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List of Hispanic Americans in the United States Congress

This is a list of Hispanic Americans who have served in the U.S. Congress.

Senate

Senator Party State Term
Flag of Mexico Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo Republican New Mexico 1928-1929
Dennis Chávez Democrat New Mexico 1935-1962
Joseph Montoya Democrat New Mexico 1964-1977
Ken Salazar Democrat Colorado 2005-present
Flag of Cuba Mel Martinez Republican Florida 2005-present
Bob Menendez Democrat New Jersey 2006-present

House of Representatives

Representative Party State Term
Flag of Mexico Romualdo Pacheco Republican California 1877-1878, 1879-1883
Ladislas Lazaro Democrat Louisiana 1913-1927
Benigno C. Hernández Republican New Mexico 1915-1917, 1919-1921
Néstor Montoya Republican New Mexico 1921-1923
Dennis Chávez Democrat New Mexico 1931-1935
Joachim O. Fernandez Democrat Louisiana 1931-1941
Antonio M. Fernández Democrat New Mexico 1943-1956
Flag of Cuba James Devereux Republican Maryland 1951-1959
Joseph Montoya Democrat New Mexico 1957-1964
Henry B. Gonzalez Democrat Texas 1961-1998
Edward R. Roybal Democrat California 1963-1993
Kika de la Garza Democrat Texas 1965-1997
Manuel Lujan, Jr. Republican New Mexico 1969-1989
Herman Badillo Democrat New York 1971-1977
Robert García Democrat New York 1978-1990
Tony Coelho Democrat California 1979-1989
Matthew G. Martinez Democrat California 1982-2001
Bill Richardson Democrat New Mexico 1983-1997
Solomon P. Ortiz Democrat Texas 1983-present
Esteban Edward Torres Democrat California 1983-1999
Albert Bustamante Democrat Texas 1985-1993
Flag of Cuba Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican Florida 1989-present
José Serrano Democrat New York 1990-present
Ed Pastor Democrat Arizona 1991-present
Frank Tejeda Democrat Texas 1993-1997
Bob Menendez Democrat New Jersey 1993-2006
Xavier Becerra Democrat California 1993-present
Henry Bonilla Republican Texas 1993-2007
Flag of Cuba Lincoln Diaz-Balart Republican Florida 1993-present
Luis Gutiérrez Democrat Illinois 1993-present
Lucille Roybal-Allard Democrat California 1993-present
Nydia Velázquez Democrat New York 1993-present
Silvestre Reyes Democrat Texas 1993-present
Flag of Mexico Ciro D. Rodriguez Democrat Texas 1997-2005, 2007-present
Rubén Hinojosa Democrat Texas 1997-present
Loretta Sanchez Democrat California 1997-present
Joe Baca Democrat California 1999-present
Charlie Gonzalez Democrat Texas 1999-present
Grace Napolitano Democrat California 1999-present
Dennis Cardoza Democrat California 2003-present
Flag of Cuba Mario Diaz-Balart Republican Florida 2003-present
Raúl Grijalva Democrat Arizona 2003-present
Linda Sánchez Democrat California 2003-present
Henry Cuellar Democrat Texas 2005-present
John Salazar Democrat Colorado 2005-present
Flag of Cuba Albio Sires Democrat New Jersey 2006-present

House Delegates (non-voting members)

