List of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States Congress

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

Senator (lifespan)	Hispanic ancestry	Party	State	Term start	Term end	Notes
Dominique Bouligny (1773–1833)	Spain	Adams-Clay Republican (1824–1828)	Louisiana	November 19, 1824	March 4, 1829	Retired
Dominique Bouligny (1773–1833)	Spain	National Republican (1828–1829)	Louisiana	November 19, 1824	March 4, 1829	Retired
David Levy Yulee (1810–1886)	Spain	Democratic	Florida	July 1, 1845	March 4, 1851	Lost reelection
David Levy Yulee (1810–1886)	Spain	Democratic	Florida	March 4, 1855	January 21, 1861	Resigned when Florida seceded from the Union
Judah P. Benjamin (1811–1884)	Spain	Whig (1853–1856)	Louisiana	March 4, 1853	February 4, 1861	Resigned when Louisiana seceded from the Union
Judah P. Benjamin (1811–1884)	Spain	Democratic (1856–1861)	Louisiana	March 4, 1853	February 4, 1861	Resigned when Louisiana seceded from the Union
Octaviano Larrazolo (1859–1930)	Mexico	Republican	New Mexico	December 7, 1928	March 4, 1929	Retired
Dennis Chávez (1888–1962)	Mexico	Democratic	New Mexico	May 11, 1935	November 18, 1962	Died in office
Joseph Montoya (1915–1978)	Mexico	Democratic	New Mexico	November 4, 1964	January 3, 1977	Lost reelection
John E. Sununu (born 1964)	El Salvador	Republican	New Hampshire	January 3, 2003	January 3, 2009	Lost reelection
Mel Martínez^[1] (born 1946)	Cuba	Republican	Florida	January 3, 2005	September 9, 2009	Resigned
Ken Salazar (born 1955)	Mexico	Democratic	Colorado	January 3, 2005	January 20, 2009	Resigned to become United States Secretary of the Interior
Bob Menendez (born 1954)	Cuba	Democratic	New Jersey	January 17, 2006	present
Marco Rubio (born 1971)	Cuba	Republican	Florida	January 3, 2011	present
Ted Cruz (born 1970)	Cuba	Republican	Texas	January 3, 2013	present
Catherine Cortez Masto (born 1964)	Mexico	Democratic	Nevada	January 3, 2017	present

Elected, but not seated

Picture	Senator-elect (lifespan)	Hispanic ancestry	Party	State	Term	Notes
	Charles Gayarré (1805–1895)	Spain	Democratic	Louisiana	Elected 1834	Not seated due to ill health

