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Hispanic-American Representatives, Senators, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners by Congress, 1822–2012

Hispanic-American Representatives, Senators, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners by Congress, 1822–2012

H appendix a H -American Representatives, Senators, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners by Congress, 1822–2012

The total membership listed in this appendix applies to the number of Members, House and Senate, in a particular Congress. It does not take into consideration deaths, departures, or special elections over the course of a Congress. For details about each Congress, please consult the footnotes.

cONGRESS Total Membership hOuse Senate

17th (1821–1823) 1 Joseph Marion Hernández (FL)1 N/A

18th–32nd (1823–1853) N/A N/A N/A

33rd (1853–1855) 1 José Manuel Gallegos (NM) N/A

34th (1855–1857) 2 José Manuel Gallegos (NM)2 N/A Miguel Antonio Otero (NM)3

35th (1857–1859) 1 Miguel Antonio Otero (NM) N/A

36th (1859–1861) 1 Miguel Antonio Otero (NM) N/A

37th (1861–1863) N/A N/A N/A

38th (1863–1865) 1 (NM) N/A

39th (1865–1867) 1 José Francisco Chaves (NM) N/A

40th (1867–1869) 1 José Francisco Chaves (NM) N/A

41st (1869–1871) 1 José Francisco Chaves (NM) N/A

42nd (1871–1873) 1 José Manuel Gallegos (NM) N/A

43rd–44th (1873–1877) N/A N/A N/A

45th (1877–1879) 2 Romualdo Pacheco (CA)4 N/A (NM)

46th (1879–1881) 2 Mariano Sabino Otero (NM) N/A Romualdo Pacheco (CA)

1 elected as a Delegate upon the formation of the Territory and served from September 30, 1822, to March 3, 1823. 2 Presented credentials to the 34th Congress and served from March 4, 1855, to July 23, 1856, when he was succeeded by Miguel Antonio Otero, who contested his election. 3 Successfully contested as a Democrat the election of José Manuel Gallegos to the 34th Congress and served from July 23, 1856, to March 3, 1857. 4 Presented credentials to the 45th Congress and served from March 4, 1877, to February 7, 1878, when he was succeeded by Peter D. Wigginton, who contested his election.

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47th (1881–1883) 2 (NM) N/A Romualdo Pacheco (CA)

48th (1883–1885) 2 Tranquilino Luna (NM)5 N/A Francisco Antonio Manzanares (NM)6

49th–55th (1885–1899) N/A N/A N/A

56th (1899–1901) 1 (NM) N/A

57th (1901–1903) 1 Federico Degetau (PR) N/A

58th (1903–1905) 1 Federico Degetau (PR) N/A

59th (1905–1907) 1 Tulio Larrínaga (PR) N/A

60th (1907–1909) 1 Tulio Larrínaga (PR) N/A

61st (1909–1911) 1 Tulio Larrínaga (PR) N/A

62nd (1911–1913) 1 Luis Muñoz Rivera (PR) N/A

63rd (1913–1915) 2 Ladislas Lazaro (LA) N/A Luis Muñoz Rivera (PR)

64th (1915–1917) 3 Benigno Cárdenas Hernández (NM) N/A Ladislas Lazaro (LA) Luis Muñoz Rivera (PR)7

65th (1917–1919) 2 Félix Córdova Dávila (PR) N/A Ladislas Lazaro (LA)

66th (1919–1921) 3 Félix Córdova Dávila (PR) N/A Benigno Cárdenas Hernández (NM) Ladislas Lazaro (LA)

67th (1921–1923) 3 Félix Córdova Dávila (PR) N/A Ladislas Lazaro (LA) Néstor Montoya (NM)8

68th (1923–1925) 2 Félix Córdova Dávila (PR) N/A Ladislas Lazaro (LA)

5 Presented credentials to the 48th Congress and served from March 4, 1883, until March 5, 1884, when he was succeeded by Francisco Antonio Manzanares, who contested his election. 6 Successfully contested the election of Tranquilino Luna to the 48th Congress and served from March 5, 1884, to March 3, 1885. 7 died in office on November 15, 1916. 8 died in office on January 13, 1923.

