown Republican U.S. Representative from Illinois
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell  Ecuador Naturalization Democratic U.S. Representative from Florida
Stephanie Murphy  Vietnam Naturalization Democratic U.S. Representative from Florida
Michael N. Nolan  Ireland Naturalization Democratic U.S. Representative, Mayor of Albany, New York
James O'Brien  Ireland Unknown Independent Democratic U.S. Representative from New York; previously New York State Senator and Sheriff of New York County
Daniel O'Reilly  Ireland Naturalization Independent Democratic U.S. Representative from New York; previously Mayor of Brooklyn, New York
George F. O'Shaunessy  Ireland Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from Rhode Island
Robert Dale Owen  Scotland Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from Indiana
Romualdo Pacheco  Mexico Unknown Republican U.S. Representative from California; previously Governor of California
William Prince  Ireland Unknown Democratic-Republican U.S. Representative from Indiana
Joseph Pulitzer  Hungary Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from New York; previously Missouri State Representative
John Quinn  Ireland Naturalization Democratic U.S. Representative from New York; previously New York State Assemblyman
Robert L. Ramsay  England Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from West Virginia
John Richards United Kingdom Naturalization Democratic-Republican U.S. Representative from New York; previously New York State Assemblyman
Ciro Rodriguez  Mexico Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from Texas; previously Texas State Representative
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen  Cuba Derivation Republican U.S. Representative from Florida; previously Florida State Senator and Florida State Representative
William Russell  Ireland Naturalization Jacksonian, then Whig U.S. Representative from Ohio; previously Ohio State Senator and Ohio State Representative
Robert Rutherford  United Kingdom Derivation Anti-Administration, then
Democratic-Republican 		U.S. Representative from Virginia; previously Virginia State Senator
Adolph J. Sabath  Kingdom of Bohemia Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from Illinois
Peter Sailly  France Naturalization Democratic-Republican U.S. Representative from New York; previously New York State Assemblyman
Dalip Singh Saund  British India Naturalization Democratic U.S. Representative from California
James Shields  Ireland Naturalization Jacksonian U.S. Representative from Ohio; previously Ohio State Representative
Jerry Simpson Prince Edward Island Derivation Populist U.S. Representative from Kansas
Albio Sires  Cuba Derivation Democratic U.S. Representative from New Jersey; previously Mayor of West New York, New Jersey
Charles Slade  United Kingdom Derivation Jacksonian U.S. Representative from Illinois; previously Illinois State Representative
Alexander Smyth  Ireland Derivation Democratic-Republican U.S. Representative from Virginia; previously Virginia Delegate
Karl Stefan  Austria-Hungary Derivation Republican U.S. Representative from Nebraska
Isidor Straus  Bavaria Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from New York
Arthur H. Taylor  Canada Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from Indiana
John K. Tener  Ireland Unknown Republican U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania; later Governor of Pennsylvania
John Thomson  Ireland Derivation Jacksonian U.S. Representative from Ohio; previously Ohio State Senator and Ohio State Representative
Herman Toll  Russian Empire Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
Charles W. Upham  Canada Unknown Whig U.S. Representative from Massachusetts; previously Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts and Massachusetts State Representative and Massachusetts State Senator
Weston E. Vivian  Canada Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from Michigan
Benjamin Walker  United Kingdom N/A Federalist U.S. Representative from New York
Michael Walsh  Ireland Derivation Democratic U.S. Representative from New York; previously New York State Assemblyman
Knud Wefald  Norway Naturalization Farmer-Labor U.S. Representative from Minnesota; previously Minnesota State Representative
Theodore S. Weiss  Hungary Derivation Democratic U.S. Representative from New York; previously New York City Councilman
Campbell P. White  Ireland Naturalization Jacksonian U.S. Representative from New York
James Bain White  Scotland Unknown Republican U.S. Representative from Indiana
James Wilson  United Kingdom Naturalization Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa; later Secretary of Agriculture
William Bauchop Wilson  United Kingdom Naturalization Democratic U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania; later Secretary of Labor
John Travers Wood  England Unknown Republican U.S. Representative from Idaho
Chase G. Woodhouse  Canada Birth Democratic U.S. Representative from Connecticut; previously Secretary of the State of Connecticut
Charles W. Woodman  Denmark Derivation Republican U.S. Representative from Illinois
David Wu  Taiwan Unknown Democratic U.S. Representative from Oregon