House of Representatives

Representative (lifespan)	Hispanic ancestry	Party	State	Term start	Term end	Notes
Alcée la Branche (1806–1881)	Spain	Democratic	Louisiana	March 4, 1843	March 4, 1845	Retired
John Bouligny (1824–1864)	Spain	American (Know-Nothing) (1859–1860)	Louisiana	March 4, 1859	March 4, 1861	Retired^[2]
John Bouligny (1824–1864)	Spain	Constitutional Union (1860–1861)	Louisiana	March 4, 1859	March 4, 1861	Retired^[2]
Romualdo Pacheco^[3] (1831–1899)	Mexico	Republican	California	March 4, 1877	February 7, 1878	Lost election contestation
Romualdo Pacheco^[3] (1831–1899)	Mexico	Republican	California	March 4, 1879	March 4, 1883	Retired
Albert Estopinal (1845–1919)	Spain	Democratic	Louisiana	November 3, 1908	April 28, 1919	Died in office
Ladislas Lazaro (1872–1927)	Spain	Democratic	Louisiana	March 4, 1913	March 30, 1927	Died in office
Benigno C. Hernández (1862–1954)	Mexico	Republican	New Mexico	March 4, 1915	March 4, 1917	Lost reelection
Benigno C. Hernández (1862–1954)	Mexico	Republican	New Mexico	March 4, 1919	March 4, 1921	Retired
Néstor Montoya (1862–1923)	Mexico	Republican	New Mexico	January 4, 1921	January 13, 1923	Died in office
Dennis Chávez (1888–1962)	Mexico	Democratic	New Mexico	March 4, 1931	January 3, 1935	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate from New Mexico^[4]
Joachim O. Fernández (1896–1978)	Spain	Democratic	Louisiana	March 4, 1931	January 3, 1941	Lost reelection
Antonio M. Fernández (1902–1956)	Mexico	Democratic	New Mexico	January 3, 1943	November 7, 1956	Died in office
Joseph Montoya (1915–1978)	Mexico	Democratic	New Mexico	April 9, 1957	November 3, 1964	Retired to run successfully for the United States Senate from New Mexico
Henry B. González (1916–2000)	Mexico	Democratic	Texas	November 4, 1961	January 3, 1999	Retired
Thomas Ponce Gill (1922–2009)	Cuba	Democratic	Hawaii	January 3, 1963	January 3, 1965	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate from Hawaii
Edward R. Roybal (1916–2005)	Mexico	Democratic	California	January 3, 1963	January 3, 1993	Retired
Kika de la Garza (1927-2017)	Mexico	Democratic	Texas	January 3, 1965	January 3, 1997	Retired
Manuel Lujan (born 1928)	Mexico	Republican	New Mexico	January 3, 1969	January 3, 1989	Retired^[5]
Herman Badillo (1929–2014)	Puerto Rico	Democratic	New York	January 3, 1971	December 31, 1977	Resigned to become Deputy Mayor of New York City
Charles Rangel (born 1930)	Puerto Rico	Democratic	New York	January 3, 1971	January 3, 2017	Retired
Robert García (1933–2017)	Puerto Rico	Democratic	New York	February 21, 1978	January 7, 1990	Resigned^[6]
Matthew Martínez (1929–2011)	Mexico	Democratic (1982–2000) .	California	July 13, 1982	January 3, 2001	Lost renomination as a Democrat and joined the Republican Party
Matthew Martínez (1929–2011)	Mexico	Republican (2000–2001)	California	July 13, 1982	January 3, 2001
Solomon P. Ortiz (born 1937)	Mexico	Democratic	Texas	January 3, 1983	January 3, 2011	Lost reelection
Bill Richardson (born 1947)	Mexico	Democratic	New Mexico	January 3, 1983	February 13, 1997	Resigned to become United States Ambassador to the United Nations^[7]
Esteban E. Torres (born 1930)	Mexico	Democratic	California	January 3, 1983	January 3, 1999	Retired
Barbara Vucanovich^[8] (1921–2013)	Spain	Republican	Nevada	January 3, 1983	January 3, 1997	Retired
Albert Bustamante (born 1935)	Mexico	Democratic	Texas	January 3, 1985	January 3, 1993	Lost reelection^[9]
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (born 1952)	Cuba	Republican	Florida	August 29, 1989	present
José E. Serrano (born 1943)	Puerto Rico	Democratic	New York	March 20, 1990	present
Ed Pastor (born 1943)	Mexico	Democratic	Arizona	October 3, 1991	January 3, 2015	Retired
Xavier Becerra (born 1958)	Mexico	Democratic	California	January 3, 1993	January 24, 2017	Resigned to become Attorney General of California
Henry Bonilla (born 1954)	Mexico	Republican	Texas	January 3, 1993	January 3, 2007	Lost reelection
Lincoln Díaz-Balart (born 1954)	Cuba	Republican	Florida	January 3, 1993	January 3, 2011	Retired
Luis Gutiérrez (born 1953)	Puerto Rico	Democratic	Illinois	January 3, 1993	present
Bob Menendez (born 1954)	Cuba	Democratic	New Jersey	January 3, 1993	January 16, 2006	Resigned to accept appointment as U.S. Senator from New Jersey
Lucille Roybal-Allard (born 1941)	Mexico	Democratic	California	January 3, 1993	present
