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)
Picture | Delegate | Hispanic or Latino ancestry | Party | Territory | Term start | Term end | Notes |
' | Democratic-Republican | Florida | 30 9 1822 | 4 3 1823 | Retired | ||
' | Democratic | Florida | 4 3 1841 | 3 3 1845 | Office eliminated when Territory of Florida was admitted to the Union as the State of Florida | ||
' | Democratic | New Mexico | 4 3 1853 | 23 7 1856 | Lost election contestation | ||
' | Democratic | New Mexico | 4 3 1871 | 4 3 1873 | Lost reelection | ||
' | Democratic | New Mexico | 23 7 1856 | 4 3 1861 | Retired | ||
' | Republican | New Mexico | 4 3 1863 | 4 3 1865 | Lost reelection | ||
' | Republican | New Mexico | 4 3 1865 | 4 3 1867 | Lost reelection | ||
' | Republican | New Mexico | 20 2 1869 | 4 3 1871 | Lost reelection | ||
' | Republican | New Mexico | 4 3 1877 | 4 3 1879 | Retired | ||
' | Republican | New Mexico | 4 3 1879 | 4 3 1881 | Retired | ||
' | Republican | New Mexico | 4 3 1881 | 5 3 1884 | Lost election contestation | ||
' | Democratic | New Mexico | 5 3 1884 | 4 3 1885 | Retired | ||
' | Republican | New Mexico | 4 3 1899 | 4 3 1901 | Retired | ||
' | Republican | Puerto Rico | 4 3 1901 | 4 3 1905 | Retired | ||
' | Unionist | Puerto Rico | 4 3 1905 | 4 3 1911 | Lost reelection | ||
' | Federalist | Philippine Islands | 22 11 1907 | 3 3 1912 | Retired | ||
' | Nacionalista | Philippine Islands | 23 11 1909 | 15 10 1916 | Retired | ||
' | Unionist | Puerto Rico | 4 3 1911 | 15 11 1916 | Died in office | ||
' | Unionist | Puerto Rico | 7 8 1917 | 11 4 1932 | Resigned to accept appointment as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico | ||
' | Nacionalista | Philippine Islands | 4 3 1920 | 16 7 1928 | Resigned | ||
' | Independent | Puerto Rico | 15 4 1932 | 4 3 1933 | Retired | ||
' | Coalitionist | Puerto Rico | 4 3 1933 | 5 12 1939 | Died in office | ||
' | Nacionalista | Philippine Islands | 3 1 1935 | 14 2 1936 | Retired | ||
' | Nonpartisan | Philippines | 29 9 1938 | 9 8 1944 | Resigned | ||
' | Coalitionist | Puerto Rico | 26 12 1939 | 3 1 1945 | Lost reelection | ||
' | Puerto Rico | 3 1 1945 | 2 9 1946 | Resigned to accept appointment as Governor of Puerto Rico | |||
' | Popular Democratic | Puerto Rico | 11 9 1946 | 3 1 1965 | Retired to run successfully for the Puerto Rico Senate | ||
' | Popular Democratic | Puerto Rico | 3 1 1965 | 3 1 1969 | Lost reelection | ||
' | New Progressive | Puerto Rico | 3 1 1969 | 3 1 1973 | Lost reelection | ||
' | Popular Democratic | Puerto Rico | 3 1 1973 | 3 1 1977 | Lost reelection | ||
' | Democratic | Virgin Islands | 3 1 1973 | 3 1 1979 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands | ||
' | Democratic | Virgin Islands | 3 1 1981 | 3 1 1995 | Retired | ||
' | New Progressive | Puerto Rico | 3 1 1977 | 3 1 1985 | Retired to run successfully for Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||
' | Popular Democratic | Puerto Rico | 3 1 1985 | 4 3 1992 | Resigned to accept appointment as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico | ||
' | Popular Democratic | Puerto Rico | 4 3 1992 | 3 1 1993 | Lost reelection | ||
' | New Progressive | Puerto Rico | 3 1 1993 | 3 1 2001 | Lost reelection | ||
' | Popular Democratic | Puerto Rico | 3 1 2001 | 2 1 2005 | Retired to run successfully for Governor of Puerto Rico | ||
' | New Progressive | Puerto Rico | 3 1 2005 | 2 1 2009 | Retired to run successfully for Governor of Puerto Rico | ||
' | New Progressive | Puerto Rico | 3 1 2009 | 3 1 2017 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for the nomination for Governor of Puerto Rico | ||
' | New Progressive | Puerto Rico | 3 1 2017 | present |