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

Picture	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
			National Republican (1828–1829)
	David Levy Yulee (1810–1886)	Spanish [1]	Democratic	Florida	July 1, 1845	March 4, 1851	Lost re-election
					March 4, 1855	Jan 21, 1861	Resigned when Florida seceded from the Union
	Judah P. Benjamin (1811–1884)	Spanish [2] [3]	Whig (1853–1856)	Louisiana	March 4, 1853	Feb 4, 1861	Resigned when Louisiana seceded from the Union
			Democratic (1856–1861)
	Stephen Mallory II (1848–1907)	Spanish [4]	Democratic	Florida	May 15, 1897	Dec 23, 1907	Died in office
	Octaviano Larrazolo [note 1] (1859–1930)	Mexican [5]	Republican	New Mexico	Dec 7, 1928	March 4, 1929	Retired
	Dennis Chávez (1888–1962)	Mexican [6]	Democratic	New Mexico	May 11, 1935	Nov 18, 1962	Died in office
	Joseph Montoya (1915–1978)	Mexican [7]	Democratic	New Mexico	Nov 4, 1964	Jan 3, 1977	Lost re-election
	John E. Sununu (born 1964)	Salvadoran [8]	Republican	New Hampshire	Jan 3, 2003	Jan 3, 2009	Lost re-election
	Mel Martínez [note 2] (born 1946)	Cuban [9]	Republican	Florida	Jan 3, 2005	Sep 9, 2009	Resigned
	Ken Salazar (born 1955)	Mexican [10]	Democratic	Colorado	Jan 3, 2005	Jan 20, 2009	Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior
	Bob Menendez (born 1954)	Cuban [11]	Democratic	New Jersey	Jan 17, 2006	Aug 20, 2024	Resigned after bribery conviction [12]
	Marco Rubio (born 1971)	Cuban [13]	Republican	Florida	Jan 3, 2011	Jan 20, 2025	Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State
	Ted Cruz (born 1970)	Cuban [13] [14]	Republican	Texas	Jan 3, 2013	Incumbent
	Catherine Cortez Masto [note 3] (born 1964)	Mexican [15]	Democratic	Nevada	Jan 3, 2017	Incumbent
	Ben Ray Luján (born 1972)	Mexican [16]	Democratic	New Mexico	Jan 3, 2021	Incumbent
	Alex Padilla (born 1973)	Mexican [17]	Democratic	California	Jan 20, 2021	Incumbent
	Ruben Gallego (born 1979)	Colombian, Mexican	Democratic	Arizona	Jan 3, 2025	Incumbent
	Bernie Moreno (born 1967)	Colombian	Republican	Ohio	Jan 3, 2025	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

