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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.
January 9, 2023. U.S. Congress continues to grow in racial, ethnic diversity. By Katherine Schaeffer. A quarter of voting members of the U.S. Congress identify their race or ethnicity as something other than non-Hispanic White, making the 118th Congress the most racially and ethnically diverse to date.
Congress. Diversity. 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...
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.
J. Scott Applewhite / AP. Nov. 18, 2022, 9:06 PM UTC. By Suzanne Gamboa. Democratic Rep.-elect Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, who flipped a red Washington House seat in a surprising upset, credited her...
— Today, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Nanette Barragán (CA-44) called on President Biden to protect long-term undocumented immigrants in the United States by streamlining pathways to lawful status for undocumented spouses of U.S. Immigration and Border Issues.
