Hispanics in Congress

Source: Library of Congress

House of Representatives
1800s | 1900-1950
1950-1980 | 1980-Present
Dates Name Party State/Territory
1822-1823 Joseph Marion Hernández Whig delegate of the territory of Florida
1853-1857 José Manuel Gallegos Democrat delegate of the territory of New Mexico
1856-1861 Miguel Antonio Otero Democrat delegate of the territory of New Mexico
1863-1865 Francisco Perea Republican delegate of the territory of New Mexico
1865-1867 José Francisco Chaves Republican delegate of the territory of New Mexico
1871-1873 José Manuel Gallegos Democrat delegate of the territory of New Mexico
1877-1878 Romualdo Pacheco Republican California
1877-1879 Trinidad Romero Republican delegate of the territory of New Mexico
1879-1881 Mariano Sabino Otero Republican delegate of the territory of New Mexico
1879-1883 Romualdo Pacheco Republican California
1881-1884 Tranquilino Luna Republican delegate of the territory of New Mexico
1884-1885 Francisco Antonio Manzanares Democrat delegate of the territory of New Mexico
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1899-1901 Pedro Peara Republican delegate of the territory of New Mexico
1901-1905 Federico Degetau Insular Republican resident commissioner of Puerto Rico
1905-1911 Tulio Larrinaga Unionist resident commissioner of Puerto Rico
1911-1916 Luis Muñoz Rivera Unionist resident commissioner of Puerto Rico
1913-1927 Ladislas Lazaro Democrat Louisiana
1915-1917 Benigno Cárdenas Hernandez Republican New Mexico
1917-1932 Félix Córdova Davila Unionist resident commissioner of Puerto Rico
1919-1921 Benigno Cárdenas Hernandez Republican New Mexico
1921-1923 Néstor Montoya Republican New Mexico
1931-1935 Dennis Chavez Democrat New Mexico
1931-1941 Joachim Octave Fernandez Democrat Louisiana
1932-1933 José Lorenzo Pesquera non-partisan resident commissioner of Puerto Rico
1932-1939 Santiago Iglesias Coalitionist resident commissioner of Puerto Rico
1939-1945 Bolívar Pagan Coalitionist resident commissioner of Puerto Rico
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1943-1956 Antonio Manuel Fernandez Democrat New Mexico
1945-1946 Jesús T. Pinero Popular Democrat resident commissioner of Puerto Rico
1946-1965 Antonio Fernos-Isern Popular Democrat resident commissioner of Puerto Rico
1957-1964 Joseph Manuel Montoya Democrat New Mexico
1961-1998 Henry Barbosa Gonzalez Democrat Texas
1963-1993 Edward Ross Roybal Democrat California
1965-1969 Santiago Polanco-Abreu Popular Democrat resident commissioner of Puerto Rico
1965-1997 Eligio "Kika" de la Garza, II Democrat Texas
1969-1973 Jorge Luis Cordova Diaz New Progressive resident commissioner of Puerto Rico
1969-1989 Manuel Lujan, Jr. Republican New Mexico
1971-1977 Herman Badillo Democrat New York
1973-1977 Jaime Benítez Popular Democrat resident commissioner of Puerto Rico
1973-1979 Ron de Lugo Democrat delegate of the Virgin Islands
1977-1985 Baltasar Corrado-del Rio New Progressive resident commissioner of Puerto Rico
1978-1990 Robert Garcia Democrat New York
1979-1989 Anthony Lee Coelho Democrat California
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1981-1995 Ron de Lugo Democrat delegate of the Virgin Islands
1982-2001 Matthew Gilbert Martinez Democrat California
1983-1997 William Blaine Richardson Democrat New Mexico
1983- Solomon Porfirio Ortiz Democrat Texas
1983-1999 Esteban Edward Torres Democrat California
1985-1992 Jaime B. Fuster Democrat resident commissioner of Puerto Rico
1985-1993 Ben Garrido Blaz Republican Guam
1985-1993 Albert Garza Bustamante Democrat Texas
1989- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican Florida
1990- José Enrique Serrano Democrat New York
1991- Edward López Pastor Democrat Arizona
1992-1993 Antonio J. Colorado Democratresident commissioner of Puerto Rico
1993-1997 Frank Mariano Tejada Democrat Texas
1993-2001 Carlos Antonio Romero-Barcelo New Progressive resident commissioner of Puerto Rico
1993- Xavier Becerra Democrat California
1993- Henry Bonilla Republican Texas
1993- Lincoln Diaz-Balart Republican Florida
1993- Luis Vicente Gutierrez Democrat Illinois
1993- Robert Menendez Democrat New Jersey
1993- Lucille Roybard-Allard Democrat California
1993-2002 Robert Anacletus Underwood Democrat Guam
1993- Nydia Margarita Velazquez Democrat New York
1997- Silvestre Reyes Democrat Texas
1997- Rubén Hinojosa Democrat Texas
1997-2005 Ciro D. Rodriguez Democrat Texas
1997- Loretta Sanchez Democrat California
1999- Joe Baca Democrat California
1999- Charles A. Gonzalez Democrat Texas
1999- Grace F. Napolitano Democrat California
2001- Hilda Solis Democrat California
2001-2005 Aníbal Acevedo-Vila Popular Democrat resident commissioner of Puerto Rico
2003- Dennis A. Cardoza Democrat Calfornia
2003- Mario Diaz-Balart Democrat Florida
2003- Raúl M. Grijalva Democrat Arizona
2003- Devin Nunes Democrat Calfornia
2003- Linda T. Sanchez Democrat Calfornia
2005– Henry Cuellar Democrat Texas
2005- John Salazar Democrat Colorado
2006– Albio Sires Democrat New Jersey
2009- Ben R. Luján Democrat New Mexico
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Senate

Dates Name Party State/Territory
1928-1929 Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo Republican New Mexico
1935-1962 Dennis Chavez Democrat New Mexico
1964-1977 Joseph Manuel Montoya Democrat New Mexico
2005–2009 Mel Martínez Republican Florida
2005–2009 Ken Salazar Democrat Colorado
2009– Robert Menendez Democrat New Jersey

1. A resident commissioner is entitled to speak, but not to vote, in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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