Representative Party Territory Term
Flag of Cuba Joseph Marion Hernández Whig Florida Territory 1822-1823
Flag of Mexico José Manuel Gallegos Democrat New Mexico Territory 1853-1857, 1871-1873
Flag of Mexico Miguel Antonio Otero Democrat New Mexico Territory 1856-1861
Flag of Mexico Francisco Perea Republican New Mexico Territory 1863-1865
Flag of Mexico José Francisco Chaves Republican New Mexico Territory 1865-1867, 1869-1871
Flag of Mexico Trinidad Romero Republican New Mexico Territory 1877-1879
Flag of Mexico Mariano S. Otero Republican New Mexico Territory 1879-1881
Tranquilio Luna Republican New Mexico Territory 1881-1884
Flag of Mexico Francisco Antonio Manzanares Democrat New Mexico Territory 1884-1885
Pedro Perea Republican New Mexico Territory 1899-1901
Federico Degetau Insular Republican Puerto Rico 1901-1905
Tulio Larrinaga Unionist Puerto Rico 1905-1911
Luis Muñoz Rivera Unionist Puerto Rico 1911-1916
Félix Córdova Dávila Unionist Puerto Rico 1917-1932
José Lorenzo Pesquera Non-Partisan Puerto Rico 1932-1933
Flag of Spain Santiago Iglesias Coalitionist Puerto Rico 1932-1939
Bolívar Pagán Coalitionist Puerto Rico 1939-1945
Jesus T. Piñero Popular Democratic Puerto Rico 1945-1946
Antonio Fernós-Isern Popular Democratic Puerto Rico 1946-1965
Santiago Polanco Abreu Popular Democratic Puerto Rico 1965-1969
Jorge Luis Córdova Díaz New Progressive Puerto Rico 1969-1973
Jaime Benítez Popular Democratic Puerto Rico 1973-1977
Ron de Lugo Democrat U.S. Virgin Islands 1973-1979, 1981-1995
Baltasar Corrada del Río New Progressive Puerto Rico 1977-1985
Jaime Fuster Popular Democratic Puerto Rico 1985-1992
Vincente T. Blaz Republican Guam 1985-1993
Antonio Colorado Popular Democratic Puerto Rico 1992-1993
Carlos Romero Barceló New Progressive Puerto Rico 1993-2001
Robert A. Underwood Democrat Guam 1993-2003
Aníbal Acevedo Vilá Popular Democratic Puerto Rico 2001-2005
Luis Fortuño New Progressive Puerto Rico 2005-present

See also

United States Congress
Members Current, Freshmen – House: Former members | Senate: Current by age, Current by seniority; Former, Former still living, Expelled/censured, Longest serving, Classes
Leaders House: Speaker, Party leaders, Party whips, Dem. caucus, Rep. conference, Dean | Senate: President pro tempore (list), Party leaders, Assistant party leaders, Dem. Caucus (Chair, Secretary, Policy comm. chair), Rep. Conference (Chair, Vice-Chair, Policy comm. chair), Dean
Groups African Americans, Asian Pacific Americans, Caucuses, Committees, Demographics, Hispanic Americans, Senate Women, House Women
Agencies,
Employees &
Offices		 Architect of the Capitol, Capitol Guide Service (board), Capitol Police (board), Chiefs of Staff, GAO, Government Printing Office, Law Revision Counsel, Librarian of Congress, Poet laureate | House: Chaplain, Chief Administrative Officer, Clerk, Doorkeeper, Emergency Planning, Preparedness, and Operations, Historian, Page (board), Parliamentarian, Postmaster, Reading clerk, Recording Studio, Sergeant at Arms | Senate: Chaplain, Curator, Historian, Librarian, Page, Parliamentarian, Secretary, Sergeant at Arms
Politics &
Procedure		 Act of Congress (list), Caucuses, Committees, Hearings, Joint session, Oversight, Party Divisions, Rider | House: Committees, History, Jefferson's Manual, Procedures | Senate: Committees, Filibuster, History, Traditions, VPs' tie-breaking votes
Buildings Botanic Garden, Capitol, Capitol Complex, Office buildings (House: Cannon, Ford, Longworth, O'Neill, Rayburn, Senate: Dirksen, Hart, Russell)
Research Biographical directory, Congressional Quarterly, Congressional Record, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, The Hill, Roll Call, THOMAS
Misc Congressional districts (by area), Mace of the House, Power of enforcement, Scandals, Softball League
Websites: House of Representatives | Senate

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