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

PictureSenator
(lifespan)
Hispanic or Latino ancestryPartyStateTerm startTerm endNotes
Dominique Bouligny
(1773–1833)
SpanishDemocratic-Republican
(1824–1828)
LouisianaNov 19, 1824March 4, 1829Retired
National Republican
(1828–1829)
David Levy Yulee
(1810–1886)
Spanish[1]DemocraticFloridaJuly 1, 1845March 4, 1851Lost reelection
March 4, 1855Jan 21, 1861Resigned when Florida seceded from the Union
Judah P. Benjamin
(1811–1884)
Spanish[2][3]Whig
(1853–1856)
LouisianaMarch 4, 1853Feb 4, 1861Resigned when Louisiana seceded from the Union
Democratic
(1856–1861)
Octaviano Larrazolo[4]
(1859–1930)
Mexican[5]RepublicanNew MexicoDec 7, 1928March 4, 1929Retired
Dennis Chávez
(1888–1962)
Mexican[6]DemocraticNew MexicoMay 11, 1935Nov 18, 1962Died in office
Joseph Montoya
(1915–1978)
Mexican[7]DemocraticNew MexicoNov 4, 1964Jan 3, 1977Lost re-election
John E. Sununu
(born 1964)
Salvadoran[8]RepublicanNew HampshireJan 3, 2003Jan 3, 2009Lost re-election
Mel Martínez[9]
(born 1946)
Cuban[10]RepublicanFloridaJan 3, 2005Sep 9, 2009Resigned
Ken Salazar
(born 1955)
Mexican[11]DemocraticColoradoJan 3, 2005Jan 20, 2009Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior
Bob Menendez
(born 1954)
Cuban[12]DemocraticNew JerseyJan 17, 2006Incumbent
Marco Rubio
(born 1971)
Cuban[13]RepublicanFloridaJan 3, 2011Incumbent
Ted Cruz
(born 1970)
Cuban[13]RepublicanTexasJan 3, 2013Incumbent
Catherine Cortez Masto[14]
(born 1964)
Mexican[15]DemocraticNevadaJan 3, 2017Incumbent
Ben Ray Luján
(born 1972)
Mexican[16]DemocraticNew MexicoJan 3, 2021Incumbent
Alex Padilla
(born 1973)
Mexican[17]DemocraticCaliforniaJan 20, 2021Incumbent

Elected, but not seated

PictureSenator-elect
(lifespan)
Hispanic or Latino ancestryPartyStateYear electedNotes
Charles Gayarré
(1805–1895)
SpanishDemocraticLouisiana1834Prior to being seated, resigned due to ill health