Delegates

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Delegate Country/place of birth Citizenship by Party Position(s) held
John Thomas Caine  United Kingdom Naturalization Democratic Delegate from Utah Territory; later Utah State Senator
John G. Campbell  United Kingdom Derivation Democratic Delegate from Arizona Territory; previously Arizona Territorial Councilman and Yavapai County Commissioner
George Q. Cannon  United Kingdom Naturalization Republican Delegate from Utah Territory; later First Counselor in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Daniel Clark  Ireland Naturalization Independent Delegate from Orleans Territory
Charles P. Clever  Prussia Naturalization Independent Delegate from New Mexico Territory; previously Attorney General of New Mexico and Adjutant General of New Mexico
Mary Elizabeth Pruett Farrington  Japan Birth Republican Delegate from Hawaii Territory; later Director of the Office of Territories
David Archibald Harvey Nova Scotia Derivation Republican Delegate from Oklahoma Territory
Santiago Iglesias  Spain Naturalization Coalitionist Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico; previously Puerto Rico Territorial Senator
Julien de Lallande Poydras  France Naturalization Independent Delegate from Orleans Territory; later Louisiana State Senator
Bernard Shandon Rodey  Ireland Naturalization Republican Delegate from New Mexico Territory; later Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
Gabriel Richard  France Naturalization Independent Delegate from Michigan Territory
Daniel Sutherland  Canada Derivation Republican Delegate from Alaska Territory; previously Alaska Territorial Senator

Cabinet members

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Cabinet Member Country/place of birth Citizenship by Party Position(s) held
Madeleine Albright  Czechoslovakia Naturalization Democratic Secretary of State; previously Ambassador to the United Nations
W. Michael Blumenthal  Germany Naturalization Democratic Secretary of the Treasury
Zbigniew Brzezinski  Poland Naturalization Democratic National Security Advisor
Anthony J. Celebrezze  Italy Naturalization Democratic 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  Taiwan Naturalization Republican Secretary of Transportation; previously Secretary of Labor
Jacob Dolson Cox  Lower Canada Birth Republican Secretary of the Interior; previously Governor of Ohio and Ohio State Senator; later U.S. Representative from Ohio
Alexander J. Dallas Jamaica Naturalization Democratic-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  Belgium Derivation Democratic Director of Central Intelligence; previously Deputy Secretary of Defense and Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology
William J. Duane  Ireland Naturalization Democratic Secretary of the Treasury
Henry D. Gilpin  United Kingdom Naturalization Democratic Attorney General
Carlos Gutierrez  Cuba Naturalization Republican Secretary of Commerce
Alexander Hamilton British Leeward Islands Naturalization Federalist 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  United Kingdom Naturalization Democratic Secretary of the Interior
Henry Kissinger  Germany Naturalization Republican Secretary of State; previously National Security Advisor
Franklin Knight Lane Prince Edward Island Naturalization Democratic Secretary of the Interior; previously Interstate Commerce Commissioner and City Attorney of San Francisco
James McHenry  Ireland Naturalization Federalist Secretary of War
Mark Meadows  France Birth Republican White House Chief of Staff; previously U.S. Representative from North Carolina
Vivek Murthy  United Kingdom Unknown Democratic Surgeon General
John Negroponte  United Kingdom Naturalization Republican 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  United Kingdom Naturalization Democratic Ambassador to the United Nations
George W. Romney  Mexico Birth Republican Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; previously Governor of Michigan
Oscar Straus  Bavaria Naturalization Republican Secretary of Commerce and Labor; later Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire
John H. Sununu  Cuba Derivation Republican White House Chief of Staff; previously Governor of New Hampshire
Dat Tran  Vietnam Unknown Democratic Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Robert Wilkie  West Germany Birth Republican Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Governors

