List of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States Congress
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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.
Senate
[edit]| Picture | Senator (lifespan) |
Hispanic or Latino ancestry | Party | State | Term start | Term end | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominique Bouligny (1773–1833) |
Spanish | Democratic-Republican (1824–1828) |
Louisiana | Nov 19, 1824 | March 4, 1829 | Retired | |
| National Republican (1828–1829) | |||||||
| David Levy Yulee (1810–1886) |
Spanish[1] | Democratic | Florida | July 1, 1845 | March 4, 1851 | Lost reelection | |
| March 4, 1855 | Jan 21, 1861 | Resigned when Florida seceded from the Union | |||||
| Judah P. Benjamin (1811–1884) |
Spanish[2][3] | Whig (1853–1856) |
Louisiana | March 4, 1853 | Feb 4, 1861 | Resigned when Louisiana seceded from the Union | |
| Democratic (1856–1861) | |||||||
| Octaviano Larrazolo[4] (1859–1930) |
Mexican[5] | Republican | New Mexico | Dec 7, 1928 | March 4, 1929 | Retired | |
| Dennis Chávez (1888–1962) |
Mexican[6] | Democratic | New Mexico | May 11, 1935 | Nov 18, 1962 | Died in office | |
| Joseph Montoya (1915–1978) |
Mexican[7] | Democratic | New Mexico | Nov 4, 1964 | Jan 3, 1977 | Lost re-election | |
| John E. Sununu (born 1964) |
Salvadoran[8] | Republican | New Hampshire | Jan 3, 2003 | Jan 3, 2009 | Lost re-election | |
| Mel Martínez[9] (born 1946) |
Cuban[10] | Republican | Florida | Jan 3, 2005 | Sep 9, 2009 | Resigned | |
| Ken Salazar (born 1955) |
Mexican[11] | Democratic | Colorado | Jan 3, 2005 | Jan 20, 2009 | Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior | |
| Bob Menendez (born 1954) |
Cuban[12] | Democratic | New Jersey | Jan 17, 2006 | Aug 20, 2024 | Resigned after bribery conviction[13] | |
| Marco Rubio (born 1971) |
Cuban[14] | Republican | Florida | Jan 3, 2011 | Incumbent | ||
| Ted Cruz (born 1970) |
Cuban[14][15] | Republican | Texas | Jan 3, 2013 | Incumbent | ||
| Catherine Cortez Masto[16] (born 1964) |
Mexican[17] | Democratic | Nevada | Jan 3, 2017 | Incumbent | ||
| Ben Ray Luján (born 1972) |
Mexican[18] | Democratic | New Mexico | Jan 3, 2021 | Incumbent | ||
| Alex Padilla (born 1973) |
Mexican[19] | Democratic | California | Jan 20, 2021 | Incumbent |
Senators–elect
[edit]| Picture | Senator-elect (lifespan) |
Hispanic or Latino ancestry | Party | State | Expected term start | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Moreno (born 1967) |
Colombian | Republican | Ohio | January 3, 2025 | Elected on November 5, 2024 |
Elected, but not seated
[edit]| Picture | Senator-elect (lifespan) |
Hispanic or Latino ancestry | Party | State | Year elected | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Gayarré (1805–1895) |
Spanish | Democratic | Louisiana | 1834 | Prior to being seated, resigned due to ill health |
House of Representatives
[edit]| Picture | Representative (lifespan) |
Hispanic or Latino ancestry | Party | State | Term start | Term end | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcée la Branche (1806–1881) |
Spanish | Democratic | Louisiana | March 4, 1843 | March 4, 1845 | Retired | |
| John Edward Bouligny (1824–1864) |
Spanish | American (Know-Nothing) (1859–1860) |
Louisiana | March 4, 1859 | March 4, 1861 | Retired[20] | |
| Constitutional Union (1860–1861) | |||||||
| Romualdo Pacheco[21] (1831–1899) |
