Latinas in NATIONAL ELECTED OFFICE

Representation Prior 2014 Representation Office to 2014 Election Candidates After 2014 Election

All Women 100 (18.7% of total) 174 103

Congress Minority women 31 32 (535 Seats) Latinas 9 16 9 (7D, 2R) Total Latinos 31 51 32 All Women 72 (22.6% of total) 95 59 Statewide Minority women 7 6 Executive Latinas 3 7 3 (318 positions) Total Latinos 9 19 12

All Women 1791 (24.3% of total) State Minority women 376 Legislature Latinas 98 95 (7,383 seats) Total Latinos 294 304

Latinas 1,990 Local Total Latinos 5,750

DEMOGRAPHICS ELECTED LATINAS Total Population (2013): 316,128,839 Congress Latino Population: 17.1% Grace Napolitano (D, House district 32, elected 1999) Total Registered Voters (2012): 153,157,000 Norma Torres (D, House district 35, elected 2014) Total Latino Registered Voters: 13,697,000 Linda Sanchez (D, House district 38, elected 2003) Latino Share of Registered Voters: 8.9% Lucille Roybal-Allard (D, House district 40, elected 1993) Loretta Sanchez (D, House district 46, elected 1997) Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R, House district 27, elected 1988) Michelle Lujan Grisham (D, House district 1, elected 2013) Nydia Velazquez (D, House district 7, elected 1993) Jaime Herrera Beutler (R, House district 3, elected 2011)

Statewide Executive Office NM Governor Susana Martinez (R, elected 2010) RI Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea (D, elected 2014) IL Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti (R, elected 2014)

Source: Ballotpedia.org, CAWP, Census, NALEO, Open Secrets.org, Pew Research Center, Project Vote Smart 2014 Latina Candidates US HOUSE District Make-up

CA * Grace Napolitano (D, Latina, I, Won 59.4%; $346,636) Latino Pop= 62% 32 Art Alas (R, Lost, $57,137) Obama 2012= 65% CA * Norma Torres (D, Latina, O, Won 63.3%; $473,260) Latino Pop= 68% 35 Christina Gagnier (D, Lost, $78,699) Obama 2012= 67% CA * Linda Sanchez (D, Latina, I, Won 58.7%; $1,340,427) Latino Pop= 61% 38 Benjamin Campos (R, Lost, $6,176) Obama 2012= 65% CA * Lucille Roybal-Allard (D, Latina, I, Won 61.4%; $489,063) Latino Pop= 88% 40 David Sanchez (D, Lost, $0) Obama 2012= 82% CA * Loretta Sanchez (D, Latina, I, Won 56.7%; $1,450,408) Latino Pop= 66% 46 Adam Nick (R, Lost, $0) Obama 2012= 61% FL * Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R, Latina, I, Won; $1,002,256) Latino Pop= 75% 27 Unopposed Obama 2012= 53% NM * Michelle Lujan Grisham (D, Latina, I, Won 58.6%; $1,682,640) Latino Pop= 49% 01 Michael Frese (R, Lost, $344,443) Obama 2012= 55% NY * Nydia Velazquez (D, Latina, I, Won 89%; $739,116) Latino Pop= 43% 07 Jose Luis Fernandez (R, Lost, $22,205) Obama 2012= 88% WA * Jaime Herrera Beutler (R, Latina, I, Won 60.6%; $1,741,301) Latino Pop= 8% 03 Bob Dingethal (D, Lost, $202,182) Obama 2012= 48% AZ * Gabriela Saucedo Mercer (R, Latina, C, Lost 45.3%; $93,403) Latino Pop= 61% 03 Raul M. Grijalva (D, I, Won, $574,682) Obama 2012= 61% CA * Amanda Renteria (D, Latina, C, Lost 40.7%; $1,723,080) Latino Pop= 72% 21 David Valadao (R, I, Won, $2,684,942) Obama 2012= 55% CA * Suzanna Aguilera-Marrero (D, Latina, C, Lost 27.8%; $35,727) Latino Pop= 46% 22 Devin Nunes (R, I, Won, $2,055,781) Obama 2012= 42% NH * Marilinda Garcia (R, Latina, C, Lost 45%; $1,198,488) Latino Pop= 3% 02 Ann Mclane Kuster (D, I, Won, $3,656,127) Obama 2012= 54% NM * Roxanne "Rocky" Lara (D, Latina, C, Lost 35.5%; $1,412,927) Latino Pop= 53% 02 Steve Pearce (R, I, Won, $2,065,679) Obama 2012= 45% TX * Susan Narvaiz (R, Latina, C, Lost 33.3%; $228,232) Latino Pop= 63% 35 Lloyd Doggett (D, I, Won, $1,027,317) Obama 2012= 63% UT * Luz Robles (D, Latina, C, Lost 33.2%; $153,306) Latino Pop= 14% 02 Chris Stewart (R, I, Won, $755,106) Obama 2012= 29%

