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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.
Esteban Torres, longtime L.A. congressman who championed Latino rights, dies at 91. January 27, 2022 at 9:42 PM. ... From 1989 until 1991, he was chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.
Republican Virginia (1st district) September 11, 2000 72 Unspecified natural causes ... Memorial Services for members of the U.S. Congress who died in the 2000s;
Manuel Archibald Lujan Jr. (May 12, 1928 – April 25, 2019) was an American politician from New Mexico who sat in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican from 1969 to 1989 and was the United States secretary of the interior from 1989 to 1993.
The grandson of Italian immigrants, William James Pascrell Jr. was born on Jan. 25, 1937, in Paterson, New Jersey's third-largest city where he would later be elected mayor.
There are several lists of United States Congress members who died in office. These include: List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899) List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–1949) List of United States Congress members who died in office (1950–1999)
Former California Latino Democratic congressman Esteban Torres, who served 8 terms and paved the way for more Hispanic representation, is dead at 91.
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.