List of foreign-born United States politicians

This is a list of U.S. politicians who weren't born in the United States, or weren't born in the 50 states or the District of Columbia. These politicians have gained American citizenship by means of: Birth (born in foreign soil, but raised in the United States), Derivation (born in foreign soil, but resides in the United States, or a non-naturalized U.S. resident), or Naturalization (born in foreign soil, have dual citizenship).

Incumbents

Members of Congress

Member of Congress	Country/Place of Birth	Citizenship by	Party	Position(s) Held
Don Beyer	Italy	Birth	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, and U.S. Representative from Virginia
Diana DeGette	Japan	Birth	Democratic	longtime U.S. Representative from Colorado
Jim Himes	Peru	Birth	Democratic	U.S. Representative from Connecticut
Eleanor Holmes Norton	District of Columbia	Birth	Democratic	longtime U.S. Representative from the District of Columbia
Ted Lieu	Taiwan	Naturalization	Democratic	U.S. Representative from California
Sean Patrick Maloney	Canada	Birth	Democratic	White House Staff Secretary under Bill Clinton, and U.S. Representative from New York
Mark Meadows	France	Birth	Republican	U.S. Representative from North Carolina
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen	Cuba	Derived	Republican	U.S. Representative from Florida
David Rouzer	Germany	Birth	Republican	U.S. Representative from North Carolina
Raul Ruiz	Mexico	Derived	Democratic	U.S. Representative from California
Albio Sires	Cuba	Derived	Democratic	Mayor of West New York, New Jersey, and U.S. Representative from New Jersey
Adam Smith	District of Columbia	Birth	Democratic	longtime U.S. Representative from Washington
Norma J. Torres	Guatemala	Naturalization	Democratic	U.S. Representative from California

Members of the President's Cabinet

Cabinet Member	Place of Birth	Citizenship by	Party	Positions Held
Boris Bershteyn	Ukraine	Derived	Democratic	Administrator (Acting) of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
Sally Jewell	England	Birth	Democratic	Secretary of the Interior
Samantha Power	Ireland	Naturalization	Democratic	United States Ambassador to the United Nations
Richard Verma	Canada	Birth	N/A	United States Ambassador to India

Governors

Governor	Place of Birth	Citizenship by	Party	Serving Since	Position(s) Held
Kate Brown	Spain	Birth	Democratic	2015	U.S. Representative from Oregon, Oregon Secretary of State, and Governor of Oregon

Senators

Senator	Country of Birth	Citizenship by	Party	Serving Since	Position(s) Held
Michael Bennet	India	Birth	Democratic	2009	Superintendent of Denver Public Schools, and U.S. Senator from Colorado
Ted Cruz	Canada	Birth	Republican	2013	U.S. Senator from Texas, and 2016 Republican candidate for president
Tammy Duckworth	Thailand	Derived	Democratic	2017	U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator-elect from Illinois
Mazie Hirono	Japan	Naturalization	Democratic	2013	Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii, U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Hawaii
John McCain	Panama Canal Zone	Birth	Republican	1987	longtime U.S. Senator from Arizona, 2000 Republican presidential candidate and 2008 Republican nominee for president
Chris Van Hollen	Pakistan	Birth	Democratic	2017	U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator-elect from Maryland

Mayors

Mayor	Country of Birth	Citizenship by	Party	Position(s) Held
Tomás Pedro Regalado	Cuba	Derived	Republican	Mayor of Miami

Others

Name	Place of Birth	Citizenship by	Party	Positions Held
Jorge Labarga	Cuba	Birth	N/A	Supreme Court of Florida Chief Justice
Patty Lopez	Mexico	Naturalization	Democratic	California State Assembly Assembly Member
Seamus McCaffery	Northern Ireland	Naturalization	Democratic	Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Justice
Melania Trump	Slovenia	Naturalization	Republican	2016 quadrennial First Lady

