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This is a list of Hispanic and Latino Americans who have served in the United States Congress. Persons included are identified as having a lineage from Spain or Latin America, a definition that includes Brazil, but not Portugal.
This article needs additional citations for verification. (July 2014) |
Entries shaded in gray refer to current members of the U.S. Congress.
Picture | Senator (lifespan) |
Hispanic or Latino ancestry | Party | State | Term start | Term end | Notes |
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Dominique Bouligny (1773–1833) |
Spanish | Democratic-Republican (1824–1828) |
Louisiana | Nov 19, 1824 | March 4, 1829 | Retired |
National Republican (1828–1829) | |||||||
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David Levy Yulee (1810–1886) |
Spanish[1] | Democratic | Florida | July 1, 1845 | March 4, 1851 | Lost reelection |
March 4, 1855 | Jan 21, 1861 | Resigned when Florida seceded from the Union | |||||
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Judah P. Benjamin (1811–1884) |
Spanish[2][3] | Whig (1853–1856) |
Louisiana | March 4, 1853 | Feb 4, 1861 | Resigned when Louisiana seceded from the Union |
Democratic (1856–1861) | |||||||
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Octaviano Larrazolo[4] (1859–1930) |
Mexican[5] | Republican | New Mexico | Dec 7, 1928 | March 4, 1929 | Retired |
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Dennis Chávez (1888–1962) |
Mexican[6] | Democratic | New Mexico | May 11, 1935 | Nov 18, 1962 | Died in office |
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Joseph Montoya (1915–1978) |
Mexican[7] | Democratic | New Mexico | Nov 4, 1964 | Jan 3, 1977 | Lost re-election |
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John E. Sununu (born 1964) |
Salvadoran[8] | Republican | New Hampshire | Jan 3, 2003 | Jan 3, 2009 | Lost re-election |
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Mel Martínez[9] (born 1946) |
Cuban[10] | Republican | Florida | Jan 3, 2005 | Sep 9, 2009 | Resigned |
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Ken Salazar (born 1955) |
Mexican[11] | Democratic | Colorado | Jan 3, 2005 | Jan 20, 2009 | Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior |
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Bob Menendez (born 1954) |
Cuban[12] | Democratic | New Jersey | Jan 17, 2006 | Aug 20, 2024 | Resigned after bribery conviction[13] |
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Marco Rubio (born 1971) |
Cuban[14] | Republican | Florida | Jan 3, 2011 | Incumbent | |
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Ted Cruz (born 1970) |
Cuban[14][15] | Republican | Texas | Jan 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |
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Catherine Cortez Masto[16] (born 1964) |
Mexican[17] | Democratic | Nevada | Jan 3, 2017 | Incumbent | |
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Ben Ray Luján (born 1972) |
Mexican[18] | Democratic | New Mexico | Jan 3, 2021 | Incumbent | |
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Alex Padilla (born 1973) |
Mexican[19] | Democratic | California | Jan 20, 2021 | Incumbent |
Picture | Senator-elect (lifespan) |
Hispanic or Latino ancestry | Party | State | Year elected | Notes |
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Charles Gayarré (1805–1895) |
Spanish | Democratic | Louisiana | 1834 | Prior to being seated, resigned due to ill health |
Picture | Representative (lifespan) |
Hispanic or Latino ancestry | Party | State | Term start | Term end | Notes |
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Alcée la Branche (1806–1881) |
Spanish | Democratic | Louisiana | March 4, 1843 | March 4, 1845 | Retired |
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John Edward Bouligny (1824–1864) |
Spanish | American (Know-Nothing) (1859–1860) |
Louisiana | March 4, 1859 | March 4, 1861 | Retired[20] |
Constitutional Union (1860–1861) | |||||||
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Romualdo Pacheco[21] (1831–1899) |
Mexican | Republican | California | March 4, 1877 | Feb 7, 1878 | Lost election contestation |
March 4, 1879 | March 4, 1883 | Retired | |||||
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Frank Coombs (1853–1934) |
Mexican | Republican | California | March 4, 1901 | March 4, 1903 | Lost re-election |
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Albert Estopinal (1845–1919) |
Spanish | Democratic | Louisiana | Nov 3, 1908 | April 28, 1919 | Died in office |
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Ladislas Lazaro (1872–1927) |
Spanish | Democratic | Louisiana | March 4, 1913 | March 30, 1927 | Died in office |
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Benigno C. Hernández (1862–1954) |
Mexican | Republican | New Mexico | March 4, 1915 | March 4, 1917 | Lost re-election |
March 4, 1919 | March 4, 1921 | Retired | |||||