Mexican | Republican | California | March 4, 1877 | Feb 7, 1878 | Lost election contestation | |
| March 4, 1879 | March 4, 1883 | Retired | |||||
| Frank Coombs (1853–1934) |
Mexican | Republican | California | March 4, 1901 | March 4, 1903 | Lost re-election | |
| Albert Estopinal (1845–1919) |
Spanish | Democratic | Louisiana | Nov 3, 1908 | April 28, 1919 | Died in office | |
| Ladislas Lazaro (1872–1927) |
Spanish | Democratic | Louisiana | March 4, 1913 | March 30, 1927 | Died in office | |
| Benigno C. Hernández (1862–1954) |
Mexican | Republican | New Mexico | March 4, 1915 | March 4, 1917 | Lost re-election | |
| March 4, 1919 | March 4, 1921 | Retired | |||||
| Néstor Montoya (1862–1923) |
Mexican | Republican | New Mexico | March 4, 1921 | Jan 13, 1923 | Died in office | |
| Dennis Chávez (1888–1962) |
Mexican | Democratic | New Mexico | March 4, 1931 | Jan 3, 1935 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate from New Mexico[22] | |
| Joachim O. Fernández (1896–1978) |
Spanish | Democratic | Louisiana | March 4, 1931 | Jan 3, 1941 | Lost re-election | |
| Antonio M. Fernández (1902–1956) |
Mexican | Democratic | New Mexico | Jan 3, 1943 | Nov 7, 1956 | Died in office | |
| Joseph Montoya (1915–1978) |
Mexican | Democratic | New Mexico | April 9, 1957 | Nov 3, 1964 | Retired to run successfully for the U.S. Senate from New Mexico | |
| Henry B. González (1916–2000) |
Mexican | Democratic | Texas | Nov 4, 1961 | Jan 3, 1999 | Retired | |
| Thomas Ponce Gill (1922–2009) |
Cuban | Democratic | Hawaii | Jan 3, 1963 | Jan 3, 1965 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate from Hawaii | |
| Edward R. Roybal (1916–2005) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 1963 | Jan 3, 1993 | Retired | |
| Kika de la Garza (1927–2017) |
Mexican | Democratic | Texas | Jan 3, 1965 | Jan 3, 1997 | Retired | |
| Manuel Lujan (1928–2019) |
Mexican | Republican | New Mexico | Jan 3, 1969 | Jan 3, 1989 | Retired[23] | |
| Herman Badillo (1929–2014) |
Puerto Rican | Democratic | New York | Jan 3, 1971 | Dec 31, 1977 | Resigned to become Deputy Mayor of New York City | |
| Charles Rangel (born 1930) |
Puerto Rican | Democratic | New York | Jan 3, 1971 | Jan 3, 2017 | Retired | |
| Robert Garcia (1933–2017) |
Puerto Rican | Democratic | New York | Feb 21, 1978 | Jan 7, 1990 | Resigned[24] | |
| Matthew Martínez (1929–2011) |
Mexican | Democratic (1982–2000) . |
California | July 13, 1982 | Jan 3, 2001 | Lost renomination as a Democrat and joined the Republican Party | |
| Republican (2000–2001) | |||||||
| Solomon P. Ortiz (born 1937) |
Mexican | Democratic | Texas | Jan 3, 1983 | Jan 3, 2011 | Lost re-election | |
| Bill Richardson (1947–2023) |
Mexican | Democratic | New Mexico | Jan 3, 1983 | Feb 13, 1997 | Resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations[25] | |
| Esteban E. Torres (1930–2022) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 1983 | Jan 3, 1999 | Retired | |
| Barbara Vucanovich[26] (1921–2013) |
Mexican | Republican | Nevada | Jan 3, 1983 | Jan 3, 1997 | Retired | |
| Albert Bustamante (1935–2021) |
Mexican | Democratic | Texas | Jan 3, 1985 | Jan 3, 1993 | Lost re-election[27] | |
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (born 1952) |
Cuban | Republican | Florida | Aug 29, 1989 | Jan 3, 2019 | Retired | |
| José E. Serrano (born 1943) |
Puerto Rican | Democratic | New York | March 20, 1990 | Jan 3, 2021 | Retired | |