House of Representatives

PictureRepresentative
(lifespan)
Hispanic or Latino ancestryPartyStateTerm startTerm endNotes
Alcée la Branche
(1806–1881)
SpanishDemocraticLouisianaMarch 4, 1843March 4, 1845Retired
John Edward Bouligny
(1824–1864)
SpanishAmerican (Know-Nothing)
(1859–1860)
LouisianaMarch 4, 1859March 4, 1861Retired[18]
Constitutional Union
(1860–1861)
Romualdo Pacheco[19]
(1831–1899)
MexicanRepublicanCaliforniaMarch 4, 1877Feb 7, 1878Lost election contestation
March 4, 1879March 4, 1883Retired
Frank Coombs
(1853–1934)
MexicanRepublicanCaliforniaMarch 4, 1901March 4, 1903Lost re-election
Albert Estopinal
(1845–1919)
SpanishDemocraticLouisianaNov 3, 1908April 28, 1919Died in office
Ladislas Lazaro
(1872–1927)
SpanishDemocraticLouisianaMarch 4, 1913March 30, 1927Died in office
Benigno C. Hernández
(1862–1954)
MexicanRepublicanNew MexicoMarch 4, 1915March 4, 1917Lost re-election
March 4, 1919March 4, 1921Retired
Néstor Montoya
(1862–1923)
MexicanRepublicanNew MexicoMarch 4, 1921Jan 13, 1923Died in office
Dennis Chávez
(1888–1962)
MexicanDemocraticNew MexicoMarch 4, 1931Jan 3, 1935Retired to run unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate from New Mexico[20]
Joachim O. Fernández
(1896–1978)
SpanishDemocraticLouisianaMarch 4, 1931Jan 3, 1941Lost re-election
Antonio M. Fernández
(1902–1956)
MexicanDemocraticNew MexicoJan 3, 1943Nov 7, 1956Died in office
Joseph Montoya
(1915–1978)
MexicanDemocraticNew MexicoApril 9, 1957Nov 3, 1964Retired to run successfully for the U.S. Senate from New Mexico
Henry B. González
(1916–2000)
MexicanDemocraticTexasNov 4, 1961Jan 3, 1999Retired
Thomas Ponce Gill
(1922–2009)
CubanDemocraticHawaiiJan 3, 1963Jan 3, 1965Retired to run unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate from Hawaii
Edward R. Roybal
(1916–2005)
MexicanDemocraticCaliforniaJan 3, 1963Jan 3, 1993Retired
Kika de la Garza
(1927–2017)
MexicanDemocraticTexasJan 3, 1965Jan 3, 1997Retired
Manuel Lujan
(1928–2019)
MexicanRepublicanNew MexicoJan 3, 1969Jan 3, 1989Retired[21]
Herman Badillo
(1929–2014)
Puerto RicanDemocraticNew YorkJan 3, 1971Dec 31, 1977Resigned to become Deputy Mayor of New York City
Charles Rangel
(born 1930)
Puerto RicanDemocraticNew YorkJan 3, 1971Jan 3, 2017Retired
Robert Garcia
(1933–2017)
Puerto RicanDemocraticNew YorkFeb 21, 1978Jan 7, 1990Resigned[22]
Matthew Martínez
(1929–2011)
Mexican
Democratic
(1982–2000)
.
CaliforniaJuly 13, 1982Jan 3, 2001Lost renomination as a Democrat and joined the Republican Party
Republican
(2000–2001)
Solomon P. Ortiz
(born 1937)
MexicanDemocraticTexasJan 3, 1983Jan 3, 2011Lost re-election
Bill Richardson
(1947–2023)
MexicanDemocraticNew MexicoJan 3, 1983Feb 13, 1997Resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations[23]
