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The 2024 election cycle was an unprecedented cycle that saw the first Asian American and Black presidential nominee and an exponential growth in the number of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) congressional candidates running in districts across the country. While we still await data on AANHPI voter turnout, it’s clear that ASPIRE’s […]

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, ASPIRE PAC announced the election of Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) as the incoming ASPIRE PAC Chair. Chairwoman Strickland will be the third Chair in ASPIRE PAC’s history and the first Korean American Chair. “It is an honor to serve as ASPIRE PAC Chair and continue the work of my friend and […]

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, ASPIRE PAC announced a six-figure investment in get-out-the-vote efforts aimed at Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) voters in Georgia, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. The investment is through local stakeholders and organizations engaged in culturally competent voter contact events, AANHPI-targeted canvassing, AANHPI-targeted mail, and AANHPI-targeted digital mobilization. The number of […]

WASHINGTON, DC – ASPIRE PAC Chair Grace Meng released the following statement after a racist post made against Andy Kim, the latest in a string of ugly rhetoric aimed at Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) candidates running for office this election cycle. Earlier this month, Republican Michelle Steel used red-baiting imagery on mailers aimed at Derek Tran, a U.S. […]

WASHINGTON, DC – ASPIRE PAC congratulates Dr. Amish Shah on his primary victory in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District. He will face Republican David Schweikert in November. ASPIRE PAC Chair Grace Meng released the following statement: “ASPIRE PAC congratulates Dr. Amish Shah on advancing to the November election. Amish has been an incredibly effective legislator in the […]

WASHINGTON, DC – ASPIRE PAC Chair Grace Meng released the following statement regarding Donald Trump’s racist remarks on Kamala Harris’s heritage. At the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Chicago, Trump said that Harris happened to “turn Black” a few years ago and also suggested that Harris “could be” a DEI hire. “We have come to regularly […]