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 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
Dominique Bouligny (1773–1833)	Spanish	National Republican (1828–1829)	Louisiana	Nov 19, 1824	March 4, 1829	Retired
David Levy Yulee (1810–1886)	Spanish	Democratic	Florida	July 1, 1845	March 4, 1851	Lost reelection
David Levy Yulee (1810–1886)	Spanish	Democratic	Florida	March 4, 1855	Jan 21, 1861	Resigned when Florida seceded from the Union
Judah P. Benjamin (1811–1884)	Spanish^[1]	Whig (1853–1856)	Louisiana	March 4, 1853	Feb 4, 1861	Resigned when Louisiana seceded from the Union
Judah P. Benjamin (1811–1884)	Spanish^[1]	Democratic (1856–1861)	Louisiana	March 4, 1853	Feb 4, 1861	Resigned when Louisiana seceded from the Union
Octaviano Larrazolo^[2] (1859–1930)	Mexican^[3]	Republican	New Mexico	Dec 7, 1928	March 4, 1929	Retired
Dennis Chávez (1888–1962)	Mexican^[4]	Democratic	New Mexico	May 11, 1935	Nov 18, 1962	Died in office
Joseph Montoya (1915–1978)	Mexican^[5]	Democratic	New Mexico	Nov 4, 1964	Jan 3, 1977	Lost reelection
John E. Sununu (born 1964)	Salvadoran^[6]	Republican	New Hampshire	Jan 3, 2003	Jan 3, 2009	Lost reelection
Mel Martínez^[7] (born 1946)	Cuban^[8]	Republican	Florida	Jan 3, 2005	Sep 9, 2009	Resigned
Ken Salazar (born 1955)	Mexican^[9]	Democratic	Colorado	Jan 3, 2005	Jan 20, 2009	Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior
Bob Menendez (born 1954)	Cuban^[10]	Democratic	New Jersey	Jan 17, 2006	Incumbent
Marco Rubio (born 1971)	Cuban^[11]	Republican	Florida	Jan 3, 2011	Incumbent
Ted Cruz (born 1970)	Cuban^[11]	Republican	Texas	Jan 3, 2013	Incumbent
Catherine Cortez Masto^[12] (born 1964)	Mexican^[13]	Democratic	Nevada	Jan 3, 2017	Incumbent
Ben Ray Luján (born 1972)	Mexican^[14]	Democratic	New Mexico	Jan 3, 2021	Incumbent
Alex Padilla (born 1973)	Mexican^[15]	Democratic	California	Jan 20, 2021	Incumbent

Elected, but not seated[]

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[]

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^[16]
John Edward Bouligny (1824–1864)	Spanish	Constitutional Union (1860–1861)	Louisiana	March 4, 1859	March 4, 1861	Retired^[16]
Romualdo Pacheco^[17] (1831–1899)	Mexican	Republican	California	March 4, 1877	Feb 7, 1878	Lost election contestation
Romualdo Pacheco^[17] (1831–1899)	Mexican	Republican	California	March 4, 1879	March 4, 1883	Retired
Frank Coombs (1853–1934)	Mexican	Republican	California	March 4, 1901	March 4, 1903	Lost reelection
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 reelection
Benigno C. Hernández (1862–1954)	Mexican	Republican	New Mexico	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^[18]
Joachim O. Fernández (1896–1978)	Spanish	Democratic	Louisiana	March 4, 1931	Jan 3, 1941	Lost reelection
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^[19]
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^[20]
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
Matthew Martínez (1929–2011)	Mexican	Republican (2000–2001)	California	July 13, 1982	Jan 3, 2001
Solomon P. Ortiz (born 1937)	Mexican	Democratic	Texas	Jan 3, 1983	Jan 3, 2011	Lost reelection
Bill Richardson (born 1947)	Mexican	Democratic	New Mexico	Jan 3, 1983	Feb 13, 1997	Resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations^[21]
Esteban E. Torres (1930–2022)	Mexican	Democratic	California	Jan 3, 1983	Jan 3, 1999	Retired
Barbara Vucanovich^[22] (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 reelection^[23]
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^[24]
Henry Bonilla (born 1954)	Mexican	Republican	Texas	Jan 3, 1993	Jan 3, 2007	Lost reelection
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	Incumbent
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
Ciro Rodríguez (born 1946)	Mexican	Democratic	Texas	Jan 3, 2007	Jan 3, 2011	Lost reelection
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 reelection
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 reelection
Albio Sires (born 1951)	Cuban	Democratic	New Jersey	Nov 13, 2006	Incumbent
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	Democratic	California	Nov 3, 2009	Incumbent
Quico Canseco (born 1949)	Mexican	Republican	Texas	Jan 3, 2011	Jan 3, 2013	Lost reelection
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	Incumbent
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 reelection
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 reelection
Joe Garcia (born 1963)	Cuban	Democratic	Florida	Jan 3, 2013	Jan 3, 2015	Lost reelection
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
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	Incumbent
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 reelection
Ruben Gallego (born 1979)	Mexican, Colombian	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 reelection
Antonio Delgado (born 1977)	Puerto Rican	Democratic	New York	Jan 3, 2019	Incumbent
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	Incumbent
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 reelection
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
Maria Elvira Salazar (born 1961)	Cuban	Republican	Florida	Jan 3, 2021	Incumbent
Ritchie Torres (born 1988)	Puerto Rican	Democratic	New York	Jan 3, 2021	Incumbent

