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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.
150 Hispanic and Latino Americans have served as U.S. representatives in the United States House of Representatives, meaning that 150 of the total 164 Hispanic and Latino Americans to serve in Congress, or 95%, have served in the House of Representatives at one point; 5 members of the House of Representatives have gone on to serve in the Senate ...
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) was organized in 1976 by five Hispanic Congressmen: Herman Badillo (NY), Baltasar Corrada del Río (PR), Kika de la Garza (TX), Henry B. Gonzalez (TX) and Edward Roybal (CA), to serve as a legislative organization through which legislative action, as well as executive and judicial actions, could be monitored to ensure the needs of Hispanics were being met.
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.
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus welcomed a record number of Latino elected to Congress; at least 45 Hispanics will begin in January.
Along with Ritchie Torres, Jones was the first openly gay African American elected to Congress. [1] [43] Ritchie Torres: Democratic: New York: January 3, 2021: Incumbent 4 years, 47 days Along with Mondaire Jones, Torres was the first openly gay African American elected to Congress, [43] and the first openly gay Hispanic member of Congress. [1 ...
Three former members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) are launching a super PAC to expand Hispanic representation on Capitol Hill. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) and former ...
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.