| Ed Pastor (1943–2018) |
Mexican | Democratic | Arizona | Oct 3, 1991 | Jan 3, 2015 | Retired | |
| Xavier Becerra (born 1958) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 1993 | Jan 24, 2017 | Resigned to become Attorney General of California[28] | |
| Henry Bonilla (born 1954) |
Mexican | Republican | Texas | Jan 3, 1993 | Jan 3, 2007 | Lost re-election | |
| Lincoln Díaz-Balart (born 1954) |
Cuban | Republican | Florida | Jan 3, 1993 | Jan 3, 2011 | Retired | |
| Luis Gutiérrez (born 1953) |
Puerto Rican | Democratic | Illinois | Jan 3, 1993 | Jan 3, 2019 | Retired | |
| Bob Menendez (born 1954) |
Cuban | Democratic | New Jersey | Jan 3, 1993 | Jan 16, 2006 | Resigned to accept appointment as U.S. Senator from New Jersey | |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard (born 1941) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 1993 | Jan 3, 2023 | Retired | |
| Frank Tejeda (1945–1997) |
Mexican | Democratic | Texas | Jan 3, 1993 | Jan 30, 1997 | Died in office | |
| Nydia Velázquez (born 1953) |
Puerto Rican | Democratic | New York | Jan 3, 1993 | Incumbent | ||
| Rubén Hinojosa (born 1940) |
Mexican | Democratic | Texas | Jan 3, 1997 | Jan 3, 2017 | Retired | |
| Silvestre Reyes (born 1944) |
Mexican | Democratic | Texas | Jan 3, 1997 | Jan 3, 2013 | Lost renomination | |
| Loretta Sánchez (born 1960) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 1997 | Jan 3, 2017 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate from California | |
| John E. Sununu (born 1964) |
Salvadoran | Republican | New Hampshire | Jan 3, 1997 | Jan 3, 2003 | Retired to run successfully for the U.S. Senate from New Hampshire | |
| Ciro Rodríguez (born 1946) |
Mexican | Democratic | Texas | April 12, 1997 | Jan 3, 2005 | Lost renomination | |
| Jan 3, 2007 | Jan 3, 2011 | Lost re-election | |||||
| Charlie González (born 1945) |
Mexican | Democratic | Texas | Jan 3, 1999 | Jan 3, 2013 | Retired | |
| Grace Napolitano (born 1936) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 1999 | Incumbent | ||
| Joe Baca (born 1947) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | Nov 16, 1999 | Jan 3, 2013 | Lost re-election | |
| Hilda Solis (born 1957) |
Mexican, Nicaraguan |
Democratic | California | Jan 3, 2001 | Feb 24, 2009 | Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Labor | |
| Mario Díaz-Balart (born 1961) |
Cuban | Republican | Florida | Jan 3, 2003 | Incumbent | ||
| Raúl Grijalva (born 1948) |
Mexican | Democratic | Arizona | Jan 3, 2003 | Incumbent | ||
| Linda Sánchez (born 1969) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 2003 | Incumbent | ||
| Henry Cuellar (born 1955) |
Mexican | Democratic | Texas | Jan 3, 2005 | Incumbent | ||
| John Salazar (born 1953) |
Mexican | Democratic | Colorado | Jan 3, 2005 | Jan 3, 2011 | Lost re-election | |
| Albio Sires (born 1951) |
Cuban | Democratic | New Jersey | Nov 13, 2006 | Jan 3, 2023 | Retired | |
| Ben Ray Luján (born 1972) |
Mexican | Democratic | New Mexico | Jan 3, 2009 | Jan 3, 2021 | Retired to run successfully for the U.S. Senate from New Mexico | |
| John Garamendi (born 1945) |
Spanish[29] |
Democratic | California | Nov 5, 2009 | Incumbent | ||
| Quico Canseco (born 1949) |
Mexican | Republican | Texas | Jan 3, 2011 | Jan 3, 2013 | Lost re-election | |
| Bill Flores (born 1954) |
Spanish | Republican | Texas | Jan 3, 2011 | Jan 3, 2021 | Retired | |