D= Democrat R= Republican I= Incumbent C= Challenger O= Open Seat

Source: Ballotpedia.org, CAWP, Census, NALEO, Open Secrets.org, Pew Research Center, Poject Vote Smart 2014 Latina Candidates STATEWIDE EXECUTIVE OFFICE

*Susana Martinez (R, I, Won 57.3%) NM Governor Gary King (D, C, Lost)

*Nellie Gorbea (D, O, Won, 60.5%) RI Secretary of State John Carlevale, Sr. (R, Lost)

*Evelyn Sanguinetti/ (R, C, Won 50.3%) IL Lieutenant Governor / (D, I, Lost 46.3%)

*Annette Taddeo/Charlie Crist (D, C, Lost 47.1%) FL Lieutenant Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera/Rick Scott (R, I, Won 48.1%)

*Lucy Flores (D, O, Lost 33.6%) Lieutenant Governor NV Mark Hutchison (R, O, Won 59.5%) Mike Little (Ind., Lost 3.9%)

*Leticia Van de Putte (D, O, Lost 38.7%) TX Lieutenant Governor (R, O, Won 58.1%)

D= Democrat R= Republican I= Incumbent C= Challenger O= Open Seat

Source: Presidential results by congressional district for 2012 election, Dailykos.com Latinas in ELECTED OFFICE

Representation Prior 2014 Representation Office to 2014 Election Candidates After 2014 Election

All Women 4 Minority women 2 Congress (36 Seats) Latinas 0 1 0

Total Latinos 7 9 5

All Women 2 Statewide Minority women 0 Executive Latinas 0 1 0 (9 positions) Total Latinos 0 2 1

All Women 39 (21.5% of total) State Minority women Legislature Latinas 11 (3 Senate, 8 Rep) 9 (181 seats) Total Latinos 41

Latinas 771 Local Total Latinos 2,494

STATE DEMOGRAPHICS ELECTED LATINAS State Legislature Total Population (2013): 26,448,193 Sylvia Garcia (D, Senate district 6—-Pasadena, elected 2013) Latino Population: 38.4% Judith Zaffirini (D, Senate district 21-- Laredo-San Marcos, elected 1987) Total Registered Voters (2014): 13,206,523 *Leticia Van de Putte (D, Senate district 26--, elected 1999, resigned) Total Latino Registered Voters: 2,979,270 Celia Israel (D, House district 50-- Travis county, elected 2014) Latino Share of Registered Voters: 22.6% Naomi Gonzalez (D, House district 76-- El Paso, elected 2011) Mary Edna Gonzalez (D, House district 75-- El Paso, elected 2012) Marisa Marquez (D, House district 77-- El Paso, elected 2008) Ana Hernandez (D, House district 143-- Harris county, elected 2005) Mary Ann Perez (D, House district 144-- Harris county, elected 2012) Carol Alvarado (D, House district 145-- Harris county, elected 2008) Jessica Farrar (D, House district 148-- Harris county, elected 1994) 2014 Latina Candidates Lieutenant Governor: Leticia Van de Putte (D, Lost with 40%) Congress: Susan Narvaiz (R, Challenger, House district 35, Lost with 33.3%) Potential Status of Seats | No Term Limits Open Seat Possibilities | Special Election for State Senate district 26