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Néstor Montoya (1862–1923) |
Mexican | Republican | New Mexico | March 4, 1921 | Jan 13, 1923 | Died in office |
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Dennis Chávez (1888–1962) |
Mexican | Democratic | New Mexico | March 4, 1931 | Jan 3, 1935 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate from New Mexico[22] |
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Joachim O. Fernández (1896–1978) |
Spanish | Democratic | Louisiana | March 4, 1931 | Jan 3, 1941 | Lost re-election |
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Antonio M. Fernández (1902–1956) |
Mexican | Democratic | New Mexico | Jan 3, 1943 | Nov 7, 1956 | Died in office |
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Joseph Montoya (1915–1978) |
Mexican | Democratic | New Mexico | April 9, 1957 | Nov 3, 1964 | Retired to run successfully for the U.S. Senate from New Mexico |
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Henry B. González (1916–2000) |
Mexican | Democratic | Texas | Nov 4, 1961 | Jan 3, 1999 | Retired |
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Thomas Ponce Gill (1922–2009) |
Cuban | Democratic | Hawaii | Jan 3, 1963 | Jan 3, 1965 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate from Hawaii |
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Edward R. Roybal (1916–2005) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 1963 | Jan 3, 1993 | Retired |
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Kika de la Garza (1927–2017) |
Mexican | Democratic | Texas | Jan 3, 1965 | Jan 3, 1997 | Retired |
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Manuel Lujan (1928–2019) |
Mexican | Republican | New Mexico | Jan 3, 1969 | Jan 3, 1989 | Retired[23] |
Herman Badillo (1929–2014) |
Puerto Rican | Democratic | New York | Jan 3, 1971 | Dec 31, 1977 | Resigned to become Deputy Mayor of New York City | |
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Charles Rangel (born 1930) |
Puerto Rican | Democratic | New York | Jan 3, 1971 | Jan 3, 2017 | Retired |
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Robert Garcia (1933–2017) |
Puerto Rican | Democratic | New York | Feb 21, 1978 | Jan 7, 1990 | Resigned[24] |
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Matthew Martínez (1929–2011) |
Mexican | Democratic (1982–2000) . |
California | July 13, 1982 | Jan 3, 2001 | Lost renomination as a Democrat and joined the Republican Party |
Republican (2000–2001) | |||||||
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Solomon P. Ortiz (born 1937) |
Mexican | Democratic | Texas | Jan 3, 1983 | Jan 3, 2011 | Lost re-election |
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Bill Richardson (1947–2023) |
Mexican | Democratic | New Mexico | Jan 3, 1983 | Feb 13, 1997 | Resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations[25] |
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Esteban E. Torres (1930–2022) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 1983 | Jan 3, 1999 | Retired |
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Barbara Vucanovich[26] (1921–2013) |
Mexican | Republican | Nevada | Jan 3, 1983 | Jan 3, 1997 | Retired |
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Albert Bustamante (1935–2021) |
Mexican | Democratic | Texas | Jan 3, 1985 | Jan 3, 1993 | Lost re-election[27] |
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (born 1952) |
Cuban | Republican | Florida | Aug 29, 1989 | Jan 3, 2019 | Retired |
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José E. Serrano (born 1943) |
Puerto Rican | Democratic | New York | March 20, 1990 | Jan 3, 2021 | Retired |
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Ed Pastor (1943–2018) |
Mexican | Democratic | Arizona | Oct 3, 1991 | Jan 3, 2015 | Retired |
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Xavier Becerra (born 1958) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 1993 | Jan 24, 2017 | Resigned to become Attorney General of California[28] |
Henry Bonilla (born 1954) |
Mexican | Republican | Texas | Jan 3, 1993 | Jan 3, 2007 | Lost re-election | |
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Lincoln Díaz-Balart (born 1954) |
Cuban | Republican | Florida | Jan 3, 1993 | Jan 3, 2011 | Retired |
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Luis Gutiérrez (born 1953) |
Puerto Rican | Democratic | Illinois | Jan 3, 1993 | Jan 3, 2019 | Retired |
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Bob Menendez (born 1954) |
Cuban | Democratic | New Jersey | Jan 3, 1993 | Jan 16, 2006 | Resigned to accept appointment as U.S. Senator from New Jersey |
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Lucille Roybal-Allard (born 1941) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 1993 | Jan 3, 2023 | Retired |
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Frank Tejeda (1945–1997) |
Mexican | Democratic | Texas | Jan 3, 1993 | Jan 30, 1997 | Died in office |