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Main article: List of U.S. state governors born outside the United States
Governor Country/place of birth Citizenship by Party Position(s) held
Moses Alexander  Bavaria Naturalization Democratic Governor of Idaho; previously Mayor of Boise, Idaho
Roger Allin  United Kingdom Naturalization Republican Governor of North Dakota; previously Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
John Peter Altgeld  Nassau Derivation Democratic Governor of Illinois; previously Justice of the Superior Court of Cook County
Sigurd Anderson  Norway Derivation Republican Governor of South Dakota; previously Attorney General of South Dakota
John Hugo Aronson  Sweden Derivation Republican Governor of Montana; previously Montana State Senator and Montana State Representative
Simon Bamberger  Hesse Naturalization Democratic Governor of Utah; previously Utah State Senator
Frank Bell  Upper Canada Naturalization Republican Governor of Nevada; previously Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
James E. Boyd  Ireland Unknown Democratic Governor of Nebraska; previously Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska and Nebraska State Representative
Kate Brown  Spain Birth Democratic Secretary of State of Oregon and Governor of Oregon
Thomas Burke  Ireland Derivation Independent Governor of North Carolina
Raúl Héctor Castro  Mexico Derivation Democratic Governor of Arizona; previously Ambassador to Bolivia and Ambassador to El Salvador; later Ambassador to Argentina
Frank Henry Cooney  Canada Derivation Democratic Governor of Montana; previously Lieutenant Governor of Montana
John Christopher Cutler  United Kingdom Unknown Republican Governor of Utah
James O. Davidson  Norway Derivation Republican Governor of Wisconsin; previously Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, Treasurer of Wisconsin, and Wisconsin State Assemblyman
William Richardson Davie  United Kingdom Unknown Federalist Governor of North Carolina
D. W. Davis  United Kingdom Unknown Republican Governor of Idaho
John N. Dempsey  Ireland Unknown Democratic Governor of Connecticut; previously Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, Connecticut State Representative, and Mayor of Putnam, Connecticut
Pierre Derbigny  France Unknown National Republican Governor of Louisiana; previously Secretary of State of Louisiana and Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
John G. Downey  Ireland Naturalization Democratic Governor of California; previously Lieutenant Governor of California and California State Assemblyman
Adolph Olson Eberhart  Sweden Derivation Republican Governor of Minnesota; previously Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota and Minnesota State Senator
Jennifer Granholm  Canada Naturalization Democratic Governor of Michigan; previously Attorney General of Michigan
Frederic T. Greenhalge  United Kingdom Derivation Republican Governor of Massachusetts; previously U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, Massachusetts State Representative, and Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts
Julius P. Heil  Germany Unknown Republican Governor of Wisconsin
Joseph B. Johnson  Sweden Naturalization Republican Governor of Vermont; previously Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, Vermont State Senator, and Vermont State Representative
Madeleine Kunin   Switzerland Unknown Democratic 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  Norway Derivation Republican Governor of North Dakota, previously North Dakota State Representative
A. W. Norblad  Sweden Unknown Republican Governor of Oregon; previously Oregon State Senator (President)
Hjalmar Petersen  Denmark Naturalization Farmer-Labor Governor of Minnesota; previously Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota and Minnesota State Representative
Aram J. Pothier  Lower Canada Derivation Republican Governor of Rhode Island; previously Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island, Mayor of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, and Rhode Island State Representative
Edward Salomon  Prussia Derivation Republican Governor of Wisconsin; previously Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
Edward S. Salomon  Denmark Unknown Independent Governor of Washington Territory
Arnold Schwarzenegger  Austria Naturalization Republican Governor of California; previously Chairman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
Samuel H. Shapiro  Russia Unknown Democratic Governor of Illinois; previously Lieutenant Governor of Illinois and Illinois State Representative
William E. Smith  United Kingdom Unknown Republican Governor of Wisconsin; previously Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, Treasurer of Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Assemblyman (Speaker), and Wisconsin State Senator
Stan Stephens  Canada Naturalization Republican Governor of Montana; previously Montana State Senator (President)
John Swainson  Canada Unknown Democratic Governor of Michigan; previously Lieutenant Governor of Michigan and Michigan State Senator