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69th (1925–1927) 2 Félix Córdova Dávila (PR) N/A Ladislas Lazaro (LA)

70th (1927–1929) 3 Félix Córdova Dávila (PR) Octaviano A. Larrazolo (NM)9 Ladislas Lazaro (LA)10

71st (1929–1931) 1 Félix Córdova Dávila (PR) N/A

72nd (1931–1933) 4 Dennis Chavez (NM) N/A Félix Córdova Dávila (PR)11 Joachim Octave Fernández (LA) José Lorenzo Pesquera (PR)12

73rd (1933–1935) 3 Dennis Chavez (NM) N/A Joachim Octave Fernández (LA) (PR)

74th (1935–1937) 3 Joachim Octave Fernández (LA) dennis Chavez (NM)13 Santiago Iglesias (PR)

75th (1937–1939) 3 Joachim Octave Fernández (LA) dennis Chavez (NM) Santiago Iglesias (PR)

76th (1939–1941) 4 Joachim Octave Fernández (LA) dennis Chavez (NM) Santiago Iglesias (PR)14 Bolívar Pagán (PR)15

77th (1941–1943) 2 Bolívar Pagán (PR) Dennis Chavez (NM)

78th (1943–1945) 3 Antonio M. Fernández (NM) dennis Chavez (NM) Bolívar Pagán (PR)

79th (1945–1947) 4 Antonio M. Fernández (NM) dennis Chavez (NM) Antonio Fernós-Isern (PR)16 Jesús T. Piñero (PR)17

80th (1947–1949) 3 Antonio M. Fernández (NM) dennis Chavez (NM) Antonio Fernós-Isern (PR)

9 elected on November 6, 1928, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Andrieus A. Jones. 10 Died in office on March 30, 1927. 11 Resigned on April 11, 1932, having been appointed an associate justice of the supreme court of . 12 Appointed on April 15, 1932, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Félix Córdova Dávila. 13 Appointed on May 11, 1935, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Bronson M. Cutting. 14 Died in office on December 5, 1939. 15 Appointed on December 26, 1939, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Santiago Iglesias for the term ending January 3, 1941. 16 Appointed on September 11, 1946, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Jesús T. Piñero. 17 Resigned on September 2, 1946, having been appointed .

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81st (1949–1951) 3 Antonio M. Fernández (NM) dennis Chavez (NM) Antonio Fernós-Isern (PR)

82nd (1951–1953) 3 Antonio M. Fernández (NM) dennis Chavez (NM) Antonio Fernós-Isern (PR)

83rd (1953–1955) 3 Antonio M. Fernández (NM) dennis Chavez (NM) Antonio Fernós-Isern (PR)

84th (1955–1957) 3 Antonio M. Fernández (NM)18 dennis Chavez (NM) Antonio Fernós-Isern (PR)

85th (1957–1959) 3 Antonio Fernós-Isern (PR) Dennis Chavez (NM) Joseph M. Montoya (NM)19

86th (1959–1961) 3 Antonio Fernós-Isern (PR) Dennis Chavez (NM) Joseph M. Montoya (NM)

87th (1961–1963) 4 Antonio Fernós-Isern (PR) Dennis Chavez (NM)20 Henry B. González (TX)21 Joseph M. Montoya (NM)

88th (1963–1965) 4 Antonio Fernós-Isern (PR) Joseph M. Montoya (NM) Henry B. González (TX) Joseph M. Montoya (NM)22 Edward R. Roybal (CA)

89th (1965–1967) 5 Eligio (Kika) de la Garza II (TX) Joseph M. Montoya (NM) Henry B. González (TX) Santiago Polanco-Abreu (PR) Edward R. Roybal (CA)

90th (1967–1969) 5 Eligio (Kika) de la Garza II (TX) Joseph M. Montoya (NM) Henry B. González (TX) Santiago Polanco-Abreu (PR) Edward R. Roybal (CA)

18 Re-elected on November 6, 1956, to the 85th Congress but died in office on November 7, 1956. 19 Elected on April 9, 1957, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Antonio M. Fernández. 20 Died in office on November 18, 1962. 21 Elected on November 4, 1961, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Paul J. Kilday. 22 Resigned on November 3, 1964, having been elected to the Senate to complete the unexpired term of Dennis Chavez for the term ending January 3, 1965.