Picture	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 [note 4]
			Constitutional Union (1860–1861)
	Romualdo Pacheco [note 5] (1831–1899)	Mexican	Republican	California	March 4, 1877	Feb 7, 1878	Lost election contestation
					March 4, 1879	March 4, 1883	Retired
	Stephen Mallory II (1848–1907)	Spanish	Democratic	Florida	March 4, 1891	Mar 4, 1895	Retired
	Frank Coombs (1853–1934)	Mexican	Republican	California	March 4, 1901	March 4, 1903	Lost re-election
	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 re-election
					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 [note 6]
	Joachim O. Fernández (1896–1978)	Spanish	Democratic	Louisiana	March 4, 1931	Jan 3, 1941	Lost re-election
	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 [note 7]
	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 [note 8]	New York	Feb 21, 1978	Jan 7, 1990	Resigned [note 9]
	Matthew G. Martínez (1929–2011)	Mexican	Democratic (1982–2000) .	California	July 13, 1982	Jan 3, 2001	Lost renomination as a Democrat and joined the Republican Party
			Republican (2000–2001)
	Solomon P. Ortiz (born 1937)	Mexican	Democratic	Texas	Jan 3, 1983	Jan 3, 2011	Lost re-election
	Bill Richardson (1947–2023)	Mexican	Democratic	New Mexico	Jan 3, 1983	Feb 13, 1997	Resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations [note 10]
	Esteban E. Torres (1930–2022)	Mexican	Democratic	California	Jan 3, 1983	Jan 3, 1999	Retired
	Barbara Vucanovich [note 11] (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 re-election [note 12]
	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 [note 13]
	Henry Bonilla (born 1954)	Mexican	Republican	Texas	Jan 3, 1993	Jan 3, 2007	Lost re-election
	Lincoln Díaz-Balart (1954–2025)	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	Jan 3, 2023	Retired
	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
					Jan 3, 2007	Jan 3, 2011	Lost re-election
	Charlie González (born 1945)	Mexican	Democratic	Texas	Jan 3, 1999	Jan 3, 2013	Retired
	Grace Napolitano (born 1936)	Mexican	Democratic	California	Jan 3, 1999	Jan 3, 2025	Retired
	Joe Baca (born 1947)	Mexican	Democratic	California	Nov 16, 1999	Jan 3, 2013	Lost re-election
	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 (1948–2025)	Mexican	Democratic	Arizona	Jan 3, 2003	Mar 13, 2025	Died in office
	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 re-election
	Albio Sires (born 1951)	Cuban	Democratic	New Jersey	Nov 13, 2006	Jan 3, 2023	Retired
	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 [note 14]	Democratic	California	Nov 5, 2009	Incumbent
	Quico Canseco (born 1949)	Mexican	Republican	Texas	Jan 3, 2011	Jan 3, 2013	Lost re-election
	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	Jan 3, 2023	Lost renomination
	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 re-election
	Tony Cárdenas (born 1963)	Mexican	Democratic	California	Jan 3, 2013	Jan 3, 2025	Retired
	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 re-election
	Joe Garcia (born 1963)	Cuban	Democratic	Florida	Jan 3, 2013	Jan 3, 2015	Lost re-election
	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
	Scott Perry (born 1962)	Colombian [18]	Republican	Pennsylvania	Jan 3, 2013	Incumbent
	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	Mar 31, 2022	Resigned
	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 re-election
	Ruben Gallego (born 1979)	Colombian, Mexican	Democratic	Arizona	Jan 3, 2015	Jan 3, 2025	Retired to run successfully for the U.S. Senate from Arizona
	Alex Mooney (born 1971)	Cuban	Republican	West Virginia	Jan 3, 2015	Jan 3, 2025	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate from West Virginia
	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 re-election
					Jan 3, 2025	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	Jan 3, 2023	Retired
	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 re-election
	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 re-election
	Mike Garcia (born 1976)	Mexican	Republican	California	May 19, 2020	January 3, 2025	Lost re-election
	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
	María Elvira Salazar (born 1961)	Cuban	Republican	Florida	Jan 3, 2021	Incumbent
	Ritchie Torres (born 1988)	Puerto Rican	Democratic	New York	Jan 3, 2021	Incumbent
	Mayra Flores (born 1986)	Mexican	Republican	Texas	Jun 21, 2022	Jan 3, 2023	Lost re-election
	Yadira Caraveo (born 1980)	Mexican	Democratic	Colorado	Jan 3, 2023	Jan 3, 2025	Lost re-election
	Greg Casar (born 1989)	Mexican	Democratic	Texas	Jan 3, 2023	Incumbent
	Lori Chavez-DeRemer (born 1968)	Mexican	Republican	Oregon	Jan 3, 2023	Jan 3, 2025	Lost re-election
	Juan Ciscomani (born 1982)	Mexican	Republican	Arizona	Jan 3, 2023	Incumbent
	Mónica De La Cruz (born 1975)	Mexican	Republican	Texas	Jan 3, 2023	Incumbent
	Anthony D'Esposito (born 1982)	Puerto Rican	Republican	New York	Jan 3, 2023	Jan 3, 2025	Lost re-election
	Maxwell Alejandro Frost (born 1997)	Cuban [note 15]	Democratic	Florida	Jan 3, 2023	Incumbent
	Robert Garcia (born 1977)	Peruvian	Democratic	California	Jan 3, 2023	Incumbent
	Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (born 1988)	Mexican	Democratic	Washington	Jan 3, 2023	Incumbent
	Anna Paulina Luna (born 1989)	Mexican	Republican	Florida	Jan 3, 2023	Incumbent
	Rob Menendez (born 1985)	Cuban	Democratic	New Jersey	Jan 3, 2023	Incumbent
	Delia Ramirez (born 1983)	Guatemalan	Democratic	Illinois	Jan 3, 2023	Incumbent
	Andrea Salinas (born 1969)	Mexican	Democratic	Oregon	Jan 3, 2023	Incumbent
	George Santos (born 1988)	Brazilian	Republican	New York	Jan 3, 2023	Dec 1, 2023	Expelled by the House of Representatives [note 16]
	Gabe Vasquez (born 1984)	Mexican	Democratic	New Mexico	Jan 3, 2023	Incumbent
	Greg Lopez (born 1964)	Mexican	Republican	Colorado	Jul 8, 2024	Jan 3, 2025	Retired
	Gabe Evans (born 1986)	Mexican	Republican	Colorado	Jan 3, 2025	Incumbent
	Sam Liccardo (born 1970)	Mexican	Democratic	California	Jan 3, 2025	Incumbent
	Nellie Pou (born 1956)	Puerto Rican	Democratic	New Jersey	Jan 3, 2025	Incumbent
	Emily Randall (born 1985)	Mexican	Democratic	Washington	Jan 3, 2025	Incumbent
	Luz Rivas (born 1976)	Mexican	Democratic	California	Jan 3, 2025	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.)

