"Governor Locke was a trailblazer as the first Asian-Pacific American governor elected in the mainland United States," says Clayton Fong, the chairman of the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS). "Asian-Pacific Americans across this great nation continue to view Governor Locke as a role model for the next generation of political leaders in our community."
專以研究國會事務著稱的「亞太裔美國人協會」主席 Clayton Fong 指出，在美國本土大陸中，駱家輝這第一位出身於亞太裔的州長是個標竿性的開路先鋒，對有志成為下一個世代政治領袖的亞太裔美國人而言，他仍將繼續扮演後起者學習的典範。