The AAPI Victory Fund is a Political Action Committee that focuses on mobilizing Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) eligible voters and supports Democrat AAPI candidates.

In September 2019, the organization hosted the first Democratic Presidential Forum for the AAPI community. Held at the Segerstrom Center in Orange County, Presidential candidates Tulsi Gabbard, Tom Steyer, and Andrew Yang attended the townhall forum. On January 17, 2020, the AAPI Victory Fund endorsed Joe Biden for president. On May 5, 2021, they endorsed Andrew Yang for Mayor of New York City. On July 21, 2024, they endorsed Kamala Harris for president.

Contributions to Candidates Since its founding, AAPI Victory Fund has raised 2.8 million U.S. dollars and has made nearly $14,000 in individual contributions to presidential, senate, and house candidates. The organization spent $500,000 in independent expenditures. +Year CycleFunds RaisedPresidential ContributionsSenate ContributionsHouse ContributionsIndependent Expenditures2020$1,551,290Joe Biden (D) | $3,030Bernie Sanders (D-VT) | $2,673 John Hickenlooper (D-CO) | $50Gil Cisneros (D-CA) | $2500 Judy Chu (D-CA) | $225

Donna Imam (D-TX) | $185

Gina Ortiz Jones (D-TX) | $185

Sri Kulkarni (D-TX) | $185

Sima Ladjevardian (D-TX) | $185

Helane Seikaly (D-TX) | $185FOR Joe Biden (D) | $149,984 FOR MJ Hegar (D-TX) $133,9652018$544,724NoneNoneAndrew Janz (D-CA) | $560 Grace Meng (D-NY) | $500

Gina Ortiz Jones (D-TX) | $100

Stephanie Murphy (D-FL) | $75

Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) | $18FOR Jon Ossoff (D-GA) | $2,998 FOR Hiral Tipirneni (D-AZ) | $5,0002016$703,107Hillary Clinton (D) | $1,700Katie McGinty (D-PA) | $1,364NoneAGAINST Richard Burr (R-NC) | $10,420 AGAINST Joe Heck (R-NV) | $10,000

AGAINST Donald Trump (R) | $72,120

FOR Hillary Clinton (D) | $93,668

FOR Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) | $13,499

FOR Deborah Ross (D-NC) | $11,080

Controversies On March 12, 2019, Open Secrets reported that a Chinese-owned company provided illegal contributions through its US-based American Pacific International Capital (APIC) to Jeb Bush's super PAC Right to Rise. APIC also made contributions to the AAPI Victory Fund and was the organization's fifth largest donor for the 2016 election cycle.

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