Statewide officials

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Governor Country/place of birth Citizenship by Party Position(s) held
Francisco L. Borges  Cape Verde Unknown Democratic Connecticut State Treasurer
Carlos Cascos  Mexico Unknown Republican Secretary of State of Texas
Jim Cheng  Taiwan Unknown Republican Virginia Secretary of Commerce
Richard Corcoran  Canada Unknown Republican Education Commissioner of Florida
John Cunneen  Ireland Unknown Democratic Attorney General of New York
Thomas Addis Emmet  Ireland Unknown Democratic-Republican Attorney General of New York
James C. Ho  Taiwan Unknown Republican Texas Solicitor General
Kris Kolluri  India Unknown Democratic New Jersey Commissioner of Transportation
William Q. Dallmeyer  Hanover Unknown Republican State Treasurer of Missouri and Missouri State Representative
Leo T. McCarthy  New Zealand Unknown Democratic Lieutenant Governor of California; previously California State Assemblyman (Speaker) and San Francisco Supervisor
Frank C. Moore  Canada Unknown Republican Lieutenant Governor and Comptroller of New York
Rolando Pablos  Mexico Unknown Republican Secretary of State of Texas
Atif Qarni  Pakistan Unknown Democratic Virginia Secretary of Education
Carl Sherman  Austria Unknown Unknown Attorney General of New York
William Smith  England Unknown Unknown Attorney General of New York

Mayors

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Mayor Country of birth Citizenship by Party Position(s) held
Chris Alahouzos [ru]  Greece Unknown Republican Mayor of Tarpon Springs, Florida
Harvinder "Harry" Anand  India Unknown Republican Mayor of Laurel Hollow, New York
James G. Barry  Ireland Derivation Democratic Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri
Abraham Beame  United Kingdom Unknown Democratic Mayor of New York City, New York
Luigi Boria  Venezuela Naturalization Republican Mayor of Doral, Florida
John T. Browne  Ireland Unknown N/A Mayor of Houston, Texas
Isabella Cannon  United Kingdom Unknown Democratic Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina
William H. Carlson  Sweden Unknown Independent Mayor of San Diego
Anthony J. Celebrezze  Italy Naturalization Democratic Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio
Josaphat Celestin  Haiti Naturalization Republican Mayor of North Miami, Florida
Anton Cermak  Austria-Hungary Unknown Democratic Mayor of Chicago, Illinois
Sokhary Chau  Cambodia Naturalization Democratic Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts
Upendra J. Chivukula  India Unknown Democratic Mayor of Franklin Township, New Jersey; later New Jersey General Assemblyman
Steven Choi  South Korea Unknown Republican Mayor of Irvine, California; California State Assemblyman
James J. Couzens  Canada Unknown Republican Mayor of Detroit, Michigan
Richard Croker  Ireland Naturalization Democratic Mayor of New York City, New York
Jimmy Delshad  Iran Naturalization Democratic Mayor of Beverly Hills, California
Philippe Derose  Haiti Naturalization N/A Mayor of El Portal, Florida
Manny Diaz  Cuba Unknown Democratic Mayor of Miami, Florida
Thomas Fallon  Ireland Naturalization N/A Mayor of San Jose, California
Joseph Gales Sr.  United Kingdom Unknown Whig Intendant of Police of Raleigh, North Carolina
Antonio María de la Guerra  Mexico Unknown Independent Mayor of Santa Barbara, California
Kashmir Gill  India Unknown Republican Mayor of Yuba City, California
Charles P. Gillen  Ireland Derivation Democratic Mayor of Newark, New Jersey
Thomas F. Gilroy  Ireland Unknown Democratic Mayor of New York City, New York
Philip Giordano  Venezuela Naturalization Republican Mayor of Waterbury, Connecticut
Patrick Gleason  Ireland Naturalization Democratic Mayor of Long Island City, New York
William R. Grace  Ireland Naturalization N/A Mayor of New York City, New York
Vincent R. Impellitteri  Italy Unknown Democratic Mayor of New York City, New York
Alexander Lewis  Upper Canada Unknown Democratic Mayor of Detroit
Marco A. Lopez Jr.  Mexico Unknown Democratic Mayor of Nogales, Arizona
Steve Ly  Laos Unknown Independent Mayor of Elk Grove, California
George Maguire  Ireland Unknown Democratic Mayor of St. Louis
P.H. McCarthy  Ireland Derivation Republican Mayor of San Francisco, California
Frank McCoppin  Ireland Naturalization N/A Mayor of San Francisco, California
Joseph Medill  New Brunswick Unknown Republican Mayor of Chicago, Illinois
Hugh Moffat  United Kingdom Naturalization Republican Mayor of Detroit, Michigan
Robert M. Moore  Ireland Naturalization N/A Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio
Bao Nguyen  Thailand Unknown Democratic Mayor of Garden Grove, California
Christopher D. O'Brien  Ireland Unknown N/A Mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota
Hugh O'Brien  Ireland Unknown Democratic Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
Estevan Ochoa  Mexico Unknown Unknown Mayor of Tucson, Arizona
John Patton  Ireland Naturalization Democratic Mayor of Detroit, Michigan
Miguel A. Pulido  Mexico Unknown Democratic Mayor of Santa Ana, California
Tomás Regalado  Cuba Derivation Republican Mayor of Miami, Florida
William Richert  Germany Unknown Republican Acting Mayor of Detroit, Michigan
Jose Maria Redondo  Mexico Unknown Unknown Mayor of Yuma, Arizona
Sumbul Siddiqui  Pakistan Unknown Republican Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts
Harry Sidhu  India Unknown Republican Mayor of Anaheim, California
Jerry Springer  United Kingdom Unknown Democratic Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio
Xavier Suarez  Cuba Naturalization Independent Mayor of Miami
Ygnacio del Valle  Mexico Unknown Unknown Mayor of Los Angeles
Bob Yousefian  Iran Unknown Unknown Mayor of Glendale, California

