Hispanic Americans in Congress, 1822-1995

List in Chronological Order


HOUSESENATE
1900s
1950s
Active members (1980s-present)

HOUSE

1822-1823
Joseph Marion Hernández

1853-1857
José Manuel Gallegos

1856-1861
Miguel Antonio Otero

1863-1865
Francisco Perea

1865-1867
José Francisco Chaves

1871-1873
José Manuel Gallegos

1877-1878
Romualdo Pacheco

1877-1879
Trinidad Romero

1879-1881
Mariano Sabino Otero

1879-1883
Romualdo Pacheco

1881-1884
Tranquilino Luna

1884-1885
Francisco Antonio Manzanares

1899-1901
Pedro Perea

1901-1905
Federico Degetau

1905-1911
Tulio Larrinaga

1911-1916
Luis Muñoz Rivera

1913-1927
Ladislas Lazaro

1915-1917
Benigno Cárdenas Hernández

1917-1932
Félix Córdova Dávila

1919-1921
Benigno Cárdenas Hernández

1921-1923
Néstor Montoya

1931-1935
Dennis Chávez

1931-1941
Joachim Octave Fernández

1932-1933
José Lorenzo Pesquera

1932-1939
Santiago Iglesias

1939-1945
Bolívar Pagán

1943-1956
Antonio Manuel Fernández

1945-1946
Jesús T. Piñero

1946-1965
Antonio Fernós-Isern

1957-1964
Joseph Manuel Montoya

1961-1998
Henry B. González

1963-1993
Edward R. Roybal

1965-1969
Santiago Polanco-Abreu

1965-1997
Eligio "Kika" de la Garza II

1969-1973
Jorge Luis Córdova Díaz

1969-1989
Manuel Luján, Jr.

1971-1977
Herman Badillo

1973-1977
Jaime Benítez

1973-1979
Ron de Lugo

1977-1985
Baltasar Corrada del Río

1978-1990
Robert Garcia

1979-1989
Anthony Lee Coelho

1981-1995
Ron de Lugo

1982-2001
Matthew G. Martínez

1983-1997
William B. Richardson

1983-
Solomon P. Ortiz

1983-1999
Esteban Torres

1985-1992
Jaime B. Fuster

1985-1993
Ben Blaz Garrido
Albert G. Bustamante

1989-
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

1990-
José E. Serrano

1991-
Ed López Pastor

1992-1993
Antonio J. Colorado

1993-1997
Frank M. Tejeda

1993-2001
Carlos Antonio Romero-Barceló

1993-2004
Robert A. Underwood

1993-2006
Robert Menéndez -- [elected to Senate in 2006]
1993-2007
Henry Bonilla
1993-
Xavier Becerra
Lincoln Díaz-Balart
Luis Gutiérrez
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Nydia M. Velázquez

1996-
Silvestre Reyes -- [Official Web Site]

1997-2004, 2007
Ciro D. Rodriguez -- [Official Web Site]

1997-
Rubén Hinojosa -- [Official Web Site]
Loretta Sanchez -- [Official Web Site]

1999-
Joe Baca -- [Official Web Site]
Charles A. Gonzalez -- [Official Web Site]
Grace Napolitano -- [Official Web Site]

2001-2004
Aníbal Acevedo-Vilá

2001-
Hilda Solis -- [Official Web Site]

2003-
Dennis Cardoza -- [Official Web Site]
Mario Diaz-Balart -- [Official Web Site]
Raúl Grijalva -- [Official Web Site]
Devin Nunes -- [Official Web Site]
Linda Sanchez -- [Official Web Site]

2005-
Henry Cuellar -- [Official Web Site]
Luis Fortuño -- [Official Web Site]
John Salazar -- [Official Web Site]
 
2006-
Albio Sires -- [Official Web Site]

SENATE

1928-1929
Octaviano Larrazolo

1935-1962
Dennis Chávez

1964-1977
Joseph Manuel Montoya
 
2005-
Ken Salazar -- [Official Web Site]
Mel Martínez -- [Official Web Site]
 
2006-
Robert Menendez -- [Official Web Site]
 


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