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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

Members of Congress

Senators

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

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

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

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

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

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
Glenn Jacobs   Spain Birth Republican 2018 Mayor of Knox County, Tennessee
Esther Manheimer   Denmark Birth Democratic 2013 Mayor of Asheville, North Carolina
Oscar Leeser   Mexico Naturalization Democratic 2021 Mayor of El Paso, Texas

State legislators

Legislator Place of Birth Citizenship by Party Serving Since Position(s) Held
Alex Andrade   Cayman Islands Birth Republican 2018 Florida State Representative
Saud Anwar   Pakistan Unknown Democratic 2019 Connecticut State Senator
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
Sandra Cano   Colombia Unknown Democratic 2019 Rhode Island State Senator
Juan Carrillo   Mexico Unknown Democratic 2022 California State Assemblyman
Wendy Carrillo   El Salvador Unknown Democratic 2017 California State Assemblywoman
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
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
Dave Farnsworth   Mexico Unknown Republican 2023 Arizona State Senator
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
Ghazala Hashmi   India Unknown Democratic 2020 Virginia State Senator
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
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
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
Ron Kim   South Korea Unknown Democratic 2013 New York State Assemblyman
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
John Liu   Taiwan Unknown Democratic 2019 New York State Senator
J. M. Lozano   Mexico Unknown Republican 2011 Texas State Representative
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
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 General Assemblyman
Al Muratsuchi   Japan Unknown Democratic 2016 California State Assemblyman
Janne Myrdal   Norway Naturalization Republican 2016 North Dakota State Senator
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
Michael Novakhov   Azerbaijan SSR Unknown Republican 2023 New York State Assemblyman
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
Robert Phillips   United Kingdom Unknown Democratic 2011 Rhode Island State Representative
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
Marcelino Quiñonez   Mexico Unknown Democratic 2021 Arizona State Representative
Sheikh Rahman   Bangladesh Unknown Democratic 2019 Georgia State Senator
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
Manny De Los Santos   Dominican Republic Unknown Democratic 2022 New York State Assemblyman
Vandana Slatter   Canada Unknown Democratic 2017 Washington State Representative
Leezah Sun   South Korea Unknown Democratic 2023 Arizona 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
Gene Wu   China Unknown Democratic 2013 Texas State Representative
Rui Xu    Switzerland Naturalization Democratic 2019 Kansas State Representative

Others

Name Place of Birth Citizenship by Party Positions Held
Joe Carollo   Cuba Naturalization Republican Miami City Commissioner
Rita Joseph   Haiti Unknown Democratic Member of the New York City Council
Ari Kagan   Byelorussian SSR Unknown Republican 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
Sandy Nurse   Panama Unknown Democratic Member of the New York City Council
Carmen De La Rosa   Dominican Republic Unknown Democratic Member of the New York City Council
Kshama Sawant   India Naturalization Socialist Alternative Member of the Seattle City Council
Balvir Singh   India Unknown Democratic Burlington County, New Jersey Comissioner
Sandra Ung   Cambodia Unknown Democratic Member of the New York City Council
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

Members of Congress

Senators

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

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

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

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
Robert Wilkie   West Germany Birth Republican Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Governors

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

Governor Country/Place of Birth Citizenship by Party Position(s) Held
Richard Corcoran   Canada Unknown Republican Education Commissioner of Florida
Kris Kolluri   India Unknown Democratic New Jersey Comissioner 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

Mayors

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
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
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
John Patton   Ireland Naturalization Democratic Mayor of Detroit, Michigan
Tomás Regalado   Cuba Derivation Republican Mayor of Miami, Florida
William Richert   Germany Unknown Republican Acting Mayor of Detroit, Michigan
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

Name Country/Place of Birth Citizenship by Party Position(s) Held
Katcho Achadjian   Lebanon Unknown Republican California State Assemblyman
Abbas Akhil   India Unknown Democratic New Mexico 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
Romeo Munoz Cachola   Philippines Unknown Democratic Hawaii State Representative
Ling Ling Chang   Taiwan Naturalization Republican California State Senator
Ed Chau   Hong Kong Unknown Democratic California State Assemblyman
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
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
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
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
Juana Matias   Dominican Republic Unknown Democratic Massachusetts State Representative
Donna McLeod   Jamaica Unknown Democratic Georgia State Representative
Nimi McConigley   India Unknown Republican Wyoming State Representative
Donna McLeod   Jamaica Unknown Democratic Georgia State Representative
John Moorlach   Netherlands Naturalization Republican California 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
Marcia Ranglin-Vassell   Jamaica Naturalization Democratic Rhode Island 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
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
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
Leland Yee   China Unknown Democratic California State Senator
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

Name Country/Place of Birth Citizenship by Party Position(s) Held
Louisa Adams   United Kingdom Unknown Democratic-Republican First Lady of the United States
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
Esther de Berdt   United Kingdom Unknown Unknown First Lady of Pennsylvania
Felix Frankfurter   Austria-Hungary Unknown Independent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
James Iredell   United Kingdom Unknown Federalist Attorney General of North Carolina and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
Yumi Hogan   South Korea Unknown Republican First Lady of Maryland
Supriya Jolly Jindal   India Unknown Republican First Lady of Louisiana
Zalmay Khalilzad   Afghanistan Naturalization Republican United States Ambassador to the United Nations
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
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
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben   Brandenburg Unknown Independent Inspector general of the army
Helen Thorpe   United Kingdom Unknown Democratic First Lady of Colorado
Melania Trump   Yugoslavia Naturalization Republican First Lady of the United States
James Wilson   United Kingdom Unknown Federalist Associate Justice of the Supreme Court

Totals

Totals by country

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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