Picture	Delegate [note 17] (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 [note 18]
	José Manuel Gallegos (1815–1875)	Mexican	Democratic	New Mexico	March 4, 1853	July 23, 1856	Lost election contestation
					March 4, 1871	March 4, 1873	Lost re-election
	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 re-election
	José Francisco Chaves (1833–1904)	Mexican	Republican	New Mexico	March 4, 1865	March 4, 1867	Lost re-election
					Feb 20, 1869	March 4, 1871	Lost re-election
	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 re-election
	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 [note 19]
	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
	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 re-election
	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 re-election
	Jorge Luis Córdova (1907–1994)	Puerto Rican	New Progressive	Puerto Rico	Jan 3, 1969	Jan 3, 1973	Lost re-election
	Jaime Benítez (1908–2001)	Puerto Rican	Popular Democratic	Puerto Rico	Jan 3, 1973	Jan 3, 1977	Lost re-election
	Ron de Lugo (1930–2020)	Puerto Rican	Democratic	Virgin Islands	Jan 3, 1973	Jan 3, 1979	Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of the 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 re-election
	Carlos Romero-Barceló [note 20] (1932–2021)	Puerto Rican	New Progressive	Puerto Rico	Jan 3, 1993	Jan 3, 2001	Lost re-election
	Aníbal Acevedo-Vilá (born 1962)	Puerto Rican	Popular Democratic	Puerto Rico	Jan 3, 2001	Jan 2, 2005	Retired to run successfully for Governor of Puerto Rico
	Luis Fortuño (born 1960)	Puerto Rican	New Progressive	Puerto Rico	Jan 3, 2005	Jan 2, 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 [note 21]
	Jenniffer González (born 1976)	Puerto Rican	New Progressive	Puerto Rico	Jan 3, 2017	Jan 2, 2025	Resigned to become Governor of Puerto Rico
	Pablo Hernández Rivera (born 1991)	Puerto Rican	Popular Democratic	Puerto Rico	Jan 3, 2025	Incumbent

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Notes

1. Larrazolo was the first Latino to serve in the U.S. Senate.
2. Martinez previously served as United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
3. Cortez Masto is the first Latina to serve in the U.S. Senate.
4. Bouligny was the only congressman from Louisiana not to resign when the state seceded from the Union.
5. Pacheco was the first Latino to serve in Congress, and he previously served as the first (and, to date, only) Hispanic Governor of the State of California.
6. Chávez later was appointed as United States Senator from New Mexico.
7. Lujan later served as United States Secretary of the Interior.
8. Was elected under the Republican and Liberal Party ballot lines in the special election for his first term, but caucused with the Democrats upon taking his seat.
9. Garcia later was jailed due to the Wedtech scandal, but his conviction ultimately was reversed by an appellate court.
10. Richardson later served as United States Secretary of Energy and Governor of New Mexico.
11. Although Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is widely credited as the first Hispanic woman in Congress, Vucanovich's mother was of partial Mexican Hispanic heritage.
12. Bustamante later was jailed for bribery.
13. Becerra later served as United States Secretary of Health and Human Services.
14. Congressman Garamendi's paternal grandparents were Basque immigrants from Spain, and the House Press Gallery recognizes Garamendi as Hispanic. That being said, many Basques do not consider themselves to be ethnically Spanish, and Garamendi has stated that he does not consider himself to be "Hispanic."
15. Frost was adopted at birth, and raised from birth, by a Cuban-American family. Reliable sources invariably describe Frost, and he describes himself, as Cuban. See, e.g., Lai, Stephanie (December 6, 2022). "Maxwell Frost, First Gen Z Congressman, Gets His Bearings on Capitol Hill". The New York Times. Retrieved January 22, 2024. ("Representative-elect Maxwell Frost, a 25-year-old Afro-Cuban progressive activist from Orlando ...."); "Maxwell Frost: el primer congresista de Estados Unidos de la generación Z y negro de origen cubano". CNN en Español. November 9, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2024. ("También es el primer negro de origen cubano elegido para el Congreso."); Ruiz, Michelle (November 11, 2022). "Maxwell Alejandro Frost, Gen Z's First Congressman, Is Living His Abuela's 'Wildest Dream'". Vogue. Retrieved January 22, 2024. ("On Tuesday night, 25-year-old Maxwell Alejandro Frost made history as the first member of Gen Z—and the first Afro-Cuban—elected to the U.S. House of Representatives."); and "Meet Maxwell". Frost for Congress. Retrieved January 22, 2024. ("My family’s story begins in Cuba, with my grandmother Yeya. She and my mother came to Florida from Cuba during the Freedom Flights in the early 1960s with only a suitcase and no money."). Frost's biological parents invariably have been described by reliable sources as a Haitian man and a woman of Lebanese ancestry whose origin sometimes is given as Puerto Rican and other times as Argentine. See, e.g., Bernal, Rafael. "Who is Maxwell Alejandro Frost, the 25-year-old Democratic House nominee?". The Hill. Retrieved 18 January 2024. ("His birth parents were a Lebanese Puerto Rican woman and a Haitian man."); and Dorsey, Xander (July 18, 2023). "Empowering Generation Z to Take Action". Scholastic Kids Press. Retrieved January 22, 2024. ("Frost was born to a mother of Lebanese and Argentine descent and a Haitian father.")
16. Santos later pleaded guilty to identity theft and wire fraud.
17. Delegates from Puerto Rico (since 1901) and from the Philippines (from 1907 to 1946) officially are known as Resident Commissioners.
18. Yulee later was elected as United States Senator from Florida.
19. Quezón later served as President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines.
20. Romero-Barceló previously served as Governor of Puerto Rico.
21. Pierluisi later served as Governor of Puerto Rico.

References

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