Former

Members of Congress

Member of Congress	Country/Place of Birth	Citizenship by	Party	Position(s) Held
Ron Barber	England	Birth	Democratic	U.S Representative from Arizona
William B. Barry	Ireland	Birth	Democratic	U.S. Representative from New York
Carlos Bee	Mexico	Birth	Democratic	U.S. Representative from Texas
Charles Gustav Binderup	Denmark	Birth	Democratic	U.S. Representative from Nebraska
Aedanus Burke	Ireland	Derived	Anti-Administration	U.S. Representative from South Carolina
Joseph Cao	Vietnam	Naturalization	Republican	U.S. Representative from Louisiana
Haldor Boen	Norway	Derived	N/A	U.S. Representative from Minnesota
John Michael Clancy	Ireland	Birth	N/A	U.S. Representative from New York
W. Bourke Cockran	Ireland	Naturalization	Democratic	U.S. Representative from New York
James Cooney	Ireland	Naturalization	Democratic	U.S. Representative from Missouri
Dalip Singh Saund	India	Naturalization	Democratic	U.S. Representative from California
Thomas Cusack	Ireland	Birth	Democratic	U.S. Representative from Illinois
Geoff Davis	Canada	Birth	Republican	U.S Representative from Kentucky
Steven Derounian	Bulgaria	Birth	Republican	U.S. Representative from New York
Lincoln Diaz-Balart	Cuba	Naturalization	Republican	U.S. Representative from Florida
Michael Donohoe	Ireland	Derived	Democratic	U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
Mervyn M. Dymally	Trinidad and Tobago	Derived	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor and U.S. Representative from California
Michael F. Farley	Ireland	Derived	Democratic	U.S. Representative from New York
John Frederick Finerty	Ireland	Derived	Democratic	U.S. Representative from Illinois
Elizabeth Furse	Kenya	Derived	Democratic	U.S. Representative from Oregon
James McMahon Graham	Ireland	Derived	Democratic	U.S. Representative from Illinois
Kittel Halvorson	Norway	Birth	Populist	U.S. Representative from Minnesota
Nils P. Haugen	Norway	Birth	Republican	U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
Einar Hoidale	Norway	Naturalization	Democratic	U.S. Representative from Minnesota and 1930 candidate for the Minnesota Senate
Pehr G. Holmes	Sweden	Birth	Republican	U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
Denis M. Hurley	Ireland	Derived	Republican	U.S. Representative from New York
Jacob Johnson	Denmark	Birth	Republican	U.S. Representative from Utah
Niels Juul	Denmark	Derived	Republican	U.S. Representative from Illinois
Jay Kim	South Korea	Naturalization	Republican	U.S. Representative from California
Harold Knutson	Norway	Naturalization	Republican	U.S. Representative from Minnesota
Ernie Konnyu	Hungary	Derived	Republican	U.S. Representative from California
John Hans Krebs	Germany	Derived	Democratic	U.S. Representative from California
Tom Lantos	Hungary	Birth	Democratic	U.S Representative from California
Charles August Lindbergh	Sweden	Naturalization	Republican	U.S. Representative from Minnesota
Lawrence E. McGann	Ireland	Unknown	Democratic	U.S. Representative from Illinois
John J. McGrath	Ireland	Naturalization	Democratic	U.S. Representative from California
Joseph McLaughlin	Ireland	Derived	Republican	U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
Frank J. McNulty	Ireland	Birth	Democratic	U.S. Representative from New Jersey
M. Alfred Michaelson	Norway	Birth	Republican	U.S. Representative from Illinois
William Moxley	Ireland	Unknown	Republican	U.S. Representative from Illinois
James O'Brien	Ireland	Unknown	Independent	U.S. Representative from New York
Daniel O'Reilly	Ireland	Naturalization	N/A	U.S. Representative from New York
George F. O'Shaunessy	Ireland	Birth	Democratic	U.S. Representative from Rhode Island
John Quinn	Ireland	Naturalization	N/A	U.S. Representative from New York
Ciro Rodriguez	Mexico	Birth	Democratic	U.S. Representative from Texas
Michael Walsh	Ireland	Derived	Democratic	U.S. Representative from New York
Knud Wefald	Norway	Naturalization	Minnesota Farmer-Labor	U.S. Representative from Minnesota
Theodore S. Weiss	Hungary	Derived	Democratic	U.S. Representative from New York
Charles W. Woodman	Denmark	Derived	Republican	U.S. Representative from Illinois
David Wu	Taiwan	Birth	Democratic	U.S. Representative from Oregon
Juan C. Zapata	Colombia	Unknown	Republican	Florida State Representative

