List of Latino Democrats

Last updated August 17, 2025

The following is an alphabetically ordered list of notable Latino members of the United States Democratic Party , past and present.

A

Aníbal Acevedo Vilá – former Governor of Puerto Rico and former resident commissioner of Puerto Rico
Cristobal Aguilar – Mayor of Los Angeles
Pete Aguilar – Congressman from California
Jessica Alba – actress^[1]
Aida Álvarez – 20th Administrator of the Small Business Administration
David Alvarez – California state assemblyman
Marianna Anaya – New Mexico state legislator
Toney Anaya – 26th Governor of New Mexico
Jerry Apodaca – 24th Governor of New Mexico
Joaquin Arambula – California state assemblyman
Bob Archuleta – California state senator
Jesse Arreguín – California state senator
Anamarie Avila Farias – California state assemblywoman

B

Joe Baca – former Congressman from California
Joe Baca Jr. – former California state assemblyman
José A. Baca – Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico
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 Attorney General
Nanette Barragán – Congresswoman from California
Xavier Becerra – U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, former California Attorney General, and former Congressman from California
Jaime Benítez Rexach – former resident commissioner of Puerto Rico
Mia Bonta – California state assemblywoman
Flavio Bravo – Arizona state senator
Albert Bustamante – former Congressman from Texas
Cruz Bustamante – 45th Lieutenant Governor of California

C

Lauro Cavazos, the first Hispanic Cabinet member Cavazos.jpg — Lauro Cavazos, the first Hispanic Cabinet member

Anna Caballero – California state senator
Charles Calderon – former Majority Leader of the California State Assembly
Ian Calderon – former Majority Leader of the California State Assembly
Lisa Calderon – California state assemblywoman
Ron Calderon – former California state senator
Sila María Calderón – Governor of Puerto Rico
Tom Calderon – former California state assemblyman
Yvanna Cancela – Chief of Staff to Nevada Governor
Lisa Cano Burkhead – 36th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
Yadira Caraveo – Congresswoman from Colorado
Miguel Cardona – 12th U.S. Secretary of Education
Salud Carbajal – Congressman from California
Tony Cárdenas – Congressman from California
Richard Carmona – 17th Surgeon General of the United States
Juan Carrillo – California state assemblyman
Wendy Carrillo – California state assemblywoman
Adolfo Carrión Jr. – Borough President of The Bronx
Greg Casar – Congressman from Texas
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
Gil Cedillo – former Los Angeles City Council member
Sabrina Cervantes – California state senator
Dennis Chávez – former Senator and former Congressman from New Mexico
Tibo J. Chávez – 15th Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico
Julie Chávez Rodriguez – Senior Advisor to the President
Gil Cisneros – Under Secretary of Defense and former Congressman from California
Henry Cisneros – former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Antonio Colorado – former resident commissioner of Puerto Rico
Lupe Contreras – Minority Leader of the Arizona House of Representatives
Patty Contreras – Arizona state representative
Maria Contreras-Sweet – Administrator of the Small Business Administration
Jorge Luis Córdova – former Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
Baltasar Corrada del Río – former Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico and former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
Lou Correa – Congressman from California
Catherine Cortez Masto – Senator from Nevada
Jim Costa – Congressman from California
Michelee Crawford – Nevada state representative
Catalina Cruz- New York State assemblywoman
Henry Cuellar – Congressman from Texas

D

Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca – 2nd Governor of New Mexico
Morris Fidanque de Castro – Governor of the United States Virgin Islands
Kika de la Garza – former Congressman from Texas
Pablo de la Guerra – acting Lieutenant Governor of California
Kevin de León – Los Angeles City Council member and former president pro tempore of the California Senate
Oscar De Los Santos – Arizona state representative
Ron de Lugo – former delegate from the U.S. Virgin Islands
Antonio Delgado – Lieutenant Governor of New York and former Congressman from New York
Mo Denis – Nevada state senator and former Majority Leader of the Nevada Senate
Manny Diaz – former Mayor of Miami
Rubén Díaz Jr. – Borough President of The Bronx
Fabian Doñate – Nevada state senator
Monica Duran – Majority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives
María Elena Durazo – California state senator

E

Sade Elhawary – California state assemblywoman
Jorge Elorza – Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island
Veronica Escobar – Congresswoman from Texas
Pedro Espada Jr. – Majority Leader of the New York State Senate
Diego Espinoza – former Arizona state representative
Adriano Espaillat – Congressman from New York
Albert Estopinal – former Congressman from Louisiana

F

Hydee Feldstein Soto – Los Angeles City Attorney
Brian Fernandez – Arizona state senator
Maurice Ferre – former Mayor of Miami
Fernando Ferrer – Borough President of The Bronx
Antonio M. Fernández – former Congressman from New Mexico
Joachim O. Fernández – former Congressman from Louisiana
Antonio Fernós Isern – former resident commissioner of Puerto Rico
Edgar Flores – Nevada state senator
Maxwell Frost – Congressman from Florida
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 Henry Gonzalez.jpg — Henry B. Gonzalez, the first Hispanic Congressman from Texas