| Jaime Herrera Beutler (born 1978) |
Mexican | Republican | Washington | Jan 3, 2011 | Jan 3, 2023 | Lost renomination | |
| Raúl Labrador (born 1967) |
Puerto Rican | Republican | Idaho | Jan 3, 2011 | Jan 3, 2019 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for Governor of Idaho | |
| David Rivera (born 1965) |
Cuban | Republican | Florida | Jan 3, 2011 | Jan 3, 2013 | Lost re-election | |
| Tony Cárdenas (born 1963) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 2013 | Incumbent | ||
| Joaquin Castro (born 1974) |
Mexican | Democratic | Texas | Jan 3, 2013 | Incumbent | ||
| Pete Gallego (born 1961) |
Mexican | Democratic | Texas | Jan 3, 2013 | Jan 3, 2015 | Lost re-election | |
| Joe Garcia (born 1963) |
Cuban | Democratic | Florida | Jan 3, 2013 | Jan 3, 2015 | Lost re-election | |
| Michelle Lujan Grisham (born 1959) |
Mexican | Democratic | New Mexico | Jan 3, 2013 | Dec 31, 2018 | Resigned to become Governor of New Mexico | |
| Gloria Negrete McLeod (born 1941) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 2013 | Jan 3, 2015 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Board of Supervisors of San Bernardino County, California | |
| Scott Perry (born 1962) |
Colombian[30] | Republican | Pennsylvania | Jan 3, 2013 | Incumbent | ||
| Raul Ruiz (born 1972) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 2013 | Incumbent | ||
| Juan Vargas (born 1961) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 2013 | Incumbent | ||
| Filemón Vela (born 1963) |
Mexican | Democratic | Texas | Jan 3, 2013 | Mar 31, 2022 | Resigned | |
| Pete Aguilar (born 1979) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 2015 | Incumbent | ||
| Carlos Curbelo (born 1980) |
Cuban | Republican | Florida | Jan 3, 2015 | Jan 3, 2019 | Lost re-election | |
| Ruben Gallego (born 1979) |
Colombian, Mexican |
Democratic | Arizona | Jan 3, 2015 | Incumbent | ||
| Alex Mooney (born 1971) |
Cuban | Republican | West Virginia | Jan 3, 2015 | Incumbent | ||
| Norma Torres (born 1965) |
Guatemalan | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 2015 | Incumbent | ||
| Nanette Barragán (born 1976) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 2017 | Incumbent | ||
| Salud Carbajal (born 1964) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 2017 | Incumbent | ||
| Lou Correa (born 1958) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 2017 | Incumbent | ||
| Adriano Espaillat (born 1954) |
Dominican | Democratic | New York | Jan 3, 2017 | Incumbent | ||
| Vicente Gonzalez (born 1967) |
Mexican | Democratic | Texas | Jan 3, 2017 | Incumbent | ||
| Rubén Kihuen (born 1980) |
Mexican | Democratic | Nevada | Jan 3, 2017 | Jan 3, 2019 | Retired | |
| Brian Mast (born 1980) |
Mexican | Republican | Florida | Jan 3, 2017 | Incumbent | ||
| Darren Soto (born 1978) |
Puerto Rican | Democratic | Florida | Jan 3, 2017 | Incumbent | ||
| Jimmy Gomez (born 1974) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | July 11, 2017 | Incumbent | ||
| Gil Cisneros (born 1971) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2021 | Lost re-election | |
| Veronica Escobar (born 1969) |
Mexican | Democratic | Texas | Jan 3, 2019 | Incumbent | ||
| Chuy García (born 1956) |
Mexican | Democratic | Illinois | Jan 3, 2019 | Incumbent | ||
| Sylvia Garcia (born 1950) |
Mexican | Democratic | Texas | Jan 3, 2019 | Incumbent | ||
