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|[[Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || [[New Mexico]] || 1928-1929 |
|[[Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || [[New Mexico]] || 1928-1929 || Mexico |
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|[[Dennis Chavez]] || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] || [[New Mexico]] || 1935-1962 |
|[[Dennis Chavez]] || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] || [[New Mexico]] || 1935-1962 || Mexico |
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|[[Joseph Montoya]] || Democrat || [[New Mexico]] || 1964-1977 |
|[[Joseph Montoya]] || Democrat || [[New Mexico]] || 1964-1977 || Mexico |
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|[[Ken Salazar]] || Democrat || [[Colorado]] || 2005-2009 |
|[[Ken Salazar]] || Democrat || [[Colorado]] || 2005-2009 || Spain |
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|[[Mel Martinez]] || Republican || [[Florida]] || 2005-2009 |
|[[Mel Martinez]] || Republican || [[Florida]] || 2005-2009 || Cuba |
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|[[Bob Menendez]] || Democrat || [[New Jersey]] || 2006-present |
|[[Bob Menendez]] || Democrat || [[New Jersey]] || 2006-present || Cuba |
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|[[Marco Rubio]] || Republican || [[Florida]] || Takes office in 2011|| Cuba |
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Revision as of 04:15, 3 November 2010
This is a list of Hispanic and Latino Americans who have served in the United States Congress.
Senate
| Senator | Party | State | Term | Ethnicity |
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| Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo | Republican | New Mexico | 1928-1929 | Mexico |
| Dennis Chavez | Democrat | New Mexico | 1935-1962 | Mexico |
| Joseph Montoya | Democrat | New Mexico | 1964-1977 | Mexico |
| Ken Salazar | Democrat | Colorado | 2005-2009 | Spain |
| Mel Martinez | Republican | Florida | 2005-2009 | Cuba |
| Bob Menendez | Democrat | New Jersey | 2006-present | Cuba |
| Marco Rubio | Republican | Florida | Takes office in 2011 | Cuba |
House of Representatives
| Representative | Party | State | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romualdo Pacheco | Republican | California | 1877-1878, 1879-1883 |
| Benigno C. Hernández | Republican | New Mexico | 1915-1917, 1919-1921 |
| Néstor Montoya | Republican | New Mexico | 1921-1923 |
| Dennis Chavez | Democrat | New Mexico | 1931-1935 |
| Joachim O. Fernández | Democrat | Louisiana | 1931-1941 |
| Antonio M. Fernández | Democrat | New Mexico | 1943-1956 |
| Joseph Montoya | Democrat | New Mexico | 1957-1964 |
| Henry B. Gonzalez | Democrat | Texas | 1961-1999 |
| Edward R. Roybal | Democrat | California | 1963-1993 |
| Kika de la Garza | Democrat | Texas | 1965-1997 |
| Manuel Lujan, Jr. | Republican | New Mexico | 1969-1989 |
| Charles Rangel | Democrat | New York | 1971-present |
| Herman Badillo | Democrat | New York | 1973-1977 |
| Robert García | Democrat | New York | 1978-1990 |
| Matthew G. Martinez | Democrat, Republican | California | 1982-2001 |
| Bill Richardson | Democrat | New Mexico | 1983-1997 |
| Solomon P. Ortiz | Democrat | Texas | 1983-present |
| Esteban Edward Torres | Democrat | California | 1983-1999 |
| Albert Bustamante | Democrat | Texas | 1985-1993 |
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Republican | Florida | 1989-present |
| José Serrano | Democrat | New York | 1990-present |
| Ed Pastor | Democrat | Arizona | 1991-present |
| Frank Tejeda | Democrat | Texas | 1993-1997 |
| Bob Menendez | Democrat | New Jersey | 1993-2006 |
| Xavier Becerra | Democrat | California | 1993-present |
| Henry Bonilla | Republican | Texas | 1993-2007 |
| Lincoln Diaz-Balart | Republican | Florida | 1993-present |
| Luis Gutiérrez | Democrat | Illinois | 1993-present |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | Democrat | California | 1993-present |
| Nydia Velázquez | Democrat | New York | 1993-present |
| Silvestre Reyes | Democrat | Texas | 1997-present |
| Ciro Rodriguez | Democrat | Texas | 1997-2005, 2007-present |
| Rubén Hinojosa | Democrat | Texas | 1997-present |
| Loretta Sanchez | Democrat | California | 1997-present |
| Joe Baca | Democrat | California | 1999-present |
| Charlie Gonzalez | Democrat | Texas | 1999-present |
| Grace Napolitano | Democrat | California | 1999-present |
| Hilda Solis | Democrat | California | 2001-2009 |
| Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | Florida | 2003-present |
| Raúl Grijalva | Democrat | Arizona | 2003-present |
| Linda Sánchez | Democrat | California | 2003-present |
| Henry Cuellar | Democrat | Texas | 2005-present |
| Albio Sires | Democrat | New Jersey | 2006-present |
| Ben R. Luján | Democrat | New Mexico | 2009-present |