This list includes persons of North African or Horn of Africa native ancestry who identify as Arabs, as well as Middle Eastern Americans who are not Arabs.
The first Arab American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives was George A. Kasem in 1959, and the first Arab-American U.S. senator was James Abourezk in 1973.
[1][2] On November 6, 2018, four additional Arab Americans, all of whom are female, were elected to the U.S. House of Representatives: Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Ilhan Omar, Donna Shalala, and Rashida Tlaib.
[5] The first Egyptian-American and Coptic-American U.S. senator was George Helmy in 2024.
[6] Up until January 3, 2025, Congress had an Assyrian-American U.S. representative, Anna Eshoo, who retired after serving 16 terms in the House.