| Anthony Gonzalez (born 1984) |
Cuban | Republican | Ohio | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2023 | Retired | |
| Mike Levin (born 1978) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 2019 | Incumbent | ||
| Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (born 1971) |
Ecuadorian | Democratic | Florida | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2021 | Lost re-election | |
| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (born 1989) |
Puerto Rican | Democratic | New York | Jan 3, 2019 | Incumbent | ||
| Xochitl Torres Small (born 1984) |
Mexican | Democratic | New Mexico | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2021 | Lost reelection | |
| Mike Garcia (born 1976) |
Mexican | Republican | California | May 19, 2020 | Incumbent | ||
| Carlos Giménez (born 1954) |
Cuban | Republican | Florida | Jan 3, 2021 | Incumbent | ||
| Tony Gonzales (born 1980) |
Mexican | Republican | Texas | Jan 3, 2021 | Incumbent | ||
| Teresa Leger Fernandez (born 1959) |
Mexican | Democratic | New Mexico | Jan 3, 2021 | Incumbent | ||
| Nicole Malliotakis (born 1980) |
Cuban | Republican | New York | Jan 3, 2021 | Incumbent | ||
| María Elvira Salazar (born 1961) |
Cuban | Republican | Florida | Jan 3, 2021 | Incumbent | ||
| Ritchie Torres (born 1988) |
Puerto Rican | Democratic | New York | Jan 3, 2021 | Incumbent | ||
| Mayra Flores (born 1986) |
Mexican | Republican | Texas | Jun 21, 2022 | Jan 3, 2023 | Lost re-election | |
| Yadira Caraveo (born 1980) |
Mexican | Democratic | Colorado | Jan 3, 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Greg Casar (born 1989) |
Mexican | Democratic | Texas | Jan 3, 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Lori Chavez-DeRemer (born 1968) |
Mexican | Republican | Oregon | Jan 3, 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Juan Ciscomani (born 1982) |
Mexican | Republican | Arizona | Jan 3, 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Mónica De La Cruz (born 1975) |
Mexican | Republican | Texas | Jan 3, 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Anthony D'Esposito (born 1980) |
Puerto Rican | Republican | New York | Jan 3, 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Maxwell Alejandro Frost (born 1997) |
Cuban (by adoption at birth and upbringing)[31] |
Democratic | Florida | Jan 3, 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Robert Garcia (born 1977) |
Peruvian | Democratic | California | Jan 3, 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (born 1988) |
Mexican | Democratic | Washington | Jan 3, 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Anna Paulina Luna (born 1989) |
Mexican | Republican | Florida | Jan 3, 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Rob Menendez (born 1985) |
Cuban | Democratic | New Jersey | Jan 3, 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Delia Ramirez (born 1983) |
Guatemalan | Democratic | Illinois | Jan 3, 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Andrea Salinas (born 1969) |
Mexican | Democratic | Oregon | Jan 3, 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| George Santos (born 1988) |
Brazilian | Republican | New York | Jan 3, 2023 | Dec 1, 2023 | Expelled by the House of Representatives | |
| Gabe Vasquez (born 1984) |
Mexican | Democratic | New Mexico | Jan 3, 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Greg Lopez (born 1964) |
