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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.
Rep. Marilyn Strickland, D-Wash., is both the first Black lawmaker to represent the state and one of the first Korean American women to be elected to Congress. And Democratic Florida Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost, the first Generation Z member of Congress, is both Black and Hispanic.
The next Congress will be the most representative of Latino identity ever. Voters are sending the highest number of Latino lawmakers to Congress ever, and increasing ideological diversity...
Currently, there are 47 members of the 116th United States Congress who are Latino or Hispanic Americans. 40 of these members are representatives in the United States House of Representatives, 4 of them are members of the United States Senate, and the final 3 members are territorial delegates.
National Hispanic Heritage Month runs from September 15 to October 15, and is celebrated in part to recognize the contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans to the United States. To honor Hispanic culture, and its impact on America, we look at 10 important Hispanic Americans in U.S. political life, past and present. 1. Jorge Ramos.
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus was founded as a bipartisan caucus, but as Republicans numbers grew, GOP members broke off and formed the Congressional Hispanic Conference. Gallego noted...
Mel Martinez (R-FL) 2005–2009. Montoya. Joseph M. Montoya (D-NM) 1964–1977. Chavez. Dennis Chavez (D-NM) 1935–1962. Larrazolo.