Rosanna Gabaldón – Arizona state senator
Pete Gallego – Congressman from Texas
Ruben Gallego – Senator from Arizona
Jose Manuel Gallegos – Delegate from New Mexico
Eric Garcetti – 42nd Mayor of Los Angeles
Chuy García – Congressman from Illinois
David Garcia – education researcher
Eduardo Garcia – California state assemblyman
Franklin Garcia – shadow congressperson from the District of Columbia
Joe Garcia – former Congressman from Florida
Joseph Garcia – 48th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado
Lorena Garcia – Colorado state representative
Martha Garcia – New Mexico state legislator
Robert Garcia – Congressman from California and former Mayor of Long Beach
Robert Garcia – California state assemblyman
Robert García – Congressman from New York
Sylvia Garcia – Congresswoman from Texas
Alejandro García Padilla – Governor of Puerto Rico
Edward D. Garza – Mayor of San Antonio
George Gascón – District Attorney of Los Angeles County, former District Attorney of San Francisco
Thomas Gill – 4th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii and Congressman from Hawaii
Todd Gloria – mayor of San Diego
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez – Congresswoman from Washington
Jimmy Gomez – Congressman from California
Julie Gonzales – Colorado state senator
Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez – Colorado state representative
Cecelia González – Nevada state assemblywoman
Charlie Gonzalez – former Congressman from Texas
Henry B. Gonzalez – former Congressman from Texas
Kristen Gonzalez- New York state senator
Lena Gonzalez – Majority Leader of the California Senate
Mark Gonzalez – California state assemblyman
Michelle Rodriguez – California state assemblywoman
Vicente Gonzalez – Congressman from Texas
Nellie Gorbea – Rhode Island Secretary of State
Raúl Grijalva – Congressman from Arizona
Luis V. Gutierrez – Congressman from Illinois
Isabel Guzman – 27th Administrator of the Small Business Administration

H

Alma Hernandez – Arizona state representative
Consuelo Hernandez – Arizona state representative
Elizabeth Hernandez – chairwoman of the Democratic Party of Illinois
Eunisses Hernandez – Los Angeles City Council member
José M. Hernández – NASA astronaut
Lydia Hernandez – Arizona state representative
Melody Hernandez – Arizona state representative
Rafael Hernández Colón – Governor of Puerto Rico
Pablo Hernández Rivera – Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
Tim Hernández – Colorado state representative
Lina Hidalgo – Harris County Judge
Ruben Hinojosa – Congressman from Texas
Dolores Huerta – co-founder of the United Farm Workers
Melissa Hurtado – California state senator

K

Ruben Kihuen – former Congressman from Nevada
John King Jr. – 10th U.S. Secretary of Education

L

Ricardo Lara – California Insurance Commissioner
Ladislas Lazaro – former Congressman from Louisiana
Oscar Leeser – Mayor of El Paso
Teresa Leger Fernandez – Congresswoman from New Mexico
Mike Levin – Congressman from California
Sonya Jaquez Lewis – Colorado state senator
Sam Liccardo – Congressman from California, 65th Mayor of San Jose
Monique Limón – California state senator
Eva Longoria – actress^[4]
Ben Ray Luján – Senator and former Congressman from New Mexico
Michelle Luján Grisham – Governor of New Mexico
Casey Luna – 26th Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico
Elda Luna-Nájera – Arizona state representative

M

Patricia A. Madrid – New Mexico Attorney General
Louis H. Marrero – Senator from Louisiana
Javier Martínez – Speaker of the New Mexico House of Representatives
Joe L. Martínez – New Mexico Attorney General
Matthew Martinez – Colorado state representative
Monica Martinez- New York state senator
Nury Martinez – former President of the Los Angeles City Council
Elaine Marzola – Nevada state assemblywoman
Sabina Matos – 70th Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
Alejandro Mayorkas – 7th U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security
Myrna Melgar – member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Juan Mendez – Arizona state senator
Bob Menendez – Senator from New Jersey
Rob Menendez – Congressman from New Jersey
Caroline Menjivar – California state senator
Catherine Miranda – Arizona state senator
Roberto Mondragón – 21st Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico
Joseph Montoya – former Senator from New Mexico
Dan Morales – Texas Attorney General
Howie Morales – 30th Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell – former Congresswoman from Florida
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 – former Congresswoman from California
Fabian Núñez – former Speaker of the California State Assembly
Samuel B. Nunez Jr. – President of the Louisiana State Senate

O

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – Congresswoman from New York
Liz Ortega – California state assemblywoman
Solomon P. Ortiz – former Congressman from Texas

