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).
In the 119th United States Congress (2025–2027), 19 voting members are foreign‑born naturalized citizens—17 in the House of Representatives and 2 in the Senate—representing 4% of total voting membership. An additional four senators and several representatives were born abroad to American parents and are not included in that count. When members with at least one immigrant parent are included, 80 voting members (roughly 15% of Congress) are immigrants or the children of immigrants.
Incumbents Members of Congress
Senators
SenatorCountry/place of birthCitizenship byPartyServing sincePosition(s) heldMichael BennetBirthDemocratic2009U.S. Senator from ColoradoTed CruzRepublican2013U.S. Senator from TexasTammy DuckworthDemocratic2017U.S. Senator from IllinoisMazie HironoNaturalizationDemocratic2013U.S. Senator from HawaiiBernie MorenoRepublican2025U.S. Senator from OhioChris Van HollenBirthDemocratic2017U.S. Senator from Maryland
Representatives RepresentativeCountry/place of birthCitizenship byParty Serving sincePosition heldBecca BalintBirthDemocratic2023U.S. Representative from Vermont Don BeyerDemocratic2015U.S. Representative from VirginiaSalud CarbajalNaturalizationDemocratic2017U.S. Representative from California Sean CastenBirthDemocratic2019U.S. Representative from Illinois Juan CiscomaniNaturalizationRepublican2023U.S. Representative from ArizonaAndrew ClydeBirthRepublican2021U.S. Representative from GeorgiaDan CrenshawRepublican2019U.S. Representative from Texas Sharice DavidsDemocraticU.S. Representative from Kansas Diana DeGetteDemocratic1997U.S. Representative from ColoradoAdriano EspaillatNaturalizationDemocratic2017U.S. Representative from New YorkJesús "Chuy" GarcíaDemocratic2019U.S. Representative from IllinoisRobert GarciaDemocratic2023U.S. Representative from California Carlos A. GiménezRepublican2021U.S. Representative from FloridaJim HimesBirthDemocratic2009U.S. Representative from ConnecticutPramila JayapalNaturalizationDemocratic2017U.S. Representative from Washington Young KimRepublican2021U.S. Representative from CaliforniaRaja KrishnamoorthiDemocratic2017U.S. Representative from IllinoisTed LieuDemocratic2015U.S. Representative from CaliforniaIlhan OmarDemocratic2019U.S. Representative from Minnesota David RouzerBirthRepublican2015U.S. Representative from North CarolinaRaul RuizDerivationDemocratic2013U.S. Representative from CaliforniaVictoria SpartzNaturalizationRepublican2021U.S. Representative from IndianaMarilyn StricklandBirthDemocraticU.S. Representative from WashingtonShri ThanedarNaturalizationDemocratic2023U.S. Representative from Michigan Norma J. TorresDemocratic2015U.S. Representative from CaliforniaEugene VindmanDemocratic2025U.S. Representative from Virginia
Cabinet members
Cabinet memberPlace of birthCitizenship byPartyPositions held
Governors
GovernorPlace of birthCitizenship byPartyServing sincePosition(s) heldJoe LombardoBirthRepublican2023Sheriff of Clark County and Governor of Nevada
Statewide officials OfficialCountry/place of birthCitizenship byPartyPosition(s) heldRob BontaBirthDemocraticAttorney General of CaliforniaGhazala HashmiNaturalizationDemocraticLieutenant Governor of VirginiaDeidre HendersonBirthRepublicanLieutenant Governor of UtahTom HorneNaturalizationRepublicanSuperintendent of Public Instruction of ArizonaRachel HuntBirthDemocraticLieutenant Governor of North CarolinaJohn F. KingRepublicanInsurance Commissioner of GeorgiaNancy LandryRepublicanSecretary of State of LouisianaSylvia LukeNaturalizationDemocraticLieutenant Governor of HawaiiVivek Malek RepublicanState Treasurer of MissouriSabina MatosDemocraticLieutenant Governor of Rhode IslandAruna MillerDemocraticLieutenant Governor of MarylandDiego MoralesRepublicanSecretary of State of IndianaTregenza RoachUnknownDemocraticLieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands
State executive board members Board memberPlace of birthCitizenship byPartyPositions heldJoseph CaoUnknownRepublicanMember of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Carlos D. Fernandez IndependentMember of the Nevada Board of Regents LJ FrancisRepublicanMember of the Texas State Board of EducationCornelius JnBaptisteDemocraticMember of the U.S. Virgin Islands Board of ElectionsTerrence T. JosephDemocraticMember of the U.S. Virgin Islands Board of EducationJoseph KerryRepublicanMember of the Utah State Board of EducationAnil KumarDemocraticMember of the Wayne State University Board of GovernorsKaren Liot HillDemocraticMember of the Executive Council of New HampshireArah C. LockhartDemocraticMember of the U.S. Virgin Islands Board of EducationYazmin NavarroRepublicanMember of the Colorado State Board of EducationSunny Reddy RepublicanMember of the Wayne State University Board of Governors
State judiciary officials JudgePlace of birthCitizenship byPosition heldRiko E. BishopUnknownNebraska Court of Appeals JudgeAngela M. EavesBirthMaryland Supreme Court JusticeRenatha FrancisNaturalizationFlorida Supreme Court JusticeRobert GusinskySouth Dakota Supreme Court JusticeToby HampsonUnknownNorth Carolina Court of Appeals JudgeKyle D. HawkinsTexas Supreme Court JusticeSueanna P. JohnsonColorado Court of Appeals JudgeTeresa K. Kim-TenorioNorthern Mariana Islands Superior Court JudgeDeborah A. KunselmanBirthPennsylvania Superior Court JudgeJorge LabargaNaturalizationFlorida Supreme Court JusticePatricia LeeBirthNevada Supreme Court JusticeChristopher McDonaldIowa Supreme Court JusticeMelissa C. MeirinkUnknownColorado Court of Appeals JudgeRaquel Montoya-LewisBirthWashington Supreme Court JusticeJude PateAlaska Supreme Court JusticeJames A. RiceMontana Supreme Court JusticeCarlos SamourUnknownColorado Supreme Court JusticeHelen WhitenerWashington Supreme Court JusticeDavid H. YunColorado Court of Appeals Judge
State legislators