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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)
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.
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.
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]
Maryland Senate hopeful Larry Hogan is conducting outreach to Hispanic and Latino voters during the election homestretch. ... one Republican in its eight-member congressional delegation — Rep ...
He defeated Republican John Mark Porter and won re-election during the 2022 election cycle. He was also elected as House Democratic Caucus Chairman, becoming the highest ranking Latino-American in congress, in congressional history. [26] Aguilar was re-elected in the 2024 election cycle. He defeated Republican Tom Hermon, a local real estate ...
Some of California's most competitive congressional races are in districts with significant Latino populations. Those seats — all currently occupied by Republicans — are critical to the ...