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91st (1969–1971) 6 Jorge Luis Córdova-Díaz (PR) Joseph M. Montoya (NM) Eligio (Kika) de la Garza II (TX) Henry B. González (TX) Manuel Luján, Jr. (NM) Edward R. Roybal (CA)

92nd (1971–1973) 7 Herman Badillo (NY) Joseph M. Montoya (NM) Jorge Luis Córdova-Díaz (PR) Eligio (Kika) de la Garza II (TX) Henry B. González (TX) Manuel Luján, Jr. (NM) Edward R. Roybal (CA)

93rd (1973–1975) 8 Herman Badillo (NY) Joseph M. Montoya (NM) Jaime Benítez (PR) Eligio (Kika) de la Garza II (TX) Ron de Lugo (VI) Henry B. González (TX) Manuel Luján, Jr. (NM) Edward R. Roybal (CA)

94th (1975–1977) 8 Herman Badillo (NY) Joseph M. Montoya (NM) Jaime Benítez (PR) Eligio (Kika) de la Garza II (TX) Ron de Lugo (VI) Henry B. González (TX) Manuel Luján, Jr. (NM) Edward R. Roybal (CA)

95th (1977–1979) 8 Herman Badillo (NY)23 N/A Baltasar Corrada-del Río (PR) Eligio (Kika) de la Garza II (TX) Ron de Lugo (VI) Robert Garcia (NY)24 Henry B. González (TX) Manuel Luján, Jr. (NM) Edward R. Roybal (CA)

23 Resigned on December 31, 1977, to become a deputy mayor of . 24 Elected on February 14, 1978, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Herman Badillo.

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96th (1979–1981) 7 Tony Coelho (CA) N/A Baltasar Corrada-del Río (PR) Eligio (Kika) de la Garza II (TX) Robert Garcia (NY) Henry B. González (TX) Manuel Luján, Jr. (NM) Edward R. Roybal (CA)

97th (1981–1983) 9 Tony Coelho (CA) N/A Baltasar Corrada-del Río (PR) Eligio (Kika) de la Garza II (TX) Ron de Lugo (VI) Robert Garcia (NY) Henry B. González (TX) Manuel Luján, Jr. (NM) Matthew G. Martínez (CA)25 Edward R. Roybal (CA)

98th (1983–1985) 12 Tony Coelho (CA) N/A Baltasar Corrada-del Río (PR) Eligio (Kika) de la Garza II (TX) Ron de Lugo (VI) Robert Garcia (NY) Henry B. González (TX) Manuel Luján, Jr. (NM) Matthew G. Martínez (CA) Solomon P. Ortiz (TX) (NM) Edward R. Roybal (CA) (CA)

99th (1985–1987) 14 Ben Garrido Blaz (GU) N/A Albert G. Bustamante (TX) Tony Coelho (CA) Eligio (Kika) de la Garza II (TX) Ron de Lugo (VI) Jaime B. Fuster (PR) Robert Garcia (NY) Henry B. González (TX) Manuel Luján, Jr. (NM) Matthew G. Martínez (CA)

25 Elected on July 13, 1982, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of George E. Danielson.

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99th (1985–1987) continued Solomon P. Ortiz (TX) Bill Richardson (NM) Edward R. Roybal (CA) Esteban Edward Torres (CA)

100th (1987–1989) 14 Ben Garrido Blaz (GU) N/A Albert G. Bustamante (TX) Tony Coelho (CA) Eligio (Kika) de la Garza II (TX) Ron de Lugo (VI) Jaime B. Fuster (PR) Robert Garcia (NY) Henry B. González (TX) Manuel Luján, Jr. (NM) Matthew G. Martínez (CA) Solomon P. Ortiz (TX) Bill Richardson (NM) Edward R. Roybal (CA) Esteban Edward Torres (CA)

101st (1989–1991) 15 Ben Garrido Blaz (GU) N/A Albert G. Bustamante (TX) Tony Coelho (CA)26 Eligio (Kika) de la Garza II (TX) Ron de Lugo (VI) Jaime B. Fuster (PR) Robert Garcia (NY)27 Henry B. González (TX) Matthew G. Martínez (CA) Solomon P. Ortiz (TX) Bill Richardson (NM) Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL)28 José E. Serrano (NY)29 Edward R. Roybal (CA) Esteban Edward Torres (CA)

26 Resigned on June 15, 1989. 27 Resigned on January 7, 1990. 28 Elected on August 29, 1989, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Claude D. Pepper. 29 Elected on March 20, 1990, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Robert Garcia.

