Connecticut Lawmaker Would Be First Chinese-American in U.S. Senate As a U.S. Senate candidate from Connecticut, William Tong doesn't have major, statewide name recognition like his two main rivals for the Democratic nomination. But the son of Chinese immigrants has picked up supporters from across the country as the only Asian-American candidate for Senate this year in the continental U.S. www.governing.com/news/politics/AP-connecticut-lawmaker-could-be-first-chinese-american-in-us-senate.html