Mexican | Republican | Colorado | Jul 8, 2024 | Incumbent |
Representatives–elect
[edit]| Picture | Representative-elect (lifespan) |
Hispanic or Latino ancestry | Party | State | Expected term start | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Hamadeh (born 1991) |
Venezuelan | Republican | Arizona | January 3, 2025 | Elected on November 5, 2025 | |
| Sam Liccardo (born 1970) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | January 3, 2025 | Elected on November 5, 2025 | |
| Nellie Pou (born 1956) |
Puerto Rican | Democratic | New Jersey | January 3, 2025 | Elected on November 5, 2025 | |
| Emily Randall (born 1985) |
Mexican | Democratic | Washington | January 3, 2025 | Elected on November 5, 2025 | |
| Luz Rivas (born 1976) |
Mexican | Democratic | California | January 3, 2025 | Elected on November 5, 2025 |
House delegates (non-voting members)
[edit](Note: Delegates are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)
| Picture | Delegate[32] (lifespan) |
Hispanic or Latino ancestry | Party | Territory | Term start | Term end | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Marion Hernández (1788–1857) |
Spanish | Democratic-Republican | Florida | Sep 30, 1822 | March 4, 1823 | Retired | |
| David Levy Yulee (1810–1886) |
Spanish | Democratic | Florida | March 4, 1841 | March 3, 1845 | Office eliminated when Territory of Florida was admitted to the Union as the State of Florida[33] | |
| José Manuel Gallegos (1815–1875) |
Mexican | Democratic | New Mexico | March 4, 1853 | July 23, 1856 | Lost election contestation | |
| March 4, 1871 | March 4, 1873 | Lost re-election | |||||
| Miguel Antonio Otero (1829–1882) |
Mexican | Democratic | New Mexico | July 23, 1856 | March 4, 1861 | Retired | |
| Francisco Perea (1830–1913) |
Mexican | Republican | New Mexico | March 4, 1863 | March 4, 1865 | Lost re-election | |
| José Francisco Chaves (1833–1904) |
Mexican | Republican | New Mexico | March 4, 1865 | March 4, 1867 | Lost re-election | |
| Feb 20, 1869 | March 4, 1871 | Lost re-election | |||||
| Trinidad Romero (1835–1918) |
Mexican | Republican | New Mexico | March 4, 1877 | March 4, 1879 | Retired | |
| Mariano S. Otero (1844–1904) |
Mexican | Republican | New Mexico | March 4, 1879 | March 4, 1881 | Retired | |
| Tranquilino Luna (1849–1892) |
Mexican | Republican | New Mexico | March 4, 1881 | March 5, 1884 | Lost election contestation | |
| Francisco Antonio Manzanares (1843–1904) |
Mexican | Democratic | New Mexico | March 5, 1884 | March 4, 1885 | Retired | |
| Pedro Perea (1852–1906) |
Mexican | Republican | New Mexico | March 4, 1899 | March 4, 1901 | Retired | |
| Federico Degetau (1862–1914) |
Puerto Rican | Republican | Puerto Rico | March 4, 1901 | March 4, 1905 | Retired | |
| Tulio Larrínaga (1847–1917) |
Puerto Rican | Unionist | Puerto Rico | March 4, 1905 | March 4, 1911 | Lost re-election | |
| Benito Legarda (1853–1915) |
Spanish | Federalist (Republican) |
Philippine Islands | Nov 22, 1907 | March 4, 1912 | Retired | |
| Manuel L. Quezón (1878–1944) |
Spanish | Nacionalista | Philippine Islands | Nov 23, 1909 | Oct 15, 1916 | Retired[34] | |
| Luis Muñoz-Rivera (1859–1916) |
Puerto Rican | Unionist | Puerto Rico | March 4, 1911 | Nov 15, 1916 | Died in office | |
| Félix Córdova-Dávila (1878–1938) |
Puerto Rican | Unionist | Puerto Rico | August 7, 1917 | April 11, 1932 | Resigned to accept appointment as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico | |
