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Nicole Malliotakis (/ ˌ m æ l i ə ˈ t ɑː k ɪ s / MAL-ee-ə-TAH-kiss; born November 11, 1980) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 11th congressional district since 2021. Her constituency covers Staten Island and southern Brooklyn.
A Democrat from New York, Velázquez chaired the Congressional Hispanic Caucus until January 3, 2011. Her district, in New York City, was numbered the 12th district from 1993 to 2013 and has been numbered the 7th district since 2013. Velázquez is the first Puerto Rican woman to serve in the United States Congress. [1]
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.
Elise Marie Stefanik (/ s t ə ˈ f ɑː n ɪ k / stə-FAH-nik; born July 2, 1984) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 21st congressional district. As chair of the House Republican Conference from 2021 to 2025, she was the fourth-ranking House Republican.
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 ...
Hispanic and Latino American politicians continued to make gains in important positions in Congress, and for the first time in this period had an equal number of full voting members in Congress and non-voting delegates. [1] The Congressional Hispanic Caucus was founded in 1976. Pictured are members of the Caucus gathered together in 1984.
The Miami congresswoman has cast herself as a staunch conservative, while staking out positions that don’t always align with those of her Republican colleagues. ‘Very much a pragmatist.’
Gluesenkamp Perez was born on June 4, 1988. [2] Her father immigrated from Mexico, [3] while her mother's family has roots in Washington. [4] Her great-great-grandfather was a quarry foreman in the state, [5] and her grandfather, Herbert Gilmore, was a carpenter in Bellevue. [4]