Esteban E. Torres
(1930–2022)
MexicanDemocraticCaliforniaJan 3, 1983Jan 3, 1999Retired
Barbara Vucanovich[24]
(1921–2013)
MexicanRepublicanNevadaJan 3, 1983Jan 3, 1997Retired
Albert Bustamante
(1935–2021)
MexicanDemocraticTexasJan 3, 1985Jan 3, 1993Lost re-election[25]
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
(born 1952)
CubanRepublicanFloridaAug 29, 1989Jan 3, 2019Retired
José E. Serrano
(born 1943)
Puerto RicanDemocraticNew YorkMarch 20, 1990Jan 3, 2021Retired
Ed Pastor
(1943–2018)
MexicanDemocraticArizonaOct 3, 1991Jan 3, 2015Retired
Xavier Becerra
(born 1958)
MexicanDemocraticCaliforniaJan 3, 1993Jan 24, 2017Resigned to become Attorney General of California[26]
Henry Bonilla
(born 1954)
MexicanRepublicanTexasJan 3, 1993Jan 3, 2007Lost re-election
Lincoln Díaz-Balart
(born 1954)
CubanRepublicanFloridaJan 3, 1993Jan 3, 2011Retired
Luis Gutiérrez
(born 1953)
Puerto RicanDemocraticIllinoisJan 3, 1993Jan 3, 2019Retired
Bob Menendez
(born 1954)
CubanDemocraticNew JerseyJan 3, 1993Jan 16, 2006Resigned to accept appointment as U.S. Senator from New Jersey
Lucille Roybal-Allard
(born 1941)
MexicanDemocraticCaliforniaJan 3, 1993Jan 3, 2023Retired
Frank Tejeda
(1945–1997)
MexicanDemocraticTexasJan 3, 1993Jan 30, 1997Died in office
Nydia Velázquez
(born 1953)
Puerto RicanDemocraticNew YorkJan 3, 1993Incumbent
Rubén Hinojosa
(born 1940)
MexicanDemocraticTexasJan 3, 1997Jan 3, 2017Retired
Silvestre Reyes
(born 1944)
MexicanDemocraticTexasJan 3, 1997Jan 3, 2013Lost renomination
Loretta Sánchez
(born 1960)
MexicanDemocraticCaliforniaJan 3, 1997Jan 3, 2017Retired to run unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate from California
John E. Sununu
(born 1964)
SalvadoranRepublicanNew HampshireJan 3, 1997Jan 3, 2003Retired to run successfully for the U.S. Senate from New Hampshire
Ciro Rodríguez
(born 1946)
MexicanDemocraticTexasApril 12, 1997Jan 3, 2005Lost renomination
Jan 3, 2007Jan 3, 2011Lost re-election
Charlie González
(born 1945)
MexicanDemocraticTexasJan 3, 1999Jan 3, 2013Retired
Grace Napolitano
(born 1936)
MexicanDemocraticCaliforniaJan 3, 1999Incumbent
Joe Baca
(born 1947)
MexicanDemocraticCaliforniaNov 16, 1999Jan 3, 2013Lost re-election
Hilda Solis
(born 1957)
Mexican,
Nicaraguan
DemocraticCaliforniaJan 3, 2001Feb 24, 2009Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Labor
Mario Díaz-Balart
(born 1961)
CubanRepublicanFloridaJan 3, 2003Incumbent
Raúl Grijalva
(born 1948)
MexicanDemocraticArizonaJan 3, 2003Incumbent
Linda Sánchez
(born 1969)
MexicanDemocraticCaliforniaJan 3, 2003Incumbent
Henry Cuellar
(born 1955)
MexicanDemocraticTexasJan 3, 2005Incumbent
John Salazar
(born 1953)
MexicanDemocraticColoradoJan 3, 2005Jan 3, 2011Lost re-election
