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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.
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.
Joaquin Castro (born September 16, 1974) [1] is an American lawyer and Democratic politician who has represented Texas's 20th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2013.
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
Esteban Edward Torres – former Congressman from California; Norma Torres – Congresswoman from California; Ritchie Torres – Congressman from New York; Selena Torres – Nevada state assemblywoman; Patricia Torres Ray – first Hispanic woman to serve in the MN Senate as MN Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party SD63
Robert Julio Garcia (born December 2, 1977) [1] is a Peruvian American politician and educator serving as the U.S. representative for California's 42nd congressional district since 2023. [2]
Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., elected as chair of the House Democratic Caucus, is taking on the highest level House leadership job ever held by a Latino.
Adriano de Jesús Espaillat Rodríguez (/ ˌ ɑː d r i ˈ ɑː n oʊ ˌ ɛ s p aɪ ˈ j ɑː t / AH-dree-AH-noh ESS-py-YAHT; born September 27, 1954) is a Dominican-American politician.He is the U.S. representative for New York's 13th congressional district and the first Dominican American and first formerly undocumented immigrant to serve in Congress. [1]