Governors

Governor	Country/Place of Birth	Citizenship by	Party	Position(s) Held
Sigurd Anderson	Norway	Birth	Republican	Governor of South Dakota
John Hugo Aronson	Sweden	Derived	Republican	Governor of Montana
Frank Bell	Canada	Naturalization	Republican	Governor of Nevada
Thomas Burke	Ireland	Derived	N/A	Governor of North Carolina
Frank Henry Cooney	Canada	Derived	Democratic	Governor of Montana
James O. Davidson	Norway	Derived	Republican	Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Wisconsin
John N. Dempsey	Ireland	Birth	Democratic	Governor of Connecticut
John G. Downey	Ireland	Naturalization	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor and Governor of California
Adolph Olson Eberhart	Sweden	Derived	Republican	Governor of Minnesota
Benjamin Franklin	British America	Birth	Independent	President of Pennsylvania
Jennifer Granholm	Canada	Naturalization	Democratic	Governor of Michigan
Julius P. Heil	Germany	Birth	Republican	Governor of Wisconsin
Joseph Blaine Johnson	Sweden	Birth	Republican	Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Vermont
John Lind	Sweden	Birth	Democratic	Governor of Minnesota
Madeleine M. Kunin	Switzerland	Birth	Democratic	Governor of Vermont
Leo McCarthy	New Zealand	Birth	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of California
Knute Nelson	Norway	Naturalization	Republican	U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator and Governor of Minnesota
Ragnvald Anderson Nestos	Norway	Derived	Republican	Governor of North Dakota
Albin Walter Norblad, Sr.	Sweden	Birth	Republican	Governor of Oregon
Martin O'Malley	District of Columbia	Birth	Democratic	Mayor of Baltimore, Governor of Maryland, and 2016 Democratic candidate for president
Hjalmar Petersen	Denmark	Naturalization	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Minnesota
Aram J. Pothier	Canada	Derived	Republican	Governor of Rhode Island
George Romney	Mexico	Birth	Republican	Governor of Michigan, and 1968 Republican candidate for president
Edward Salomon	Germany	Derived	Republican	Governor of Wisconsin
Edward S. Salomon	Denmark	Birth	N/A	Governor of Washington Territory
Arnold Schwarzenegger	Austria	Naturalization	Republican	Governor of California
Samuel H. Shapiro	Estonia	Birth	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Illinois
William E. Smith	Scotland	Birth	Republican	Governor of Wisconsin
Stan Stephens	Canada	Naturalization	Republican	Governor of Montana
John Swainson	Canada	Birth	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Michigan
John K. Tener	Ireland	Birth	Republican	U.S. Representative and Governor of Pennsylvania
Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.	France	Birth	Republican	U.S. Senator and Governor of Connecticut, and 1980 Republican candidate for president

Senators

Senator	Country/Place of Birth	Citizenship by	Party	Position(s) Held
David H. Armstrong	Canada	Derived	Democratic	U.S. Senator from Missouri
Judah P. Benjamin	U.S. Virgin Islands	Birth	Democratic	U.S. Senator from Louisiana
Rudy Boschwitz	Germany	Birth	Republican	U.S. Senator from Minnesota
Hiram Fong	Territory of Hawaii	Birth	Republican	longtime U.S. Senator from Hawaii
Barry Goldwater	Arizona Territory	Birth	Republican	U.S. Senator from Arizona, and 1964 Republican nominee for president
S. I. Hayakawa	Canada	Derived	Republican	U.S. Senator from California
Magnus Johnson	Sweden	Derived	Minnesota Farmer-Labor	U.S. Senator from Minnesota
Octaviano Larrazolo	Mexico	Derived	Republican	Governor and U.S. Senator from New Mexico
Stephen Mallory	Trinidad & Tobago	Birth	Democratic	U.S. Senator from Florida
Mel Martinez	Cuba	Naturalization	Republican	U.S. Senator from Florida
James Shields	Northern Ireland	Derived	Democratic	U.S. Senator from Illinois, Minnesota and Missouri
Robert F. Wagner	Germany	Birth	Democratic	U.S. Senator from New York
Patrick Walsh	Ireland	Unknown	Democratic	U.S. Senator from Georgia