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Nydia Velázquez (born 1953) |
Puerto Rican | Democratic | New York | Jan 3, 1993 | Incumbent | |
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Rubén Hinojosa (born 1940) |
Mexican | Democratic | Texas | Jan 3, 1997 | Jan 3, 2017 | Retired |
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Silvestre Reyes (born 1944) |
Mexican | Democratic | Texas | Jan 3, 1997 | Jan 3, 2013 | Lost renomination |
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Loretta Sánchez (born 1960) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 1997 | Jan 3, 2017 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate from California |
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John E. Sununu (born 1964) |
Salvadoran | Republican | New Hampshire | Jan 3, 1997 | Jan 3, 2003 | Retired to run successfully for the U.S. Senate from New Hampshire |
Ciro Rodríguez (born 1946) |
Mexican | Democratic | Texas | April 12, 1997 | Jan 3, 2005 | Lost renomination | |
Jan 3, 2007 | Jan 3, 2011 | Lost re-election | |||||
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Charlie González (born 1945) |
Mexican | Democratic | Texas | Jan 3, 1999 | Jan 3, 2013 | Retired |
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Grace Napolitano (born 1936) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 1999 | Incumbent | |
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Joe Baca (born 1947) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | Nov 16, 1999 | Jan 3, 2013 | Lost re-election |
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Hilda Solis (born 1957) |
Mexican, Nicaraguan |
Democratic | California | Jan 3, 2001 | Feb 24, 2009 | Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Labor |
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Mario Díaz-Balart (born 1961) |
Cuban | Republican | Florida | Jan 3, 2003 | Incumbent | |
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Raúl Grijalva (born 1948) |
Mexican | Democratic | Arizona | Jan 3, 2003 | Incumbent | |
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Linda Sánchez (born 1969) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 2003 | Incumbent | |
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Henry Cuellar (born 1955) |
Mexican | Democratic | Texas | Jan 3, 2005 | Incumbent | |
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John Salazar (born 1953) |
Mexican | Democratic | Colorado | Jan 3, 2005 | Jan 3, 2011 | Lost re-election |
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Albio Sires (born 1951) |
Cuban | Democratic | New Jersey | Nov 13, 2006 | Jan 3, 2023 | Retired |
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Ben Ray Luján (born 1972) |
Mexican | Democratic | New Mexico | Jan 3, 2009 | Jan 3, 2021 | Retired to run successfully for the U.S. Senate from New Mexico |
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John Garamendi (born 1945) |
Spanish[29] |
Democratic | California | Nov 5, 2009 | Incumbent | |
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Quico Canseco (born 1949) |
Mexican | Republican | Texas | Jan 3, 2011 | Jan 3, 2013 | Lost re-election |
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Bill Flores (born 1954) |
Spanish | Republican | Texas | Jan 3, 2011 | Jan 3, 2021 | Retired |
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Jaime Herrera Beutler (born 1978) |
Mexican | Republican | Washington | Jan 3, 2011 | Jan 3, 2023 | Lost renomination |
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Raúl Labrador (born 1967) |
Puerto Rican | Republican | Idaho | Jan 3, 2011 | Jan 3, 2019 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for Governor of Idaho |
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David Rivera (born 1965) |
Cuban | Republican | Florida | Jan 3, 2011 | Jan 3, 2013 | Lost re-election |
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Tony Cárdenas (born 1963) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |
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Joaquin Castro (born 1974) |
Mexican | Democratic | Texas | Jan 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |
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Pete Gallego (born 1961) |
Mexican | Democratic | Texas | Jan 3, 2013 | Jan 3, 2015 | Lost re-election |
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Joe Garcia (born 1963) |
Cuban | Democratic | Florida | Jan 3, 2013 | Jan 3, 2015 | Lost re-election |
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Michelle Lujan Grisham (born 1959) |
Mexican | Democratic | New Mexico | Jan 3, 2013 | Dec 31, 2018 | Resigned to become Governor of New Mexico |
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Gloria Negrete McLeod (born 1941) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 2013 | Jan 3, 2015 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Board of Supervisors of San Bernardino County, California |