P

Blanca Pacheco – California state assemblywoman
Alex Padilla – Senator from California
Imelda Padilla – Los Angeles City Council member
Steve Padilla – California state senator
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
Sasha Renée Pérez – California state senator
Tom Perez – United States Secretary of Labor
Pedro Pierluisi – Governor of Puerto Rico and former resident commissioner of Puerto Rico
Jesús T. Piñero – former Governor of Puerto Rico and former resident commissioner of Puerto Rico
Santiago Polanco-Abreu – former resident commissioner of Puerto Rico
Nellie Pou – Congresswoman from New Jersey

Q

Ceferino Quintana – Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico

R

Delia Ramirez – Congresswoman from Illinois
Jessica Ramos – New York state senator
Emily Randall – Congresswoman from Washington
Anthony Rendon – former Speaker of the California State Assembly
Eloise Reyes – California state senator
Silvestre Reyes – former Congressman from Texas
Antonio Reynoso – Borough President of Brooklyn
Bill Richardson – former Congressman and the 30th Governor of New Mexico
Luz Rivas – Congresswoman from California
Robert A. Rivas – Speaker of the California State Assembly
Celeste Rodriguez – California state assemblywoman
Freddie Rodriguez – California state assemblyman
Monica Rodriguez – Los Angeles City Council member
Robert Rodriguez – Majority Leader of the Colorado Senate
Regina Romero – Mayor of Tucson, Arizona
Carlos Romero Barceló – Governor of Puerto Rico and resident commissioner of Puerto Rico
Pedro Rosselló – shadow congressperson from Puerto Rico and former Governor of Puerto Rico
Ricardo Rosselló – shadow congressperson from Puerto Rico and former Governor of Puerto Rico
Edward R. Roybal – former Congressman from California
Lucille Roybal-Allard – Congresswoman from California
Blanca Rubio – California state assemblywoman
Susan Rubio – California state senator
Raul Ruiz – Congressman from California

S

Gregorio Sablan – Delegate from the Northern Mariana Islands
Rudy Salas – former California state assemblyman
Julia Salazar- New York state senator
Ken Salazar – 50th U.S. Secretary of the Interior and former Senator from Colorado
Andrea Salinas – Congresswoman from Oregon
Linda Sanchez – Congresswoman from California
Loretta Sanchez – Congresswoman from California
Roberto Sánchez Vilella – Governor of Puerto Rico
Mariana Sandoval – Arizona state representative
Miguel Santiago – California state assemblyman
Pedro Segarra – Mayor of Hartford, Connecticut
José E. Serrano – Congressman from New York
Albio Sires – Congressman from New Jersey
Jose Solache – California state assemblyman
Hilda Solis – former Congresswoman from California and the 25th United States Secretary of Labor
Esmeralda Soria – California state assemblywoman
Darren Soto – Congressman from Florida
Hugo Soto-Martinez – Los Angeles City Council member
Sonia Sotomayor – Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
Ray Suarez – Vice Mayor of Chicago

T

Yudelka Tapia- New York State assemblywoman
Angel Taveras – Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island
Esteban Edward Torres – former Congressman from California
Norma Torres – Congresswoman from California
Ritchie Torres – Congressman from New York
Selena Torres – Nevada state assemblywoman
Patricia Torres Ray – first Hispanic woman to serve in the MN Senate as MN Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party SD63
Xochitl Torres Small – U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture and former Congresswoman from New Mexico
Raúl Torrez – New Mexico Attorney General

V

Alex Valdez – Colorado state representative
Donald Valdez – Colorado state representative
Avelino Valencia – California state assemblyman
Juan Vargas – Congressman from California
Gabe Vasquez – Congressman from New Mexico
Filemon Vela Jr. – former Congressman from Texas
Nydia Velázquez – Congresswoman from New York
Alex Villanueva – former Los Angeles County Sheriff
Carlos Villapudua – California state assemblyman
Antonio Villaraigosa – 41st Mayor of Los Angeles

Z

Rick Zbur – California state assemblyman

References

↑ Daunt, Tina. "Jessica Alba, Eva Longoria Tapped for Key Roles at Democratic National Convention" . Retrieved October 21, 2014.
↑ Marquand, Robert (October 21, 1988). "Wake-up call on US education. New Secretary of Education Lauro Cavazos speaks out on issues". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
↑ "Dennis Chavez: A Featured Biography". US Senate. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
1 2 Dunham, Richard (September 3, 2012). "20 Latino Democrats to watch over the next 20 years (with PHOTO GALLERY)". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

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[TDaunt-1] Daunt, Tina. "Jessica Alba, Eva Longoria Tapped for Key Roles at Democratic National Convention" . Retrieved October 21, 2014.

[RMarquand-2] Marquand, Robert (October 21, 1988). "Wake-up call on US education. New Secretary of Education Lauro Cavazos speaks out on issues". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

[Chavezbio-3] "Dennis Chavez: A Featured Biography". US Senate. Retrieved October 21, 2014.

[RDunham-4] 1 2 Dunham, Richard (September 3, 2012). "20 Latino Democrats to watch over the next 20 years (with PHOTO GALLERY)". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

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