Mayors

Mayor	Country of Birth	Citizenship by	Party	Position(s) Held
James G. Barry	Ireland	Derived	Democratic	Mayor of St. Louis
Abraham Beame	England	Birth	Democratic	Mayor of New York
John T. Browne	Ireland	Birth	N/A	Mayor of Houston, Texas
Anthony J. Celebrezze	Italy	Birth	Democratic	Mayor of Cleveland
Josaphat Celestin	Haiti	Naturalization	Republican	Mayor of North Miami, Florida
Patrick Collins	Ireland	Derived	Democratic	U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, and Mayor of Boston
Richard Croker	Ireland	Naturalization	Democratic	Mayor of New York City
Jimmy Delshad	Iran	Naturalization	Democratic	Mayor of Beverly Hills
Philippe Derose	Haiti	Naturalization	N/A	Mayor of El Portal, Florida
Thomas Fallon	Ireland	Naturalization	N/A	Mayor of San Jose, California
Charles P. Gillen	Ireland	Derived	Democratic	Mayor of Newark, New Jersey
Thomas F. Gilroy	Ireland	Birth	Democratic	Mayor of New York City
Patrick Gleason	Ireland	Naturalization	Democratic	Mayor of Long Island City, New York
William R. Grace	Ireland	Naturalization	N/A	Mayor of New York City
Vincent R. Impellitteri	Italy	Birth	Democratic	Mayor of New York City
George Maguire	Ireland	Unknown	Democratic	Mayor of St. Louis
P.H. McCarthy	Ireland	Derived	Republican	Mayor of San Francisco
Frank McCoppin	Ireland	Naturalization	N/A	Mayor of San Francisco
Robert M. Moore	Ireland	Naturalization	N/A	Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio
Michael N. Nolan	Ireland	Naturalization	Democratic	U.S. Representative, fmr. Mayor of Albany, New York
Christopher D. O'Brien	Ireland	Unknown	N/A	Mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota
Hugh O'Brien	Ireland	Unknown	Democratic	Mayor of Boston
Jerry Springer	England	Birth	Democratic	Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio

Presidents

President	Place of Birth	Citizenship by	Party	Positions Held
Andrew Jackson	British America	Birth	Democratic	U.S. Senator from Tennessee and 17th President of the United States

Vice Presidents

Vice President	Place of Birth	Citizenship by	Party	Positions Held
Charles Curtis	Kansas Territory	Birth	Republican	U.S. Senator from Kansas, and 31st Vice President of the United States
Al Gore	District of Columbia	Birth	Democratic	U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 45th Vice President of the United States, and 2000 Democratic presidential nominee

Members of the President's Cabinet

Cabinet Member	Country/Place of Birth	Citizenship by	Party	Position(s) Held
Madeleine Albright	Czech Republic	Birth	Democratic	U.S. Secretary of State
W. Michael Blumenthal	Germany	Birth	Democratic	Secretary of the Treasury under Jimmy Carter
Zbigniew Brzezinski	Poland	Naturalization	Democratic	National Security Advisor under Jimmy Carter
Raul Hector Castro	Mexico	Naturalization	Democratic	Governor of Arizona, and U.S. Ambasador to Argentina, Bolivia, and El Salvador
William Q. Dallmeyer	Germany	Naturalization	N/A	State Treasurer of Missouri
James J. Davis	Wales	Birth	Republican	U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania and Secretary of Labor
John M. Deutch	Belgium	Birth	Democratic	Director of Central Intelligence and U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense under Bill Clinton
John Peter Didier	France	Naturalization	N/A	State Treasurer of Missouri
Martin Indyk	England	Naturalization	N/A	U.S. Ambassador to Israel
Cameron Kerry	District of Columbia	Birth	Democratic	Secretary of Commerce
Henry Kissinger	Germany	Derived	Republican	Secretary of State
William O'Dwyer	Ireland	Derived	Democratic	Mayor of New York City, and U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
Marian P. Opala	Poland	Naturalization	N/A	Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice
Evelyn Lundberg Stratton	Thailand	Derived	N/A	Ohio Supreme Court Justice
John H. Sununu	Cuba	Derived	Republican	Governor of New Hampshire and White House Chief of Staff under George HW Bush

Historical

Name	Country of Birth	Positions Held
Christian Febiger	Denmark	Treasurer of Pennsylvania
Thomas Fitzsimons	Ireland	Continental Congressman
Felix Frankfurter	Austria	Supreme Court Justice
Albert Gallatin	Switzerland	Secretary of the Treasury
Alexander Hamilton	St. Kitts and Nevis	Secretary of the Treasury
Carl Schurz	Germany	Secretary of the Interior

See also

• List of foreign-born French politicians
• List of United States Senators born outside the United States
• List of U.S. state governors born outside the United States