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102nd (1991–1993) 15 Ben Garrido Blaz (GU) N/A Albert G. Bustamante (TX) Antonio J. (PR)30 Eligio (Kika) de la Garza II (TX) Ron de Lugo (VI) Jaime B. Fuster (PR)31 Henry B. González (TX) Matthew G. Martínez (CA) Solomon P. Ortiz (TX) (AZ)32 Bill Richardson (NM) Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL) Edward R. Roybal (CA) José E. Serrano (NY) Esteban Edward Torres (CA)

103rd (1993–1995) 20 (CA) N/A Henry Bonilla (TX) Eligio (Kika) de la Garza II (TX) Ron de Lugo (VI) Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL) Henry B. González (TX) Luis V. Gutierrez (IL) Matthew G. Martínez (CA) Robert Menendez (NJ) Solomon P. Ortiz (TX) Ed Pastor (AZ) Bill Richardson (NM) Carlos A. Romero-Barceló (PR) Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL) Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA) José E. Serrano (NY) Frank Tejeda (TX) Esteban Edward Torres (CA) Robert A. Underwood (GU) Nydia M. Velázquez (NY)

30 Appointed on February 21, 1992, to fill the vacancy that would ensue on March 4, 1992, with the resignation of Jaime B. Fuster. 31 Resigned on March 4, 1992. 32 Elected on September 24, 1991, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Morris K. Udall.

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104th (1995–1997) 19 Xavier Becerra (CA) N/A Henry Bonilla (TX) Eligio (Kika) de la Garza II (TX) Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL) Henry B. González (TX) Luis V. Gutierrez (IL) Matthew G. Martínez (CA) Robert Menendez (NJ) Solomon P. Ortiz (TX) Ed Pastor (AZ) Bill Richardson (NM) Carlos A. Romero-Barceló (PR) Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL) Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA) José E. Serrano (NY) Frank Tejeda (TX) Esteban Edward Torres (CA) Robert A. Underwood (GU) Nydia M. Velázquez (NY)

105th (1997–1999) 22 Xavier Becerra (CA) N/A Henry Bonilla (TX) Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL) Henry B. González (TX) Luis V. Gutierrez (IL) Rubén Hinojosa (TX) Matthew G. Martínez (CA) Robert Menendez (NJ) Solomon P. Ortiz (TX) Ed Pastor (AZ) (TX) Ciro D. Rodriguez (TX)33 Bill Richardson (NM)34 Carlos A. Romero-Barceló (PR) Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL) Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA) (CA) José E. Serrano (NY) Frank Tejeda (TX)35

33 Elected on April 12, 1997, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Frank Tejeda. 34 Resigned on February 13, 1997. 35 Died in office on January 30, 1997.

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105th (1997–1999) continued E esteban Edward Torres (CA) Robert A. Underwood (GU) Nydia M. Velázquez (NY)

106th (1999–2001) 21 (CA)36 N/A Xavier Becerra (CA) Henry Bonilla (TX) Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL) Charles A. Gonzalez (TX) Luis V. Gutierrez (IL) Rubén Hinojosa (TX) Matthew G. Martínez (CA) Robert Menendez (NJ) Grace Flores Napolitano (CA) Solomon P. Ortiz (TX) Ed Pastor (AZ) Silvestre Reyes (TX) Ciro D. Rodriguez (TX) Carlos A. Romero-Barceló (PR) Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL) Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA) Loretta Sanchez (CA) José E. Serrano (NY) Robert A. Underwood (GU) Nydia M. Velázquez (NY)

107th (2001–2003) 21 Aníbal Acevedo-Vilá (PR) N/A Joe Baca (CA) Xavier Becerra (CA) Henry Bonilla (TX) Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL) Charles A. Gonzalez (TX) Luis V. Gutierrez (IL) Rubén Hinojosa (TX) Robert Menendez (NJ) Grace Flores Napolitano (CA) Solomon P. Ortiz (TX) Ed Pastor (AZ) Silvestre Reyes (TX) Ciro D. Rodriguez (TX)

36 Elected on November 16, 1999, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of George E. Brown.

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107th (2001–2003) continued Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL) Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA) Loretta Sanchez (CA) José E. Serrano (NY) Hilda L. Solis (CA) Robert A. Underwood (GU) Nydia M. Velázquez (NY)

108th (2003–2005) 25 Aníbal Acevedo-Vilá (PR) N/A Joe Baca (CA) Xavier Becerra (CA) Henry Bonilla (TX) Dennis A. Cardoza (CA) Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL) Mario Diaz-Balart (FL) Charles A. Gonzalez (TX) Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ) Luis V. Gutierrez (IL) Rubén Hinojosa (TX) Robert Menendez (NJ) Grace Flores Napolitano (CA) (CA) Solomon P. Ortiz (TX) Ed Pastor (AZ) Silvestre Reyes (TX) Ciro D. Rodriguez (TX) Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL) Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA) Linda T. Sánchez (CA) Loretta Sanchez (CA) José E. Serrano (NY) Hilda L. Solis (CA) Nydia M. Velázquez (NY)

