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

Elected, but not seated

House of Representatives

House Delegates (non-voting members)


PictureDelegate
Hispanic or Latino ancestryPartyTerritoryTerm startTerm endNotes
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Democratic-RepublicanFlorida30 9 18224 3 1823Retired
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DemocraticFlorida4 3 18413 3 1845Office eliminated when Territory of Florida was admitted to the Union as the State of Florida
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DemocraticNew Mexico4 3 185323 7 1856Lost election contestation
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DemocraticNew Mexico4 3 18714 3 1873Lost reelection
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DemocraticNew Mexico23 7 18564 3 1861Retired
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RepublicanNew Mexico4 3 18634 3 1865Lost reelection
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RepublicanNew Mexico4 3 18654 3 1867Lost reelection
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RepublicanNew Mexico20 2 18694 3 1871Lost reelection
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RepublicanNew Mexico4 3 18774 3 1879Retired
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RepublicanNew Mexico4 3 18794 3 1881Retired
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RepublicanNew Mexico4 3 18815 3 1884Lost election contestation
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DemocraticNew Mexico5 3 18844 3 1885Retired
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RepublicanNew Mexico4 3 18994 3 1901Retired
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RepublicanPuerto Rico4 3 19014 3 1905Retired
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UnionistPuerto Rico4 3 19054 3 1911Lost reelection
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Federalist
Philippine Islands22 11 19073 3 1912Retired
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NacionalistaPhilippine Islands23 11 190915 10 1916Retired
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UnionistPuerto Rico4 3 191115 11 1916Died in office
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UnionistPuerto Rico7 8 191711 4 1932Resigned to accept appointment as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
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NacionalistaPhilippine Islands4 3 192016 7 1928Resigned
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IndependentPuerto Rico15 4 19324 3 1933Retired
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CoalitionistPuerto Rico4 3 19335 12 1939Died in office
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NacionalistaPhilippine Islands3 1 193514 2 1936Retired
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NonpartisanPhilippines29 9 19389 8 1944Resigned
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CoalitionistPuerto Rico26 12 19393 1 1945Lost reelection
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Puerto Rico3 1 19452 9 1946Resigned to accept appointment as Governor of Puerto Rico
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Popular DemocraticPuerto Rico11 9 19463 1 1965Retired to run successfully for the Puerto Rico Senate
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Popular DemocraticPuerto Rico3 1 19653 1 1969Lost reelection
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New ProgressivePuerto Rico3 1 19693 1 1973Lost reelection
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Popular DemocraticPuerto Rico3 1 19733 1 1977Lost reelection
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DemocraticVirgin Islands3 1 19733 1 1979Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands
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DemocraticVirgin Islands3 1 19813 1 1995Retired
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New ProgressivePuerto Rico3 1 19773 1 1985Retired to run successfully for Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Popular DemocraticPuerto Rico3 1 19854 3 1992Resigned to accept appointment as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
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Popular DemocraticPuerto Rico4 3 19923 1 1993Lost reelection
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New ProgressivePuerto Rico3 1 19933 1 2001Lost reelection
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Popular DemocraticPuerto Rico3 1 20012 1 2005Retired to run successfully for Governor of Puerto Rico
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New ProgressivePuerto Rico3 1 20052 1 2009Retired to run successfully for Governor of Puerto Rico
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New ProgressivePuerto Rico3 1 20093 1 2017Retired to run unsuccessfully for the nomination for Governor of Puerto Rico
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New ProgressivePuerto Rico3 1 2017present