State legislators

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Name Country/place of birth Citizenship by Party Position(s) held
Katcho Achadjian  Lebanon Unknown Republican California State Assemblyman
Amanda Aguirre  Mexico Unknown Democratic Arizona State Senator
Abbas Akhil  India Unknown Democratic New Mexico State Representative
Dennis Apuan  Philippines Unknown Democratic Colorado State Representative
Harry Arora  India Unknown Republican Connecticut State Representative
Alexander Assefa  Ethiopia Unknown Democratic Nevada State Assemblyman
Theodore F. Bagge  Denmark Unknown Democratic California State Assemblyman
Robert J. Betge  Prussia Unknown Democratic California State Senator
Walter Blackman  Portugal Birth Republican Arizona State Representative
Joseph Edward Bland  Canada Unknown Republican Michigan State Senator; Michigan State Representative
Susan Bonilla  Taiwan Unknown Democratic California State Assemblywoman
Romeo Munoz Cachola  Philippines Unknown Democratic Hawaii State Representative
Sandra Cano  Colombia Unknown Democratic Rhode Island State Senator
Evandro Carvalho  Cape Verde Unknown Democratic Massachusetts State Representative
Ling Ling Chang  Taiwan Naturalization Republican California State Senator
Ed Chau  Hong Kong Unknown Democratic California State Assemblyman
Cesar Chavez  Mexico Unknown Democratic Arizona State Representative
Kansen Chu  Taiwan Unknown Democratic California State Assemblyman
Jerome Cochran  Vietnam Unknown Republican Tennessee State Representative
José M. Covarrubias  France Unknown Unknown California State Assemblyman
Jose Cruz  Mexico Unknown Democratic Oklahoma State Representative
Swati Dandekar  India Unknown Democratic Iowa State Senator;Iowa General Assemblyman
Mona Das  India Unknown Democratic Washington State Senator
Wadie P. Deddeh  Iraq Unknown Democratic California State Assemblyman
Vinny deMacedo  Cape Verde Unknown Republican Massachusetts State Senator
Tyler Diep  Vietnam Unknown Republican California State Assemblyman
Dave Farnsworth  Mexico Birth Republican Arizona State Senator
Frank G. Finlayson  Australia Unknown Democratic California State Assemblyman
Marco Antonio Firebaugh  Mexico Unknown Democratic California State Assemblyman
Paul Fong  Portuguese Macau Unknown Democratic California State Assemblyman
Richard Friske  Poland Unknown Republican Michigan State Representative
Jorge Luis Garcia  Mexico Unknown Democratic Arizona State Senator
Ramon Gonzalez Jr.  Mexico Unknown Republican Kansas State Representative
Elizabeth Guzman  Peru Unknown Democratic Virginia Delegate
Agoston Haraszthy  Kingdom of Hungary Unknown Unknown California State Assemblyman
Mary Hayashi  South Korea Unknown Democratic California State Assemblywoman
Frederick A. Hihn  Duchy of Brunswick Unknown Independent California State Assemblyman
Al Jacquet  Netherlands Antilles Naturalization Democratic Florida State Representative
Jay Jalisi  Pakistan Unknown Democratic Maryland Delegate
Maurice Johannessen  Norway Unknown Republican California State Senator
Joseph W. Jourdan  Australia Unknown Unknown California State Assemblyman