109th (2005–2007) 30 Joe Baca (CA) Mel Martinez (FL) Xavier Becerra (CA) Robert Menendez (NJ) Henry Bonilla (TX) Ken Salazar (CO) Dennis A. Cardoza (CA) (CA) (TX) Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL)

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109th (2005–2007) continued M mario Diaz-Balart (FL) Luis G. Fortuño (PR) Charles A. Gonzalez (TX) Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ) Luis V. Gutierrez (IL) Rubén Hinojosa (TX) Robert Menendez (NJ)37 Grace Flores Napolitano (CA) Devin Nunes (CA) Solomon P. Ortiz (TX) Ed Pastor (AZ) Silvestre Reyes (TX) Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL) Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA) (CO) Linda T. Sánchez (CA) Loretta Sanchez (CA) José E. Serrano (NY) Albio Sires (NJ)38 Hilda L. Solis (CA) Nydia M. Velázquez (NY)

110th (2007–2009) 30 Joe Baca (CA) Mel Martinez (FL) Xavier Becerra (CA) Robert Menendez (NJ) Dennis A. Cardoza (CA) Ken Salazar (CO) Jim Costa (CA) Henry Cuellar (TX) Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL) Mario Diaz-Balart (FL) Luis G. Fortuño (PR) Charles A. Gonzalez (TX) Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ) Luis V. Gutierrez (IL) Rubén Hinojosa (TX) Grace Flores Napolitano (CA) Devin Nunes (CA) Solomon P. Ortiz (TX) Ed Pastor (AZ)

37 Resigned on January 16, 2006, to fill the Senate vacancy caused by the resignation of Jon S. Corzine. 38 Elected on November 7, 2006, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Robert Menendez.

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110th (2007–2009) continued Silvestre Reyes (TX) Ciro D. Rodriguez (TX) Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL) Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA) John Salazar (CO) Linda T. Sánchez (CA) Loretta Sanchez (CA) José E. Serrano (NY) Albio Sires (NJ) Hilda L. Solis (CA) Nydia M. Velázquez (NY)

111th (2009–2011) 32 Joe Baca (CA) Mel Martinez (FL)39 Xavier Becerra (CA) Robert Menendez (NJ) Dennis A. Cardoza (CA) Ken Salazar (CO)40 Jim Costa (CA) Henry Cuellar (TX) Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL) Mario Diaz-Balart (FL) Charles A. Gonzalez (TX) Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ) Luis V. Gutierrez (IL) Rubén Hinojosa (TX) Ben Ray Luján (NM) Grace Flores Napolitano (CA) Devin Nunes (CA) Solomon P. Ortiz (TX) Ed Pastor (AZ) (PR) Silvestre Reyes (TX) Ciro D. Rodriguez (TX) Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL) Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA) Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (MP) John Salazar (CO) Linda T. Sánchez (CA) Loretta Sanchez (CA) José E. Serrano (NY)

39 Resigned on September 9, 2009. 40 Resigned on January 20, 2009, to serve as Secretary of the Interior in the Cabinet of President .

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111th (2009–2011) continued Albio Sires (NJ) Hilda L. Solis (CA)41 Nydia M. Velázquez (NY)

112th (2011–2013) 31 Joe Baca (CA) Robert Menendez (NJ) Xavier Becerra (CA) Marco Rubio (FL) Francisco (Quico) Canseco (TX) Dennis A. Cardoza (CA)42 Jim Costa (CA) Henry Cuellar (TX) Mario Diaz-Balart (FL) Bill Flores (TX) Charles A. Gonzalez (TX) Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ) Luis V. Gutierrez (IL) (WA) Rubén Hinojosa (TX) Raúl R. Labrador (ID) Ben Ray Luján (NM) Grace Flores Napolitano (CA) Devin Nunes (CA) Ed Pastor (AZ) Pedro Pierluisi (PR) Silvestre Reyes (TX) David Rivera (FL) Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL) Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA) Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (MP) Linda T. Sánchez (CA) Loretta Sanchez (CA) José E. Serrano (NY) Albio Sires (NJ) Nydia M. Velázquez (NY)

41 Resigned on February 24, 2009, to serve as Secretary of Labor in the Cabinet of President Barack Obama. 42 Resigned on August 15, 2012.

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