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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. Entries shaded in gray refer to current members of the U.S. Congress.
John Garza (Texas House of Representatives, District 117-San Antonio) Tony Garza (former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico) Carlos Giminez (U.S. representative from Florida, former mayor of Miami-Dade County) Mario Goico (former Kansas state representative) Gabriel Gomez (Republican nominee for Senate in Massachusetts in the 2013 special election)
The Congressional Hispanic Conference (CHC) is a Republican sponsored caucus in the United States Congress. Currently with 20 members, the CHC was formed in 2003, with the stated goal of promoting policy outcomes of importance to Americans of Hispanic or Lusitanic descent.
The Congressional Hispanic Conference was founded in 2003 by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.), who was a co-chair with Gonzales in the last Congress, and other Hispanic GOP members.
She is the first Republican woman to represent Oregon in the House. Additionally, she is one of the first two Hispanic women (alongside Andrea Salinas) elected to the United States Congress from Oregon. Chavez-DeRemer served one term in the House before being defeated in 2024 by Democrat Janelle Bynum.
The Congressional Hispanic Conference (CHC) selected Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) as its leader for the 119th Congress. The organization, which was founded in 2003, on Wednesday elected Gonzales ...
The leadership of the GOP-sponsored Congressional Hispanic Conference advocated for Trump's election by focusing on his border ... The House approved the bill in a 263-156 vote — with 46 ...
Before her congressional campaign, she worked as a respiratory therapist and as chair of Hispanic outreach for the Hidalgo County Republican Party. In June 2022, a special election in Texas's 34th congressional district was held after Democratic Representative Filemon Vela Jr. resigned. Flores won the election, defeating three other candidates.