{"id":77868,"date":"2025-12-08T10:47:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T18:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=77868"},"modified":"2025-12-08T10:47:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T18:47:45","slug":"2025-elections-see-historic-surge-in-aa-nh-pi-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=77868","title":{"rendered":"2025 Elections See Historic Surge in AA & NH\/PI Candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON<\/strong>\u2014In the 2025 election cycle, 496 Asian American and Native Hawaiian\/Pacific Islander (AA & NH\/PI) candidates ran for office at the local and state levels. Every year, the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) actively tracks AA & NH\/PI candidates running for office at all levels of public service through its\u00a0AA & NH\/PI Candidate Pipeline.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cThis year we\u2019ve seen nearly 500 AA & NH\/PI candidates seek elected office at the local and state levels\u2014an astonishing 130% increase from 2023. This marks a historic record of AA & NH\/PI candidates for an off-election year,\u201d said\u00a0Madalene Xuan-Trang Mielke, President & CEO of APAICS. \u201cWe\u2019ve also seen an increase in AA & NH\/PI women candidates this cycle. Of the 190 AA & NH\/PI women who ran for office, 120 have won their races or are projected to win. APAICS is proud to see continued growth in the number of AA & NH\/PI candidates and applauds these leaders for rising to the task of representing our communities in office.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The 2025 election cycle has also seen many historic firsts for the AA & NH\/PI community:<\/p>\n

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