Anna Kaplan  Iran Unknown Democratic New York State Senator
Mark Keam  South Korea Unknown Democratic Virginia Delegate
Richard Komi  Nigeria Unknown Democratic New Hampshire State Representative
Padma Kuppa  India Unknown Democratic Michigan State Representative
Idalia Lechuga-Tena  Mexico Unknown Democratic New Mexico State Representative
Teresa Alonso Leon  Mexico Unknown Democratic Oregon State Representative
Patty Lopez  Mexico Unknown Democratic California State Assemblywoman
Juana Matias  Dominican Republic Unknown Democratic Massachusetts State Representative
Nimi McConigley  India Unknown Republican Wyoming State Representative
Donna McLeod  Jamaica Unknown Democratic Georgia State Representative
Jimmy Meng  China Unknown Democratic New York State Assemblyman
John Moorlach  Netherlands Naturalization Republican California State Senator
Gabriela Mosquera  Ecuador Unknown Democratic New Jersey State Assemblywoman
Mee Moua  Laos Unknown Democratic Minnesota State Senator
Pedro Nava  Mexico Unknown Democratic California State Assemblyman
Adrin Nazarian  Iran Unknown Democratic California State Assemblyman
Yuh-Line Niou  Taiwan Unknown Democratic New York State Assemblywoman
Marcelino Quiñonez  Mexico Unknown Democratic Arizona State Representative
Marcia Ranglin-Vassell  Jamaica Naturalization Democratic Rhode Island State Representative
Felipe Reinoso  Peru Unknown Democratic Connecticut State Representative
Maria Robinson  South Korea Unknown Democratic Massachusetts State Representative
Christy Smith  West Germany Birth Democratic California State Assemblywoman
Jose Solorio  Mexico Unknown Democratic California State Assemblyman
Augustus D. Splivalo  Chile Unknown Unknown California State Assemblyman
David Storobin  Soviet Union Unknown Republican New York State Senator
Leezah Sun  South Korea Unknown Democratic Arizona State Representative
Leo H. Susman  Australia Unknown Republican California State Assemblyman
Henry Suverkrup  Denmark Unknown Independent California State Assemblyman
Annette Taddeo  Colombia Birth Democratic Florida State Senator
Saggy Tahir  India Unknown Republican New Hampshire State Representative
Cy Thao  Laos Unknown Democratic Minnesota State Representative
Jackie Toledo  Peru Naturalization Republican Florida State Representative
Dean Tran  Vietnam Unknown Republican Massachusetts State Representative
Van Tran  Vietnam Unknown Republican California State Assemblyman
Mel Vogel Baden Unknown Republican California State Assemblyman
Safiya Wazir  Afghanistan Unknown Democratic New Hampshire State Representative
Anastasia Williams  Panama Unknown Democratic Rhode Island State Representative
Leland Yee  China Unknown Democratic California State Senator
Ervin Yen  Taiwan Unknown Republican Oklahoma State Senator
Mae Yih  China Unknown Democratic Oregon State Senator
Ellen Young  Taiwan Unknown Democratic New York State Assemblywoman
John Yule  Scotland Unknown Republican California State Assemblyman
Juan C. Zapata  Colombia Unknown Republican Florida State Representative
Ardian Zika  Yugoslavia Naturalization Republican Florida State Representative