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^[25] (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^[26]
José Manuel Gallegos (1815–1875)	Mexican	Democratic	New Mexico	March 4, 1853	July 23, 1856	Lost election contestation
José Manuel Gallegos (1815–1875)	Mexican	Democratic	New Mexico	March 4, 1871	March 4, 1873	Lost reelection
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 reelection
José Francisco Chaves (1833–1904)	Mexican	Republican	New Mexico	March 4, 1865	March 4, 1867	Lost reelection
José Francisco Chaves (1833–1904)	Mexican	Republican	New Mexico	Feb 20, 1869	March 4, 1871	Lost reelection
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 reelection
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^[27]
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
Francisco A. Delgado (1886–1964)	Spanish	Nacionalista	Philippine Islands	Jan 3, 1935	Feb 14, 1936	Retired
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 reelection
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 reelection
Jorge Luis Córdova (1907–1994)	Puerto Rican	New Progressive	Puerto Rico	Jan 3, 1969	Jan 3, 1973	Lost reelection
Jaime Benítez (1908–2001)	Puerto Rican	Popular Democratic	Puerto Rico	Jan 3, 1973	Jan 3, 1977	Lost reelection
Ron de Lugo (1930–2020)	Puerto Rican	Democratic	Virgin Islands	Jan 3, 1973	Jan 3, 1979	Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands
Ron de Lugo (1930–2020)	Puerto Rican	Democratic	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 reelection
Carlos Romero-Barceló^[28] (1932–2021)	Puerto Rican	New Progressive	Puerto Rico	Jan 3, 1993	Jan 3, 2001	Lost reelection
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^[29]
Jenniffer González (born 1976)	Puerto Rican	New Progressive	Puerto Rico	Jan 3, 2017	Incumbent

References[]

^ "Judah Philip Benjamin". U.S. National Park Service. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
^ Larrazolo was the first Latino to serve in the U.S. Senate.
^ "Octaviano Larrazolo". Library of Congress. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
^ "New Mexico lawmaker proposes holiday to honor Cesar Chavez, Dennis Chavez". NBC News. January 7, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
^ "Joseph Manuel Montoya". Library of Congress. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
^ Lauter, David (August 27, 2012). "Sununu urges comprehensive action on immigration". Retrieved January 19, 2021.
^ Martinez previously served as United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
^ "Mel Martinez on President's Cuba Speech, RNC Resignation". NPR. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
^ Johnson, Kirk (June 11, 2006). "At Fore on Immigration, Senator Has a Story to Tell". The New York Times. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
^ Gambino, Lauren (July 8, 2014). "New Jersey senator Robert Menendez alleges Cuba behind sex allegations". The Guardian. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Glenza, Jessica (November 27, 2016). "Cruz and Rubio condemn Castro as questions remain over Cuba-US ties". The Guardian. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
^ 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.
^ 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.

[1] "Judah Philip Benjamin". U.S. National Park Service. Retrieved January 19, 2021.

[2] Larrazolo was the first Latino to serve in the U.S. Senate.

[3] "Octaviano Larrazolo". Library of Congress. Retrieved January 19, 2021.

[4] "New Mexico lawmaker proposes holiday to honor Cesar Chavez, Dennis Chavez". NBC News. January 7, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2021.

[5] "Joseph Manuel Montoya". Library of Congress. Retrieved January 19, 2021.

[6] Lauter, David (August 27, 2012). "Sununu urges comprehensive action on immigration". Retrieved January 19, 2021.

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

[8] "Mel Martinez on President's Cuba Speech, RNC Resignation". NPR. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 19, 2021.

[9] Johnson, Kirk (June 11, 2006). "At Fore on Immigration, Senator Has a Story to Tell". The New York Times. Retrieved January 19, 2021.

[10] Gambino, Lauren (July 8, 2014). "New Jersey senator Robert Menendez alleges Cuba behind sex allegations". The Guardian. Retrieved January 19, 2021.

[guardian-11] Glenza, Jessica (November 27, 2016). "Cruz and Rubio condemn Castro as questions remain over Cuba-US ties". The Guardian. Retrieved January 19, 2021.

[12] Cortez Masto is the first Latina to serve in the U.S. Senate.

[13] 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.

[14] Bernal, Rafael (November 4, 2020). "Democrat Ben Ray Luján wins open Senate seat in New Mexico". The Hill. Retrieved January 19, 2021.

[15] 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.

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

[17] 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.

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

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

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

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

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

[23] Bustamante later was jailed for bribery.

[24] Becerra later served as United States Secretary of Health and Human Services.

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

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

[27] Quezón later served as President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.

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

[29] Pierluisi later served as Governor of Puerto Rico.

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