| Isauro Gabaldón (1875–1942) |
Spanish | Nacionalista | Philippine Islands | March 4, 1920 | July 16, 1928 | Resigned | |
| José Lorenzo Pesquera (1882–1950) |
Puerto Rican | Independent | Puerto Rico | April 15, 1932 | March 4, 1933 | Retired | |
| Santiago Iglesias (1872–1939) |
Spanish | Coalitionist | Puerto Rico | March 4, 1933 | Dec 5, 1939 | Died in office | |
| Joaquín Miguel Elizalde (1896–1965) |
Spanish | Nonpartisan | Philippines | Sep 29, 1938 | August 9, 1944 | Resigned | |
| Bolívar Pagán (1897–1961) |
Puerto Rican | Coalitionist | Puerto Rico | Dec 26, 1939 | Jan 3, 1945 | Lost re-election | |
| Jesús T. Piñero (1897–1952) |
Puerto Rican | Popular Democratic |
Puerto Rico | Jan 3, 1945 | Sep 2, 1946 | Resigned to accept appointment as Governor of Puerto Rico | |
| Antonio Fernós-Isern (1895–1974) |
Puerto Rican | Popular Democratic |
Puerto Rico | Sep 11, 1946 | Jan 3, 1965 | Retired to run successfully for the Puerto Rico Senate | |
| Santiago Polanco-Abreu (1920–1988) |
Puerto Rican | Popular Democratic |
Puerto Rico | Jan 3, 1965 | Jan 3, 1969 | Lost re-election | |
| Jorge Luis Córdova (1907–1994) |
Puerto Rican | New Progressive | Puerto Rico | Jan 3, 1969 | Jan 3, 1973 | Lost re-election | |
| Jaime Benítez (1908–2001) |
Puerto Rican | Popular Democratic |
Puerto Rico | Jan 3, 1973 | Jan 3, 1977 | Lost re-election | |
| Ron de Lugo (1930–2020) |
Puerto Rican | Democratic | Virgin Islands | Jan 3, 1973 | Jan 3, 1979 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of the Virgin Islands | |
| Jan 3, 1981 | Jan 3, 1995 | Retired | |||||
| Baltasar Corrada del Río (1935–2018) |
Puerto Rican | New Progressive | Puerto Rico | Jan 3, 1977 | Jan 3, 1985 | Retired to run successfully for Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Jaime Fuster (1941–2007) |
Puerto Rican | Popular Democratic |
Puerto Rico | Jan 3, 1985 | March 4, 1992 | Resigned to accept appointment as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico | |
| Antonio Colorado (born 1939) |
Puerto Rican | Popular Democratic |
Puerto Rico | March 4, 1992 | Jan 3, 1993 | Lost re-election | |
| Carlos Romero-Barceló[35] (1932–2021) |
Puerto Rican | New Progressive | Puerto Rico | Jan 3, 1993 | Jan 3, 2001 | Lost re-election | |
| Aníbal Acevedo-Vilá (born 1962) |
Puerto Rican | Popular Democratic |
Puerto Rico | Jan 3, 2001 | Jan 3, 2005 | Retired to run successfully for Governor of Puerto Rico | |
| Luis Fortuño (born 1960) |
Puerto Rican | New Progressive | Puerto Rico | Jan 3, 2005 | Jan 3, 2009 | Retired to run successfully for Governor of Puerto Rico | |
| Pedro Pierluisi (born 1959) |
Puerto Rican | New Progressive | Puerto Rico | Jan 3, 2009 | Jan 3, 2017 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for the nomination for Governor of Puerto Rico[36] | |
| Jenniffer González (born 1976) |
Puerto Rican | New Progressive | Puerto Rico | Jan 3, 2017 | Incumbent |
Delegates–elect
[edit]| Picture | Delegate-elect (lifespan) |
Hispanic or Latino ancestry | Party | State | Expected term start | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pablo Hernández Rivera (born 1991) |
Puerto Rican | Popular Democratic | Puerto Rico | January 3, 2025 | Elected on November 5, 2025 |
See also
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- ^ Cortez Masto is the first Latina to serve in the U.S. Senate.
