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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.
Anna Paulina Luna (née Mayerhofer, later Gamberzky; born May 6, 1989) is an American politician and Air Force veteran who serves in the United States House of Representatives from Florida's 13th congressional district as a member of the Republican Party. She is the first Mexican-American woman elected to Congress from Florida.
Sen. Octaviano Larrazolo, a Republican from New Mexico, the first Hispanic or Latino American to serve in the United States Senate, was elected in 1928. One of the major questions that arose in the aftermath of the Spanish-American War in 1898 was the question of territorial status on the mainland and abroad.
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)
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.
The top House GOP super PAC dropped more than $4 million last week on TV ads to help Republican candidates in competitive California races, including $250,000 on Spanish-language ads.
Juan Ciscomani (/ ˌ s ɪ s k oʊ ˈ m ɑː n i / SIS-koh-MAH-nee; born August 31, 1982) [1] is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Arizona's 6th congressional district since 2023. [2] A Republican, he was a senior adviser to former Governor Doug Ducey and vice chair of the Arizona-Mexico Commission.
This page lists Hispanic and Latino American people who have been members of the United States Congress. (The Library of Congress has a complete list of biographies of 'Hispanic Americans in Congress' through to 1995