List of Latino Democrats
The following is an alphabetically ordered list of notable Latino members of the United States Democratic Party, past and present.
A[]
- Pete Aguilar, Congressman from California
- Jessica Alba, actress[1]
- Aída Álvarez, 20th Administrator of the Small Business Administration
- Toney Anaya, 26th Governor of New Mexico
- Jerry Apodaca, 24th Governor of New Mexico
B[]
- Polly Baca, Chair of the Democratic Caucus of the Colorado House of Representatives (1976–79) and member of the Colorado State Senate and the House and Senate of a state Legislature.
- Herman Badillo, former Congressman from New York
- Hector Balderas, New Mexico State Auditor
- Xavier Becerra, Congressman from California and Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus
- Albert Bustamante, former Congressman from Texas
- Xavier Becerra
C[]
- Yvanna Cancela, Chief of Staff to Nevada Governor
- Tony Cárdenas, Congressman from California
- Julian Castro, United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
- Joaquin Castro, Congressman from Texas
- Raúl Héctor Castro, 14th Governor of Arizona
- Lauro Cavazos, former United States Secretary of Education
- Dennis Chávez, former Senator and former Congressman from New Mexico
- Henry Cisneros, former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
- Maria Contreras-Sweet, Administrator of the Small Business Administration
- Baltasar Corrada del Río, former Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico and former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
- Jim Costa, Congressman from California
- Henry Cuellar, Congressman from Texas
D[]
- Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca, 2nd Governor of New Mexico
- Kika de la Garza, former Congressman from Texas
- Ron de Lugo, former delegate from the U.S. Virgin Islands
- Mo Denis, Nevada state senator and former Majority Leader of the Nevada Senate
- Manny Diaz, former Mayor of Miami
E[]
- Albert Estopinal, former Congressman from Louisiana
- , former Sheriff of St. Bernard Parish
F[]
- Maurice Ferre, former Mayor of Miami
- Antonio M. Fernández, former Congressman from Louisiana
- Joachim O. Fernández, former Congressman from Louisiana
- Jaime Fuster, Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico and former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
G[]
Henry B. Gonzalez, the first Hispanic Congressman from Texas
- Pete Gallego, Congressman from Texas
- Ruben Gallego, Congressman from Arizona
- Jose Manuel Gallegos, Delegate from New Mexico
- Joe Garcia, former Congressman from Florida
- Joseph Garcia, Lieutenant Governor of Colorado
- Robert García, Congressman from New York
- Alejandro García Padilla, Governor of Puerto Rico
- Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles
- Charlie Gonzalez, former Congressman from Texas
- Henry B. Gonzalez, former Congressman from Texas
- Nellie Gorbea, Rhode Island Secretary of State
- Raúl Grijalva, Congressman from Arizona
H[]
- Ruben Hinojosa, Congressman from Texas
I[]
- Luis V. Gutierrez, Congressman from Illinois
L[]
- Ladislas Lazaro, former Congressman from Louisiana
- Eva Longoria, actress[4]
- Ben Ray Luján, Congressman from New Mexico
- Michelle Luján Grisham, Governor of New Mexico
M[]
Robert Menendez, Senator from New Jersey
- Louis H. Marrero, governor of Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana (1884–1896), Sheriff (1896), President of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana (1884–1916) and United States Senator for Louisiana
- Robert Menendez, Senator from New Jersey
- Joseph Montoya, former Senator from New Mexico
- Cecilia Muñoz, director of the White House Domestic Policy Council
- Janet Murguia, President of the National Council of La Raza[4]
N[]
- Grace Napolitano, Congresswoman from California
- Gloria Negrete McLeod, Congresswoman from California
- Samuel B. Nunez Jr., Louisiana State Senator and President of the Louisiana State Senate
O[]
- Solomon P. Ortiz, former Congressman from Texas
P[]
- Ed Pastor, Congressman from Arizona
- Federico Peña, former United States Secretary of Transportation and former United States Secretary of Energy
- John Pérez, former Speaker of the California State Assembly
- Leander Perez, Democratic political boss of Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes, Louisiana
- Thomas Perez, United States Secretary of Labor
- Pedro Pierluisi, Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
R[]
- Silvestre Reyes, former Congressman from Texas
- Bill Richardson, former Congressman and the 30th Governor of New Mexico
- Edward R. Roybal, former Congressman from California
- Lucille Roybal-Allard, Congresswoman from California
- Raul Ruiz, Congressman from California
S[]
- Gregorio Sablan, Delegate from Northern Mariana Islands
- Ken Salazar, former Senator and former United States Secretary of the Interior
- Linda Sanchez, Congresswoman from California
- Loretta Sanchez, Congresswoman from California
- Pedro Segarra, Mayor of Hartford, Connecticut
- Jose Serrano, Congressman from New York
- Albio Sires, Congressman from New Jersey
- Hilda Solis, former Congresswoman from California and the 25th United States Secretary of Labor
- Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
T[]
- Angel Taveras, Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island
- Esteban Edward Torres, former Congressman from California
- Norma Torres, Congresswoman from California
- Patricia Torres Ray, first Hispanic woman to serve in the MN Senate as MN Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party SD63
V[]
- Juan Vargas, Congressman from California
- Leticia Vasquez, former mayor of Lynwood, California
- Filemon Vela, Jr., Congressman from Texas
- Nydia Velázquez, Congresswoman from New York
- Antonio Villaraigosa, 41st Mayor of Los Angeles
See also[]
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus
- List of Latin Americans
- List of Latino Republicans
- List of Latino Americans in the United States Congress
References[]
- ^ Daunt, Tina. "Jessica Alba, Eva Longoria Tapped for Key Roles at Democratic National Convention". Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ Marquand, Robert (21 October 1988). "Wake-up call on US education. New Secretary of Education Lauro Cavazos speaks out on issues". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ "Dennis Chavez: A Featured Biography". US Senate. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ a b Dunham, Richard (3 September 2012). "20 Latino Democrats to watch over the next 20 years (with PHOTO GALLERY)". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
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