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Scott Perry (born 1962) |
Colombian[30] | Republican | Pennsylvania | Jan 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |
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Raul Ruiz (born 1972) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |
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Juan Vargas (born 1961) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 2013 | Incumbent | |
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Filemón Vela (born 1963) |
Mexican | Democratic | Texas | Jan 3, 2013 | Mar 31, 2022 | Resigned |
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Pete Aguilar (born 1979) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 2015 | Incumbent | |
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Carlos Curbelo (born 1980) |
Cuban | Republican | Florida | Jan 3, 2015 | Jan 3, 2019 | Lost re-election |
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Ruben Gallego (born 1979) |
Colombian, Mexican |
Democratic | Arizona | Jan 3, 2015 | Incumbent | |
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Alex Mooney (born 1971) |
Cuban | Republican | West Virginia | Jan 3, 2015 | Incumbent | |
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Norma Torres (born 1965) |
Guatemalan | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 2015 | Incumbent | |
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Nanette Barragán (born 1976) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 2017 | Incumbent | |
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Salud Carbajal (born 1964) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 2017 | Incumbent | |
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Lou Correa (born 1958) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 2017 | Incumbent | |
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Adriano Espaillat (born 1954) |
Dominican | Democratic | New York | Jan 3, 2017 | Incumbent | |
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Vicente Gonzalez (born 1967) |
Mexican | Democratic | Texas | Jan 3, 2017 | Incumbent | |
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Rubén Kihuen (born 1980) |
Mexican | Democratic | Nevada | Jan 3, 2017 | Jan 3, 2019 | Retired |
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Brian Mast (born 1980) |
Mexican | Republican | Florida | Jan 3, 2017 | Incumbent | |
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Darren Soto (born 1978) |
Puerto Rican | Democratic | Florida | Jan 3, 2017 | Incumbent | |
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Jimmy Gomez (born 1974) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | July 11, 2017 | Incumbent | |
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Gil Cisneros (born 1971) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2021 | Lost re-election |
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Veronica Escobar (born 1969) |
Mexican | Democratic | Texas | Jan 3, 2019 | Incumbent | |
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Chuy García (born 1956) |
Mexican | Democratic | Illinois | Jan 3, 2019 | Incumbent | |
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Sylvia Garcia (born 1950) |
Mexican | Democratic | Texas | Jan 3, 2019 | Incumbent | |
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Anthony Gonzalez (born 1984) |
Cuban | Republican | Ohio | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2023 | Retired |
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Mike Levin (born 1978) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 2019 | Incumbent | |
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Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (born 1971) |
Ecuadorian | Democratic | Florida | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2021 | Lost re-election |
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (born 1989) |
Puerto Rican | Democratic | New York | Jan 3, 2019 | Incumbent | |
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Xochitl Torres Small (born 1984) |
Mexican | Democratic | New Mexico | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2021 | Lost reelection |
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Mike Garcia (born 1976) |
Mexican | Republican | California | May 19, 2020 | Incumbent | |
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Carlos Giménez (born 1954) |
Cuban | Republican | Florida | Jan 3, 2021 | Incumbent | |
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Tony Gonzales (born 1980) |
Mexican | Republican | Texas | Jan 3, 2021 | Incumbent | |
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Teresa Leger Fernandez (born 1959) |
Mexican | Democratic | New Mexico | Jan 3, 2021 | Incumbent | |
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Nicole Malliotakis (born 1980) |
Cuban | Republican | New York | Jan 3, 2021 | Incumbent | |
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María Elvira Salazar (born 1961) |
