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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.
The United States Senate consists of 100 members, two from each of the 50 states. This list includes all senators serving in the 119th United States Congress . Party affiliation
Hispanic and Latino American politicians continued to make gains in important positions in Congress, and for the first time in this period had an equal number of full voting members in Congress and non-voting delegates. [1] The Congressional Hispanic Caucus was founded in 1976. Pictured are members of the Caucus gathered together in 1984.
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
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.
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 ...
Julian Castro, 16th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Lauro Cavazos, the first Hispanic Cabinet member [2] Dennis Chavez, the first American-born Hispanic Senator [3] Anna Caballero – California state senator; Charles Calderon – former Majority Leader of the California State Assembly
Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., will introduce legislation to rename the Los Angeles U.S. Courthouse after the Latino family whose lawsuit Mendez v. Westminster paved the way for school desegregation.