Albio Sires
(born 1951)
CubanDemocraticNew JerseyNov 13, 2006Jan 3, 2023Retired
Ben Ray Luján
(born 1972)
MexicanDemocraticNew MexicoJan 3, 2009Jan 3, 2021Retired to run successfully for the U.S. Senate from New Mexico
John Garamendi
(born 1945)
Spanish[27]
DemocraticCaliforniaNov 5, 2009Incumbent
Quico Canseco
(born 1949)
MexicanRepublicanTexasJan 3, 2011Jan 3, 2013Lost re-election
Bill Flores
(born 1954)
SpanishRepublicanTexasJan 3, 2011Jan 3, 2021Retired
Jaime Herrera Beutler
(born 1978)
MexicanRepublicanWashingtonJan 3, 2011Jan 3, 2023Lost renomination
Raúl Labrador
(born 1967)
Puerto RicanRepublicanIdahoJan 3, 2011Jan 3, 2019Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for Governor of Idaho
David Rivera
(born 1965)
CubanRepublicanFloridaJan 3, 2011Jan 3, 2013Lost re-election
Tony Cárdenas
(born 1963)
MexicanDemocraticCaliforniaJan 3, 2013Incumbent
Joaquin Castro
(born 1974)
MexicanDemocraticTexasJan 3, 2013Incumbent
Pete Gallego
(born 1961)
MexicanDemocraticTexasJan 3, 2013Jan 3, 2015Lost re-election
Joe Garcia
(born 1963)
CubanDemocraticFloridaJan 3, 2013Jan 3, 2015Lost re-election
Michelle Lujan Grisham
(born 1959)
MexicanDemocraticNew MexicoJan 3, 2013Dec 31, 2018Resigned to become Governor of New Mexico
Gloria Negrete McLeod
(born 1941)
MexicanDemocraticCaliforniaJan 3, 2013Jan 3, 2015Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Board of Supervisors of San Bernardino County, California
Scott Perry
(born 1962)
Colombian[28]RepublicanPennsylvaniaJan 3, 2013Incumbent
Raul Ruiz
(born 1972)
MexicanDemocraticCaliforniaJan 3, 2013Incumbent
Juan Vargas
(born 1961)
MexicanDemocraticCaliforniaJan 3, 2013Incumbent
Filemón Vela
(born 1963)
MexicanDemocraticTexasJan 3, 2013Mar 31, 2022Resigned
Pete Aguilar
(born 1979)
MexicanDemocraticCaliforniaJan 3, 2015Incumbent
Carlos Curbelo
(born 1980)
CubanRepublicanFloridaJan 3, 2015Jan 3, 2019Lost re-election
Ruben Gallego
(born 1979)
Colombian,
Mexican
DemocraticArizonaJan 3, 2015Incumbent
Alex Mooney
(born 1971)
CubanRepublicanWest VirginiaJan 3, 2015Incumbent
Norma Torres
(born 1965)
GuatemalanDemocraticCaliforniaJan 3, 2015Incumbent
Nanette Barragán
(born 1976)
MexicanDemocraticCaliforniaJan 3, 2017Incumbent
Salud Carbajal
(born 1964)
MexicanDemocraticCaliforniaJan 3, 2017Incumbent
Lou Correa
(born 1958)
MexicanDemocraticCaliforniaJan 3, 2017Incumbent
Adriano Espaillat
(born 1954)
DominicanDemocraticNew YorkJan 3, 2017Incumbent
Vicente Gonzalez
(born 1967)
MexicanDemocraticTexasJan 3, 2017Incumbent
Rubén Kihuen
(born 1980)
MexicanDemocraticNevadaJan 3, 2017Jan 3, 2019Retired
Brian Mast
(born 1980)
MexicanRepublicanFloridaJan 3, 2017Incumbent
Darren Soto
(born 1978)
Puerto RicanDemocraticFloridaJan 3, 2017Incumbent