Source: Ballotpedia.org, CAWP, Census, NALEO, Open Secrets.org, Pew Research Center, Project Vote Smart Latinas in CALIFORNIA ELECTED OFFICE

Representation Prior 2014 Representation Office to 2014 Election Candidates After 2014 Election

All Women 20

Congress Minority women 10 (55 Seats) Latinas 5 7 5 Total Latinos 9 17 10

All Women 2 Statewide Minority women 1 Executive (8 positions) Latinas 0 0 0 Total Latinos 0 21 1

All Women 33 (26.7% of total) State Minority women Legislature (120 seats) Latinas 5 (Assembly) 5 Total Latinos 27

Latinas 536 Local Total Latinos 1,334

STATE DEMOGRAPHICS ELECTED LATINAS Congress Total Population (2013): 38,332,521 Grace Napolitano (D, House district 32) Latino Population: 38.4% Norma Torres (D, House district 35) Total Eligible Voters (2014): 17,655,882 Linda Sanchez (D, House district 38) Total Latino Eligible Voters: 4,010,872 Lucille Roybal-Allard (D, House district 40) Latino Share of Eligible Voters: 22.7% Loretta Sanchez (D, House district 46) State Legislature Nora Campos (D, Assembly district 27, elected 2010, termed 2016) Cristina Garcia (D, Assembly district 58, elected 2012, termed 2024) Lorena Gonzalez (D, Assembly district 80, elected 2013, termed 2024) Susan Talamantes Eggman (D, Assembly district 13, elected 2012, termed 2024) Patty Lopez (D, Assembly district 39, elected 2014, termed 2026) 2014 Latina Candidates Congress: Amanda Renteria (D, Challenger, House district 21, Lost with 40.7%) Suzanna Aguilera-Marrero (D, Challenger, House district 22, Lost with 27.8%) Potential Status of Seats Legislative Term Limits: 12 year cumulative total (2012 change) Elected prior to 2012: 3 terms in Assembly (6 yrs.), 2 terms in Senate (8 yrs.) Statewide Executive Office Term Limits: 2 terms (8 yrs.) Open Seat Possibilities: Assembly district 27 (San Jose, Santa Clara County)

Source: Ballotpedia.org, CAWP, Census, NALEO, Open Secrets.org, Pew Research Center, Project Vote Smart Latinas in ELECTED OFFICE

Representation Prior 2014 Representation Office to 2014 Election Candidates After 2014 Election

All Women 1

Congress Minority women 0 (9 Seats) Latinas 0 0 0 Total Latinos 0 1 0

All Women 0 Statewide Minority women 0 Executive (5 positions) Latinas 0 0 0 Total Latinos 1 1 1

All Women 41 (41% of total)* State Minority women Legislature (100 seats) Latinas 5 (3 Senate, 2 Rep) 5 Total Latinos 12

Latinas 60 Local Total Latinos 1,152

Note: *#1 ranking among all states

STATE DEMOGRAPHICS ELECTED LATINAS State Legislature Total Population (2013): 5,268,367 Irene Aguilar (D, Senate District 32-- , elected 2010) Latino Population: 21% Lucia Guzman (D, Senate District 34-- NW Denver, elected 2010) Total Registered Voters (2014): 3,552,143 Crisanta Duran (D, House District 5-- Denver, elected 2010) Total Latino Registered Voters: 338,856 Libby Szabo (R, House District 27-- Arvada, elected 2010) Latino Share of Registered Voters: 9.6% Clarice Navarro-Ratzlaff (R, House District 47 (Fremont, Pueblo, Otero), elected 2013) 2014 Latina Candidates

Potential Status of Seats Legislative Term Limits: 4 terms in House (8 yrs.), 2 terms in Senate (8 yrs.)