Others

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Name Country/place of birth Citizenship by Party Position(s) held
Louisa Adams  United Kingdom Unknown Democratic-Republican First Lady of the United States
Rosemary Barkett  Mexico Unknown Independent Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida
Francesca Braggiotti  Italy Unknown Republican First Lady of Connecticut
David Brewer  Ottoman Empire Birth Republican Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
Columba Bush  Mexico Naturalization Republican First Lady of Florida
Vicky Cayetano  Philippines Unknown Democrat First Lady of Hawaii
Dagmar Braun Celeste  Germany Unknown Democrat First Lady of Ohio
Elisa Chan  Taiwan Unknown Republican Member of the San Antonio City Council
Esther de Berdt  United Kingdom Unknown Unknown First Lady of Pennsylvania
Ignacio De La Fuente  Mexico Unknown Democratic Vice Mayor of the Oakland City Council
Felix Frankfurter  Austria-Hungary Unknown Independent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
Yumi Hogan  South Korea Unknown Republican First Lady of Maryland
Jose Huizar  Mexico Unknown Democratic Member of the Los Angeles City Council
James Iredell  United Kingdom Unknown Federalist Attorney General of North Carolina and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
Supriya Jolly Jindal  India Unknown Republican First Lady of Louisiana
Ari Kagan  Byelorussian SSR Unknown Republican Member of the New York City Council
Safiya Khalid  Somalia Unknown Democratic Member of the Lewiston, Maine City Council
Zalmay Khalilzad  Afghanistan Naturalization Republican United States Ambassador to the United Nations
M.J. Khan  Pakistan Unknown Unknown Member of Houston City Council
Tony Lam  Vietnam Unlknown Unknown Member of Westminster, California City Council
Lormong Lo  Laos Unlknown Republican Member of Omaha City Council
Dina Matos  Portugal Unknown Democrat First Lady of New Jersey
Michael Margaret Stewart  France Unknown Democrat First Lady of Alaska
George Meade  Spain Unknown Unknown Commander of the Army of the Potomac
Ricardo Munoz  Mexico Unknown Democratic Member of Chicago City Council
Madison Nguyen  Vietnam Unknown Democratic Vice Mayor of San Jose; member of San Jose City Council
Karl Racine  Haiti Unknown Democratic Attorney General for the District of Columbia
Harpreet Sandhu  India Unknown Democratic Member of Richmond, California City Council
Kshama Sawant  India Naturalization Socialist Alternative Member of the Seattle City Council
Daniel Solis  Mexico Unknown Democratic Member of the Chicago City Council
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben  Brandenburg Unknown Independent Inspector general of the army
Helen Thorpe  United Kingdom Unknown Democratic First Lady of Colorado
John Tran  Vietnam Unknown Democratic Member of the Rosemead, California City Council
Melania Trump  Yugoslavia Naturalization Republican First Lady of the United States
Abdi Warsame  Somalia Unknown Democratic Member of the Minneapolis City Council
James Wilson  United Kingdom Unknown Federalist Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
Joe Bee Xiong  Laos Unknown Democratic Member of Eau Claire City Council

Elect

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Members of Congress

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Senators

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Main article: List of United States senators born outside the United States
Senator Country/place of birth Citizenship by Party Position(s) held
Bernie Moreno  Colombia Naturalization Republican U.S. Senator-elect from Ohio

Representatives

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Representative Country/place of birth Citizenship by Party Position(s) held
Eugene Vindman  Soviet Union Naturalization Democratic U.S. Representative-elect from Virginia

Totals

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Totals by country

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Modern country Number of

politicians

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

See also

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