Jimmy Gomez
(born 1974)
MexicanDemocraticCaliforniaJuly 11, 2017Incumbent
Gil Cisneros
(born 1971)
MexicanDemocraticCaliforniaJan 3, 2019Jan 3, 2021Lost re-election
Veronica Escobar
(born 1969)
MexicanDemocraticTexasJan 3, 2019Incumbent
Chuy García
(born 1956)
MexicanDemocraticIllinoisJan 3, 2019Incumbent
Sylvia Garcia
(born 1950)
MexicanDemocraticTexasJan 3, 2019Incumbent
Anthony Gonzalez
(born 1984)
CubanRepublicanOhioJan 3, 2019Jan 3, 2023Retired
Mike Levin
(born 1978)
MexicanDemocraticCaliforniaJan 3, 2019Incumbent
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
(born 1971)
EcuadorianDemocraticFloridaJan 3, 2019Jan 3, 2021Lost re-election
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
(born 1989)
Puerto RicanDemocraticNew YorkJan 3, 2019Incumbent
Xochitl Torres Small
(born 1984)
MexicanDemocraticNew MexicoJan 3, 2019Jan 3, 2021Lost reelection
Mike Garcia
(born 1976)
MexicanRepublicanCaliforniaMay 19, 2020Incumbent
Carlos Giménez
(born 1954)
CubanRepublicanFloridaJan 3, 2021Incumbent
Tony Gonzales
(born 1980)
MexicanRepublicanTexasJan 3, 2021Incumbent
Teresa Leger Fernandez
(born 1959)
MexicanDemocraticNew MexicoJan 3, 2021Incumbent
Nicole Malliotakis
(born 1980)
CubanRepublicanNew YorkJan 3, 2021Incumbent
María Elvira Salazar
(born 1961)
CubanRepublicanFloridaJan 3, 2021Incumbent
Ritchie Torres
(born 1988)
Puerto RicanDemocraticNew YorkJan 3, 2021Incumbent
Mayra Flores
(born 1986)
MexicanRepublicanTexasJun 21, 2022Jan 3, 2023Lost re-election
Yadira Caraveo
(born 1980)
MexicanDemocraticColoradoJan 3, 2023Incumbent
Greg Casar
(born 1989)
MexicanDemocraticTexasJan 3, 2023Incumbent
Lori Chavez-DeRemer
(born 1968)
MexicanRepublicanOregonJan 3, 2023Incumbent
Juan Ciscomani
(born 1982)
MexicanRepublicanArizonaJan 3, 2023Incumbent
Mónica De La Cruz
(born 1975)
MexicanRepublicanTexasJan 3, 2023Incumbent
Anthony D'Esposito
(born 1980)
Puerto RicanRepublicanNew YorkJan 3, 2023Incumbent
Maxwell Alejandro Frost
(born 1997)
Cuban
(by adoption at birth and upbringing)[29]
DemocraticFloridaJan 3, 2023Incumbent
Robert Garcia
(born 1977)
PeruvianDemocraticCaliforniaJan 3, 2023Incumbent
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
(born 1988)
MexicanDemocraticWashingtonJan 3, 2023Incumbent
Anna Paulina Luna
(born 1989)
MexicanRepublicanFloridaJan 3, 2023Incumbent
Rob Menendez
(born 1985)
CubanDemocraticNew JerseyJan 3, 2023Incumbent
Delia Ramirez
(born 1983)
GuatemalanDemocraticIllinoisJan 3, 2023Incumbent
Andrea Salinas
(born 1969)
MexicanDemocraticOregonJan 3, 2023Incumbent
George Santos
(born 1988)
BrazilianRepublicanNew YorkJan 3, 2023Dec 1, 2023Expelled by the House of Representatives
Gabe Vasquez
(born 1984)
MexicanDemocraticNew MexicoJan 3, 2023Incumbent