Source: Ballotpedia.org, CAWP, Census, NALEO, Open Secrets.org, Pew Research Center, Project Vote Smart Latinas in ELECTED OFFICE

Representation Prior 2014 Representation Office to 2014 Election Candidates After 2014 Election

All Women 6

Congress Minority women 3 (29 Seats) Latinas 1 1 1 Total Latinos 4 4 3

All Women 1 Statewide Minority women 0 Executive (9 positions) Latinas 0 1 0 Total Latinos 1 2 1

All Women 141 (25.6% of total) State Minority women Legislature (160 seats) Latinas 3 (1 Senate, 1 Rep) 5 Total Latinos 18

Latinas 61 Local Total Latinos 153

STATE DEMOGRAPHICS ELECTED LATINAS Congress Total Population (2013): 19,552,860 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R, House district 27-- South Florida, elected 1988) Latino Population: 23.6% Total Latino Registered Voters: 1,879,009 State Legislature Latino Share of Registered Voters: 14.9% Anitere Flores (R, Senate district 37---Dade county, elected 2010) Total Registered Voters (2014): 12,596,414 Janet Cruz (D, House district 62--Tampa, elected 2010) Jeanette Nunez (R, House district 119-- N. Miami-Dade county, elected 2010) 2014 Latina Candidates Lieutenant Governor: Annette Taddeo (D, Challenger, Lost with 46.9%) Potential Status of Seats Legislative Term Limits: 4 terms in House (8 yrs.), 2 terms in Senate (8 yrs.)

Source: Ballotpedia.org, CAWP, Census, NALEO, Open Secrets.org, Pew Research Center, Project Vote Smart FEDERAL LATINA APPOINTEES

WHITE HOUSE

Rita Aguilar, Senior Confirmations Advisor Angela Barranco, Associate Director for Public Engagement, White House Council on Environmental Quality Teresa Chaurand, Special Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel Felicia Escobar, Senior Policy Director for Immigration, Domestic Policy Council Leah Katz-Hernandez, Press Assistant, Office of the First Lady Alexa Kissinger, Special Assistant, Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs Cecilia Muñoz, Domestic Policy Council Director Antoinette Rangel, Deputy Director of Hispanic Media Julie Chavez-Rodriguez, Associate Director, Office of Public Engagement Ria Ruiz, Legislative Assistant, Legislative Affairs Katherine Vargas, Director of Hispanic Media Victoria Woodbury, Outreach and Recruitment Staff, Office of Presidential Personnel

Agriculture

Anne Alonzo, Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service Sylvia Bolivar, Chief of Staff, Rural Development Agency Judith "Judy" Canales, State Executive Director, USDA Texas Farm Service Agency Nita Contreras, Legislative Assistant, Office of Congressional Relations Gloria Montaño Greene, State Executive Director, USDA Arizona State Farm Service Agency Farrah Barrios, Office of the Dep. Administrator at USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)

Commerce

Alejandra Y. Castillo, National Director, Minority Business Development Agency Stephanie Valencia Ramirez, Deputy Chief of Staff

Small Business Administration

Maria Contreras-Sweet, Administrator Isabella Guzman, Senior Advisor, Office of the Administrator FEDERAL LATINA APPOINTEES

Education

Alejandra Ceja, Director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics Debra Dixon, Chief of Staff, Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development Maribel Duran, Chief of Staff, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans Irma Esparza Diggs, Chief of Staff, Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs Margaret Olmos, Chief of Staff, Office of Civil Rights Isabel Soto, Confidential Assistant in the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education Victoria Suarez-Palomo, Special Advisor for Planning and Strategy, Office of the Secretary