Frank Tejeda (1945–1997)	Mexico	Democratic	Texas	January 3, 1993	January 30, 1997	Died in office
Nydia Velázquez (born 1953)	Puerto Rico	Democratic	New York	January 3, 1993	present
Rubén Hinojosa (born 1940)	Mexico	Democratic	Texas	January 3, 1997	January 3, 2017	Retired
Silvestre Reyes (born 1944)	Mexico	Democratic	Texas	January 3, 1997	January 3, 2013	Lost renomination
Loretta Sánchez (born 1960)	Mexico	Democratic	California	January 3, 1997	January 3, 2017	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate from California
John E. Sununu (born 1964)	El Salvador	Republican	New Hampshire	January 3, 1997	January 3, 2003	Retired to run successfully for the United States Senate from New Hampshire
Ciro Rodríguez (born 1946)	Mexico	Democratic	Texas	April 12, 1997	January 3, 2005	Lost renomination
Ciro Rodríguez (born 1946)	Mexico	Democratic	Texas	January 3, 2007	January 3, 2011	Lost reelection
Charlie González (born 1945)	Mexico	Democratic	Texas	January 3, 1999	January 3, 2013	Retired
Grace Napolitano (born 1936)	Mexico	Democratic	California	January 3, 1999	present
Joe Baca (born 1947)	Mexico	Democratic	California	November 16, 1999	January 3, 2013	Lost reelection
Hilda Solis (born 1957)	Mexico Nicaragua	Democratic	California	January 3, 2001	February 24, 2009	Resigned to become United States Secretary of Labor
Mario Díaz-Balart (born 1961)	Cuba	Republican	Florida	January 3, 2003	present
Raúl Grijalva (born 1948)	Mexico	Democratic	Arizona	January 3, 2003	present
Linda Sánchez (born 1969)	Mexico	Democratic	California	January 3, 2003	present
Henry Cuellar (born 1955)	Mexico	Democratic	Texas	January 3, 2005	present
John Salazar (born 1953)	Mexico	Democratic	Colorado	January 3, 2005	January 3, 2011	Lost reelection
Albio Sires (born 1951)	Cuba	Democratic	New Jersey	November 13, 2006	present
Ben Ray Luján (born 1972)	Mexico	Democratic	New Mexico	January 3, 2009	present
John Garamendi (born 1945)	Spain	Democratic	California	November 3, 2009	present
Quico Canseco (born 1949)	Mexico	Republican	Texas	January 3, 2011	January 3, 2013	Lost reelection
Bill Flores (born 1954)	Spain	Republican	Texas	January 3, 2011	present
Jaime Herrera Beutler (born 1978)	Mexico	Republican	Washington	January 3, 2011	present
Raúl Labrador (born 1967)	Puerto Rico	Republican	Idaho	January 3, 2011	present
David Rivera (born 1965)	Cuba	Republican	Florida	January 3, 2011	January 3, 2013	Lost reelection
Tony Cárdenas (born 1963)	Mexico	Democratic	California	January 3, 2013	present
Joaquín Castro (born 1974)	Mexico	Democratic	Texas	January 3, 2013	present
Pete Gallego (born 1961)	Mexico	Democratic	Texas	January 3, 2013	January 3, 2015	Lost reelection
Joe Garcia (born 1963)	Cuba	Democratic	Florida	January 3, 2013	January 3, 2015	Lost reelection
Michelle Lujan Grisham (born 1959)	Mexico	Democratic	New Mexico	January 3, 2013	present
Gloria Negrete McLeod (born 1941)	Mexico	Democratic	California	January 3, 2013	January 3, 2015	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Board of Supervisors of San Bernardino County, California
Raul Ruiz (born 1972)	Mexico	Democratic	California	January 3, 2013	present
Juan Vargas (born 1961)	Mexico	Democratic	California	January 3, 2013	present
Filemón Vela (born 1963)	Mexico	Democratic	Texas	January 3, 2013	present
Pete Aguilar (born 1979)	Mexico	Democratic	California	January 3, 2015	present
Carlos Curbelo (born 1980)	Cuba	Republican	Florida	January 3, 2015	present
Ruben Gallego (born 1979)	Mexico Colombia	Democratic	Arizona	January 3, 2015	present
Alex Mooney (born 1971)	Cuba	Republican	West Virginia	January 3, 2015	present
Norma Torres (born 1965)	Guatemala	Democratic	California	January 3, 2015	present
Nanette Barragán (born 1976)	Mexico	Democratic	California	January 3, 2017	present
Salud Carbajal (born 1964)	Mexico	Democratic	California	January 3, 2017	present
Lou Correa (born 1958)	Mexico	Democratic	California	January 3, 2017	present
Adriano Espaillat (born 1954)	Dominican Republic	Democratic	New York	January 3, 2017	present
Vicente González (born 1967)	Mexico	Democratic	Texas	January 3, 2017	present
Rubén Kihuen (born 1980)	Mexico	Democratic	Nevada	January 3, 2017	present
Brian Mast (born 1980)	Mexico	Republican	Florida	January 3, 2017	present
Darren Soto (born 1978)	Puerto Rico	Democratic	Florida	January 3, 2017	present
Jimmy Gomez (born 1974)	Mexico	Democratic	California	July 11, 2017	present

