Political Party/527

AAPI Victory Fund

Website:

www.aapivictoryfund.com/

Location:

Washington, DC

Status:

Super PAC

Formation:

2016

President and CEO:

Joe Nguyen

Budget (2024):

Revenues: $1,302,796

Expenses: $1,279,675

Cash on Hand: $181,978

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AAPI Victory Fund is a left-of-center super PAC working to elect Democrats by mobilizing Asian-American and Pacific Islander voters. The group has attempted to flip Texas to Democratic control by making a large investment in support of the Texas Democratic Party and Democratic infrastructure in the state. 2

Background

Democratic Party operative Shekar Narasimhan founded the AAPI Victory Fund in January 2016 to mobilize Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders on behalf of Democratic candidates. In the 2012 presidential election, then-President Barack Obama received 73 percent of the Asian American vote, but only 47 percent of Asian-Americans turned out to vote. Asian Americans were the fastest-growing minority group as of 2016. 2

Leadership

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