- ^ Gamboa, Suzanne (January 3, 2017). "'It's About Time': Catherine Cortez Masto, 1st Latina U.S. Senator Sworn In". NBC News. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ Bernal, Rafael (November 4, 2020). "Democrat Ben Ray Luján wins open Senate seat in New Mexico". The Hill. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ Kumar, Maria Teresa (December 28, 2020). "Padilla's California nomination helps heal America's historical omission of the Latino experience". MSNBC. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ Bouligny was the only congressman from Louisiana not to resign when the state seceded from the Union.
- ^ Pacheco was the first Latino to serve in Congress, and previously served as the first (and, to date, only) Hispanic Governor of the State of California.
- ^ Chávez later was appointed as United States Senator from New Mexico.
- ^ Lujan later served as United States Secretary of the Interior.
- ^ Garcia later was jailed due to the Wedtech scandal, but his conviction ultimately was reversed by an appellate court.
- ^ Richardson later served as United States Secretary of Energy and Governor of New Mexico.
- ^ Though Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is widely credited as the first Hispanic woman in Congress, Vucanovich's mother was of partial Mexican Hispanic heritage.
- ^ Bustamante later was jailed for bribery.
- ^ Becerra later served as United States Secretary of Health and Human Services.
- ^ Congressman Garamendi's paternal grandparents were Basque immigrants from Spain, and the House Press Gallery recognizes Garamendi as Hispanic. That being said, many Basques do not consider themselves to be ethnically Spanish, and Garamendi has stated that he does not consider himself to be "Hispanic."
- ^ "Long before embracing Trump's false election claims, Rep. Scott Perry promoted groundless theories". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- ^ Frost was adopted at birth, and raised from birth, by a Cuban-American family. Reliable sources invariably describe Frost, and he describes himself, as Cuban. See, e.g., Lai, Stephanie (December 6, 2022). "Maxwell Frost, First Gen Z Congressman, Gets His Bearings on Capitol Hill". The New York Times. Retrieved January 22, 2024. ("Representative-elect Maxwell Frost, a 25-year-old Afro-Cuban progressive activist from Orlando ...."); "Maxwell Frost: el primer congresista de Estados Unidos de la generación Z y negro de origen cubano". CNN en Español. November 9, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2024. ("También es el primer negro de origen cubano elegido para el Congreso."); Ruiz, Michelle (November 11, 2022). "Maxwell Alejandro Frost, Gen Z's First Congressman, Is Living His Abuela's 'Wildest Dream'". Vogue. Retrieved January 22, 2024. ("On Tuesday night, 25-year-old Maxwell Alejandro Frost made history as the first member of Gen Z—and the first Afro-Cuban—elected to the U.S. House of Representatives."); and "Meet Maxwell". Frost for Congress. Retrieved January 22, 2024. ("My family’s story begins in Cuba, with my grandmother Yeya. She and my mother came to Florida from Cuba during the Freedom Flights in the early 1960s with only a suitcase and no money."). Frost's biological parents invariably have been described by reliable sources as a Haitian man and a woman of Lebanese ancestry whose origin sometimes is given as Puerto Rican and other times as Argentine. See, e.g., Bernal, Rafael. "Who is Maxwell Alejandro Frost, the 25-year-old Democratic House nominee?". The Hill. Retrieved 18 January 2024. ("His birth parents were a Lebanese Puerto Rican woman and a Haitian man."); and Dorsey, Xander (July 18, 2023). "Empowering Generation Z to Take Action". Scholastic Kids Press. Retrieved January 22, 2024. ("Frost was born to a mother of Lebanese and Argentine descent and a Haitian father.")
- ^ Delegates from Puerto Rico (since 1901) and from the Philippines (from 1907 to 1946) officially are known as Resident Commissioners.
- ^ Yulee later was elected as United States Senator from Florida.
- ^ Quezón later served as President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.
- ^ Romero-Barceló previously served as Governor of Puerto Rico.
- ^ Pierluisi later served as Governor of Puerto Rico.