Cuban | Republican | Florida | Jan 3, 2021 | Incumbent | |
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Ritchie Torres (born 1988) |
Puerto Rican | Democratic | New York | Jan 3, 2021 | Incumbent | |
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Mayra Flores (born 1986) |
Mexican | Republican | Texas | Jun 21, 2022 | Jan 3, 2023 | Lost re-election |
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Yadira Caraveo (born 1980) |
Mexican | Democratic | Colorado | Jan 3, 2023 | Incumbent | |
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Greg Casar (born 1989) |
Mexican | Democratic | Texas | Jan 3, 2023 | Incumbent | |
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Lori Chavez-DeRemer (born 1968) |
Mexican | Republican | Oregon | Jan 3, 2023 | Incumbent | |
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Juan Ciscomani (born 1982) |
Mexican | Republican | Arizona | Jan 3, 2023 | Incumbent | |
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Mónica De La Cruz (born 1975) |
Mexican | Republican | Texas | Jan 3, 2023 | Incumbent | |
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Anthony D'Esposito (born 1980) |
Puerto Rican | Republican | New York | Jan 3, 2023 | Incumbent | |
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Maxwell Alejandro Frost (born 1997) |
Cuban (by adoption at birth and upbringing)[31] |
Democratic | Florida | Jan 3, 2023 | Incumbent | |
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Robert Garcia (born 1977) |
Peruvian | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 2023 | Incumbent | |
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Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (born 1988) |
Mexican | Democratic | Washington | Jan 3, 2023 | Incumbent | |
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Anna Paulina Luna (born 1989) |
Mexican | Republican | Florida | Jan 3, 2023 | Incumbent | |
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Rob Menendez (born 1985) |
Cuban | Democratic | New Jersey | Jan 3, 2023 | Incumbent | |
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Delia Ramirez (born 1983) |
Guatemalan | Democratic | Illinois | Jan 3, 2023 | Incumbent | |
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Andrea Salinas (born 1969) |
Mexican | Democratic | Oregon | Jan 3, 2023 | Incumbent | |
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George Santos (born 1988) |
Brazilian | Republican | New York | Jan 3, 2023 | Dec 1, 2023 | Expelled by the House of Representatives |
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Gabe Vasquez (born 1984) |
Mexican | Democratic | New Mexico | Jan 3, 2023 | Incumbent | |
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Greg Lopez (born 1964) |
Mexican | Republican | Colorado | Jul 8, 2024 | Incumbent |
(Note: Delegates are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)
Picture | Delegate[32] (lifespan) |
Hispanic or Latino ancestry | Party | Territory | Term start | Term end | Notes |
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Joseph Marion Hernández (1788–1857) |
Spanish | Democratic-Republican | Florida | Sep 30, 1822 | March 4, 1823 | Retired |
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David Levy Yulee (1810–1886) |
Spanish | Democratic | Florida | March 4, 1841 | March 3, 1845 | Office eliminated when Territory of Florida was admitted to the Union as the State of Florida[33] |
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José Manuel Gallegos (1815–1875) |
Mexican | Democratic | New Mexico | March 4, 1853 | July 23, 1856 | Lost election contestation |
March 4, 1871 | March 4, 1873 | Lost re-election | |||||
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Miguel Antonio Otero (1829–1882) |
Mexican | Democratic | New Mexico | July 23, 1856 | March 4, 1861 | Retired |
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Francisco Perea (1830–1913) |
Mexican | Republican | New Mexico | March 4, 1863 | March 4, 1865 | Lost re-election |
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José Francisco Chaves (1833–1904) |
Mexican | Republican | New Mexico | March 4, 1865 | March 4, 1867 | Lost re-election |
Feb 20, 1869 | March 4, 1871 | Lost re-election | |||||
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Trinidad Romero (1835–1918) |
Mexican | Republican | New Mexico | March 4, 1877 | March 4, 1879 | Retired |
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Mariano S. Otero (1844–1904) |
Mexican | Republican | New Mexico | March 4, 1879 | March 4, 1881 | Retired |
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Tranquilino Luna (1849–1892) |
Mexican | Republican | New Mexico | March 4, 1881 | March 5, 1884 | Lost election contestation |
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Francisco Antonio Manzanares (1843–1904) |
Mexican | Democratic | New Mexico | March 5, 1884 | March 4, 1885 | Retired |
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Pedro Perea (1852–1906) |