Member-Elect of the House of Representatives

PictureRepresentative-elect
(lifespan)
Hispanic or Latino ancestryPartyStateExpected term startNotes
Greg Lopez
(born 1964)
MexicanRepublicanColoradoTBDElected on June 25, 2024

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.)

PictureDelegate[30]
(lifespan)
Hispanic or Latino ancestryPartyTerritoryTerm startTerm endNotes
Joseph Marion Hernández
(1788–1857)
SpanishDemocratic-RepublicanFloridaSep 30, 1822March 4, 1823Retired
David Levy Yulee
(1810–1886)
SpanishDemocraticFloridaMarch 4, 1841March 3, 1845Office eliminated when Territory of Florida was admitted to the Union as the State of Florida[31]
José Manuel Gallegos
(1815–1875)
MexicanDemocraticNew MexicoMarch 4, 1853July 23, 1856Lost election contestation
March 4, 1871March 4, 1873Lost re-election
Miguel Antonio Otero
(1829–1882)
MexicanDemocraticNew MexicoJuly 23, 1856March 4, 1861Retired
Francisco Perea
(1830–1913)
MexicanRepublicanNew MexicoMarch 4, 1863March 4, 1865Lost re-election
José Francisco Chaves
(1833–1904)
MexicanRepublicanNew MexicoMarch 4, 1865March 4, 1867Lost re-election
Feb 20, 1869March 4, 1871Lost re-election
Trinidad Romero
(1835–1918)
MexicanRepublicanNew MexicoMarch 4, 1877March 4, 1879Retired
Mariano S. Otero
(1844–1904)
MexicanRepublicanNew MexicoMarch 4, 1879March 4, 1881Retired
Tranquilino Luna
(1849–1892)
MexicanRepublicanNew MexicoMarch 4, 1881March 5, 1884Lost election contestation
Francisco Antonio Manzanares
(1843–1904)
MexicanDemocraticNew MexicoMarch 5, 1884March 4, 1885Retired
Pedro Perea
(1852–1906)
MexicanRepublicanNew MexicoMarch 4, 1899March 4, 1901Retired
Federico Degetau
(1862–1914)
Puerto RicanRepublicanPuerto RicoMarch 4, 1901March 4, 1905Retired
Tulio Larrínaga
(1847–1917)
Puerto RicanUnionistPuerto RicoMarch 4, 1905March 4, 1911Lost re-election
Benito Legarda
(1853–1915)
SpanishFederalist
(Republican)
Philippine IslandsNov 22, 1907March 4, 1912Retired
Manuel L. Quezón
(1878–1944)
SpanishNacionalistaPhilippine IslandsNov 23, 1909Oct 15, 1916Retired[32]
Luis Muñoz-Rivera
(1859–1916)
Puerto RicanUnionistPuerto RicoMarch 4, 1911Nov 15, 1916Died in office
Félix Córdova-Dávila
(1878–1938)
Puerto RicanUnionistPuerto RicoAugust 7, 1917April 11, 1932Resigned to accept appointment as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
Isauro Gabaldón
(1875–1942)
SpanishNacionalistaPhilippine IslandsMarch 4, 1920July 16, 1928Resigned
José Lorenzo Pesquera
(1882–1950)
Puerto RicanIndependentPuerto RicoApril 15, 1932March 4, 1933Retired
Santiago Iglesias
(1872–1939)
SpanishCoalitionistPuerto RicoMarch 4, 1933Dec 5, 1939Died in office
Joaquín Miguel Elizalde
(1896–1965)
SpanishNonpartisanPhilippinesSep 29, 1938August 9, 1944Resigned
Bolívar Pagán
(1897–1961)
Puerto RicanCoalitionistPuerto RicoDec 26, 1939Jan 3, 1945Lost re-election
Jesús T. Piñero
(1897–1952)
Puerto RicanPopular
Democratic
Puerto RicoJan 3, 1945Sep 2, 1946Resigned to accept appointment as Governor of Puerto Rico
Antonio Fernós-Isern
(1895–1974)
Puerto RicanPopular
Democratic
Puerto RicoSep 11, 1946Jan 3, 1965Retired to run successfully for the Puerto Rico Senate
Santiago Polanco-Abreu
(1920–1988)
Puerto RicanPopular
Democratic
Puerto RicoJan 3, 1965Jan 3, 1969Lost re-election
Jorge Luis Córdova
(1907–1994)
Puerto RicanNew ProgressivePuerto RicoJan 3, 1969Jan 3, 1973Lost re-election
Jaime Benítez
(1908–2001)
Puerto RicanPopular
Democratic
Puerto RicoJan 3, 1973Jan 3, 1977Lost re-election
Ron de Lugo
(1930–2020)
Puerto RicanDemocraticVirgin IslandsJan 3, 1973Jan 3, 1979Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of the Virgin Islands
Jan 3, 1981Jan 3, 1995Retired
Baltasar Corrada del Río
(1935–2018)
Puerto RicanNew ProgressivePuerto RicoJan 3, 1977Jan 3, 1985Retired to run successfully for Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico
Jaime Fuster
(1941–2007)
Puerto RicanPopular
Democratic
Puerto RicoJan 3, 1985March 4, 1992Resigned to accept appointment as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
Antonio Colorado
(born 1939)
Puerto RicanPopular
Democratic
Puerto RicoMarch 4, 1992Jan 3, 1993Lost re-election
Carlos Romero-Barceló[33]
(1932–2021)
Puerto RicanNew ProgressivePuerto RicoJan 3, 1993Jan 3, 2001Lost re-election
Aníbal Acevedo-Vilá
(born 1962)
Puerto RicanPopular
Democratic
Puerto RicoJan 3, 2001Jan 3, 2005Retired to run successfully for Governor of Puerto Rico
Luis Fortuño
(born 1960)
Puerto RicanNew ProgressivePuerto RicoJan 3, 2005Jan 3, 2009Retired to run successfully for Governor of Puerto Rico
Pedro Pierluisi
(born 1959)
Puerto RicanNew ProgressivePuerto RicoJan 3, 2009Jan 3, 2017Retired to run unsuccessfully for the nomination for Governor of Puerto Rico[34]
Jenniffer González
(born 1976)
Puerto RicanNew ProgressivePuerto RicoJan 3, 2017Incumbent

See also

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