House Delegates (non-voting members)

(Note: Delegates are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.)

Delegate^[10] (lifespan)	Hispanic ancestry	Party	Territory	Term start	Term end	Notes
Joseph Marion Hernández (1788–1857)	Spain	Democratic-Republican	Florida	September 30, 1822	March 4, 1823	Retired
David Levy Yulee (1810–1886)	Spain	Democratic	Florida	March 4, 1841	March 3, 1845	Office eliminated when Territory of Florida was admitted to the Union as the State of Florida^[11]
José Gallegos (1815–1875)	Mexico	Democratic	New Mexico	March 4, 1853	July 23, 1856	Lost election contestation
José Gallegos (1815–1875)	Mexico	Democratic	New Mexico	March 4, 1871	March 4, 1873	Lost reelection
Miguel Otero (1829–1882)	Mexico	Democratic	New Mexico	July 23, 1856	March 4, 1861	Retired
Francisco Perea (1830–1913)	Mexico	Republican	New Mexico	March 4, 1863	March 4, 1865	Lost reelection
José Francisco Chaves (1833–1904)	Mexico	Republican	New Mexico	March 4, 1865	March 4, 1867	Lost reelection
José Francisco Chaves (1833–1904)	Mexico	Republican	New Mexico	February 20, 1869	March 4, 1871	Lost reelection
Trinidad Romero (1835–1918)	Mexico	Republican	New Mexico	March 4, 1877	March 4, 1879	Retired
Mariano S. Otero (1844–1904)	Mexico	Republican	New Mexico	March 4, 1879	March 4, 1881	Retired
Tranquilino Luna (1849–1892)	Mexico	Republican	New Mexico	March 4, 1881	March 5, 1884	Lost election contestation
Francisco Antonio Manzanares (1843–1904)	Mexico	Democratic	New Mexico	March 5, 1884	March 4, 1885	Retired
Pedro Perea (1852–1906)	Mexico	Republican	New Mexico	March 4, 1899	March 4, 1901	Retired
Federico Degetau (1862–1914)	Puerto Rico	Republican	Puerto Rico	March 4, 1901	March 4, 1905	Retired
Tulio Larrínaga (1847–1917)	Puerto Rico	Unionist	Puerto Rico	March 4, 1905	March 4, 1911	Lost reelection
Benito Legarda (1853–1915)	Spain	Federalist (Republican)	Philippine Islands	November 22, 1907	March 3, 1912	Retired
Manuel L. Quezón^[12] (1878–1944)	Spain	Nacionalista	Philippine Islands	November 23, 1909	October 15, 1916	Retired
Luis Muñoz-Rivera (1859–1916)	Puerto Rico	Unionist	Puerto Rico	March 4, 1911	November 15, 1916	Died in office
Félix Córdova-Dávila (1878–1938)	Puerto Rico	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)	Spain	Nacionalista	Philippine Islands	March 4, 1920	July 16, 1928	Resigned
José Lorenzo Pesquera (1882–1950)	Puerto Rico	Independent	Puerto Rico	April 15, 1932	March 4, 1933	Retired
Santiago Iglesias (1872–1939)	Spain Puerto Rico	Coalitionist	Puerto Rico	March 4, 1933	December 5, 1939	Died in office
Francisco A. Delgado (1886–1964)	Spain	Nacionalista	Philippine Islands	January 3, 1935	February 14, 1936	Retired
Joaquín Miguel Elizalde (1896–1965)	Spain	Nonpartisan	Philippines	September 29, 1938	August 9, 1944	Resigned
Bolívar Pagán (1897–1961)	Puerto Rico	Coalitionist	Puerto Rico	December 26, 1939	January 3, 1945	Lost reelection
Jesús T. Piñero (1897–1952)	Puerto Rico	Popular Democratic	Puerto Rico	January 3, 1945	September 2, 1946	Resigned to accept appointment as Governor of Puerto Rico
Antonio Fernós-Isern (1895–1974)	Puerto Rico	Popular Democratic	Puerto Rico	September 11, 1946	January 3, 1965	Retired to run successfully for the Puerto Rico Senate
Santiago Polanco-Abreu (1920–1988)	Puerto Rico	Popular Democratic	Puerto Rico	January 3, 1965	January 3, 1969	Lost reelection
Jorge Luis Córdova (1907–1994)	Puerto Rico	New Progressive	Puerto Rico	January 3, 1969	January 3, 1973	Lost reelection
Jaime Benítez (1908–2001)	Puerto Rico	Popular Democratic	Puerto Rico	January 3, 1973	January 3, 1977	Lost reelection
Ron de Lugo (born 1930)	Puerto Rico	Democratic	Virgin Islands	January 3, 1973	January 3, 1979	Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of the United States Virgin Islands
Ron de Lugo (born 1930)	Puerto Rico	Democratic	Virgin Islands	January 3, 1981	January 3, 1995	Retired
Baltasar Corrada del Río (1935–2018)	Puerto Rico	New Progressive	Puerto Rico	January 3, 1977	January 3, 1985	Retired to run successfully for Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico
Jaime Fuster (1941–2007)	Puerto Rico	Popular Democratic	Puerto Rico	January 3, 1985	March 4, 1992	Resigned to accept appointment as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
Antonio Colorado (born 1939)	Puerto Rico	Popular Democratic	Puerto Rico	March 4, 1992	January 3, 1993	Lost reelection
Carlos Romero-Barceló^[13] (born 1932)	Puerto Rico	New Progressive	Puerto Rico	January 3, 1993	January 3, 2001	Lost reelection
Aníbal Acevedo-Vilá (born 1962)	Puerto Rico	Popular Democratic	Puerto Rico	January 3, 2001	January 2, 2005	Retired to run successfully for Governor of Puerto Rico
Luis Fortuño (born 1960)	Puerto Rico	New Progressive	Puerto Rico	January 3, 2005	January 2, 2009	Retired to run successfully for Governor of Puerto Rico
Pedro Pierluisi (born 1959)	Puerto Rico	New Progressive	Puerto Rico	January 3, 2009	January 3, 2017	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the nomination for Governor of Puerto Rico
Jenniffer González (born 1976)	Puerto Rico	New Progressive	Puerto Rico	January 3, 2017	present