Mexican | Republican | New Mexico | March 4, 1899 | March 4, 1901 | Retired |
Federico Degetau (1862–1914) |
Puerto Rican | Republican | Puerto Rico | March 4, 1901 | March 4, 1905 | Retired | |
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Tulio Larrínaga (1847–1917) |
Puerto Rican | Unionist | Puerto Rico | March 4, 1905 | March 4, 1911 | Lost re-election |
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Benito Legarda (1853–1915) |
Spanish | Federalist (Republican) |
Philippine Islands | Nov 22, 1907 | March 4, 1912 | Retired |
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Manuel L. Quezón (1878–1944) |
Spanish | Nacionalista | Philippine Islands | Nov 23, 1909 | Oct 15, 1916 | Retired[34] |
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Luis Muñoz-Rivera (1859–1916) |
Puerto Rican | Unionist | Puerto Rico | March 4, 1911 | Nov 15, 1916 | Died in office |
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Félix Córdova-Dávila (1878–1938) |
Puerto Rican | Unionist | Puerto Rico | August 7, 1917 | April 11, 1932 | Resigned to accept appointment as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico |
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Isauro Gabaldón (1875–1942) |
Spanish | Nacionalista | Philippine Islands | March 4, 1920 | July 16, 1928 | Resigned |
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José Lorenzo Pesquera (1882–1950) |
Puerto Rican | Independent | Puerto Rico | April 15, 1932 | March 4, 1933 | Retired |
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Santiago Iglesias (1872–1939) |
Spanish | Coalitionist | Puerto Rico | March 4, 1933 | Dec 5, 1939 | Died in office |
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Joaquín Miguel Elizalde (1896–1965) |
Spanish | Nonpartisan | Philippines | Sep 29, 1938 | August 9, 1944 | Resigned |
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Bolívar Pagán (1897–1961) |
Puerto Rican | Coalitionist | Puerto Rico | Dec 26, 1939 | Jan 3, 1945 | Lost re-election |
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Jesús T. Piñero (1897–1952) |
Puerto Rican | Popular Democratic |
Puerto Rico | Jan 3, 1945 | Sep 2, 1946 | Resigned to accept appointment as Governor of Puerto Rico |
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Antonio Fernós-Isern (1895–1974) |
Puerto Rican | Popular Democratic |
Puerto Rico | Sep 11, 1946 | Jan 3, 1965 | Retired to run successfully for the Puerto Rico Senate |
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Santiago Polanco-Abreu (1920–1988) |
Puerto Rican | Popular Democratic |
Puerto Rico | Jan 3, 1965 | Jan 3, 1969 | Lost re-election |
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Jorge Luis Córdova (1907–1994) |
Puerto Rican | New Progressive | Puerto Rico | Jan 3, 1969 | Jan 3, 1973 | Lost re-election |
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Jaime Benítez (1908–2001) |
Puerto Rican | Popular Democratic |
Puerto Rico | Jan 3, 1973 | Jan 3, 1977 | Lost re-election |
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Ron de Lugo (1930–2020) |
Puerto Rican | Democratic | Virgin Islands | Jan 3, 1973 | Jan 3, 1979 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of the Virgin Islands |
Jan 3, 1981 | Jan 3, 1995 | Retired | |||||
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Baltasar Corrada del Río (1935–2018) |
Puerto Rican | New Progressive | Puerto Rico | Jan 3, 1977 | Jan 3, 1985 | Retired to run successfully for Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico |
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Jaime Fuster (1941–2007) |
Puerto Rican | Popular Democratic |
Puerto Rico | Jan 3, 1985 | March 4, 1992 | Resigned to accept appointment as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico |
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Antonio Colorado (born 1939) |
Puerto Rican | Popular Democratic |
Puerto Rico | March 4, 1992 | Jan 3, 1993 | Lost re-election |
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Carlos Romero-Barceló[35] (1932–2021) |
Puerto Rican | New Progressive | Puerto Rico | Jan 3, 1993 | Jan 3, 2001 | Lost re-election |
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Aníbal Acevedo-Vilá (born 1962) |
Puerto Rican | Popular Democratic |
Puerto Rico | Jan 3, 2001 | Jan 3, 2005 | Retired to run successfully for Governor of Puerto Rico |
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Luis Fortuño (born 1960) |
Puerto Rican | New Progressive | Puerto Rico | Jan 3, 2005 | Jan 3, 2009 | Retired to run successfully for Governor of Puerto Rico |
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Pedro Pierluisi (born 1959) |
Puerto Rican | New Progressive | Puerto Rico | Jan 3, 2009 | Jan 3, 2017 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for the nomination for Governor of Puerto Rico[36] |
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Jenniffer González (born 1976) |
Puerto Rican | New Progressive | Puerto Rico | Jan 3, 2017 | Incumbent |