Together, we backed AANHPI candidates and on-the-ground efforts across the country, invested in critical battlegrounds, and showed that AANHPI voters are important in this election.
Our deepest appreciation to our 2026 donors!
You helped us support a diverse slate of candidates and also provide funding to the new Stop AAPI Hate Action 501(c)(4), which developed a robust ground game focused on AAPIs throughout the country in a way that would boost Democratic candidates in districts beyond what we could support.
OUR PLAN AND MEETING THOSE GOALS
Earlier this year, we shared that our plan to help win back our Congress had the following phases and parts, with each successive phase dependent on funding:
– Phase One – Engage select Congressional races is the first phase of our 2026 campaign to win back the House and also set the stage for the 2028 presidential campaign;
– Phase Two – Expand to Congressional races outside of California;
– Phase Three – Engage in U.S. Senate and California state races.
We’re proud to report that because of your support we executed all three phases of our plan, and raised nearly $270,000 this year with special thanks to matching funds of $100,000 from Tamlyn Tomita and Daniel Blinkoff, and $50,000 from Glen S. Fukushima.
Our 2026 efforts started in 2025 with Prop. 50, the California redistricting initiative, then investing in key House races, layered with a partnership with Stop AAPI Hate Action for ground and digital organizing operations in districts with important AAPI populations.
Thanks to your support, CAPA21 donated the maximum amount to candidates in these key races:
CA-06 — Dr. Richard Pan
CA-22 — Randy Villegas
CA-48 — Marni von Wilpert
CA-45 — Derek Tran
CA-47 — Dave Min
AZ-01 — Dr. Amish Shah
FL-22 — Pia Dandiya
NJ-07 — Rebecca Bennett
Senate AK — Mary Peltola
Senate GA — Jon Ossoff
Senate ME — Troy Jackson
Senate MI — Abdul El-Sayed
Senate OH — Sherrod Brown
Senate NC — Roy Cooper
Senate TX — James Talarico
We also supported Connie Chan in her race to succeed Nancy Pelosi as San Francisco’s representative in Congress. While this is not a swing seat, this race represented a historic opportunity to finally elect an Asian American to represent the city, which is a third AAPI.
GROUND AND DIGITAL OUTREACH OPERATIONS
The other major component of our plan was investing in a robust ground game focused on AAPIs throughout the country in a way that would boost Democratic candidates in districts beyond what we could support.
CAPA21 has donated $110,000 to Stop AAPI Hate Action to help the organization launch its ambitious voter engagement program to mobilize the AAPI vote in 10 to 12 key battleground congressional districts.
Stop AAPI Hate Action deployed targeted media campaigns and hyper-local field programs to drive turnout. Stop AAPI Hate Action builds on Chinese for Affirmative Action’s (CAA) decades of community leadership and Stop AAPI Hate’s national infrastructure to mobilize AAPI communities.
Stop AAPI Hate has built itself into the nation’s leading AAPI digital narrative and advocacy platform, reaching millions through social media channels, with even broader visibility through earned press, and direct engagement with nearly 300,000 followers and supporters primed to mobilize.
Share your thoughts and feedback by emailing team@capa21.com.