References

↑ Martinez previously served as United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
↑ Bouligny was the only congressman from Louisiana not to resign when the state seceded from the Union.
↑ Pacheco previously served as the first (and only to date) 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 Hispanic heritage.
↑ Bustamante later was jailed for bribery.
↑ 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 Philippines.
↑ Romero-Barceló previously served as Governor of Puerto Rico.

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[1] Martinez previously served as United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

[2] Bouligny was the only congressman from Louisiana not to resign when the state seceded from the Union.

[3] Pacheco previously served as the first (and only to date) Hispanic Governor of the State of California.

[4] Chávez later was appointed as United States Senator from New Mexico.

[5] Lujan later served as United States Secretary of the Interior.

[6] Garcia later was jailed due to the Wedtech scandal, but his conviction ultimately was reversed by an appellate court.

[7] Richardson later served as United States Secretary of Energy and Governor of New Mexico.

[8] Though Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is widely credited as the first Hispanic woman in Congress, Vucanovich's mother was of partial Hispanic heritage.

[9] Bustamante later was jailed for bribery.

[10] Delegates from Puerto Rico (since 1901) and from the Philippines (from 1907 to 1946) officially are known as Resident Commissioners.

[11] Yulee later was elected as United States Senator from Florida.

[12] Quezón later served as President of the Philippines.

[13] Romero-Barceló previously served as Governor of Puerto Rico.