Environmental Protection Agency

Esther Morales, White House Liaison

Health and Human Services

Mayra Alvarez, Associate Director, Office of Minority Health Miriam Calderon, Senior Policy Advisor - Early Learning, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Early Learning and Development, Administration for Children and Families Fatima Cuevas, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislation Office of Congressional Liaison Mariestella Fischer, Special Assistant, Administration for Children and Families Teresa Niño, Director, Office of External Affairs (OEA), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid

Homeland Security

Marsha Catron, Press Secretary Andrea Flores, Special Assistant, Office of the Secretary Barbara Gonzalez, Senior Advisor to Latin America, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Esther Olavarria, Senior Advisor Margarita Rivas, Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary, DHS Edna Ruano, Senior Advisor for Strategic Communications, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Marina Torres, Counselor, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services FEDERAL LATINA APPOINTEES

Housing and Urban Development

Tammye Treviño, Regional Administrator, Southwest Region

Brittany Diegel, Communications & Congressional Relations at Ginnie Mae | US Department of Housing & Urban Development

Betsalda Alcantara, Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, HUD

Laura Marquez, White House Liaison

Joan Padilla, Special Assistant/Director, Scheduling and Advance

Justice

Rosie Hidalgo, Deputy Director of Policy at the Office on Violence Against Women

Labor

Elmy Bermejo, Regional Representative for the Secretary Ofelia Casillas, Director, Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Office of Public Engagement Laura de la Torre, Senior Legislative Officer, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs Irasema Garza, Senior Counsel to the Secretary Kate Garza, Senior Counselor, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs Melody Gonzales, Chief of Staff, Mine Safety and Health Administration Dusti Gurule, Secretary's Representative (Denver, CO), Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs Xochitl Hinojosa, Press Secretary Tania Mejia, Special Assistant, Special Assistant to the Secretary, Press Officer Sonia Melendez, Director of Strategic Communications Claudia Montelongo, Special Assistant, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Natalie Palugyai, Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary, Office of the Secretary Emilia Pablo-Montano, Speechwriter Soledad Roybal, Scheduler and Special Assistant to Secretary of Labor Carmen Torres, Legislative Officer, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs Sandra Vega, Chief of Staff, Women's Bureau FEDERAL LATINA APPOINTEES

National Science Foundation

Dr. France Anne Cordova, NSF Director

Office of Personnel Management

Katherine Archuleta, Office of Personnel Management Director Nathaly Arriola, Deputy Director and Press Secretary, Office of Communications

Peace Corps

Raquel Gonzalez, Special Assistant to the Director, Peace Corps

State

Mari Carmen Aponte, U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador Carmen Lomellin, Ambassador to the OAS Oliva Lopez, Office of Global Food Security, External Engagement Angela Manso, Senior Adviser Julissa Reynoso, Ambassador to Uruguay Jenny Urizar, Senior Advisor, Office of Global Partnerships

Transportation

Sylvia Garcia, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs, Department of Transportation Yvette Rivera, Associate Director, Departmental Office of Civil Rights, Equal Employment Opportunity Programs Division

Treasury

Andrea Ambriz, Director of Policy and Strategic Engagement, Office of Domestic Finance Lisa Peña, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Appropriations and Management, Legislative Affairs Rosie Rios, Treasurer of the United States

U.S. Agency for International Development

Ginny Barahona, Senior Advisor, Legislative and Public Affairs Mileydi Guilarte, Special Assistant, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance Linda Stela Manus, Special Assistant to the White House Liaison FEDERAL LATINA APPOINTEES

BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities

Jennifer Rodriguez, Member

Federal Trade Commission

Edith Ramirez, Chair

President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans, Department of the Treasury

Anna Maria Chavez, Member

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

Marlene Sallo, Staff Director Juana Silverio, Special Assistant to the Chairman

United States-Mexico Border Health Commission

Emma Torres, Member