Congressional Hispanic Caucus

Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Congressional Hispanic Caucus
	Hispanic Caucus meeting at the White House in 2009
Chair	Adriano Espaillat
Founder	5 founding members Herman Badillo; (from New York's 21st district) ; Baltasar Corrada del Río; (from Puerto Rico At-Large) ; Kika de la Garza; (from Texas's 15th district) ; Henry B. González; (from Texas's 20th district) ; Edward R. Roybal; (from California's 25th district) ;
Founded	December 1976; 49 years ago
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
National affiliation	Democratic Party
Seats in the House	37 / 435 (plus 1 non-voting)
Seats in the House Democratic Caucus	37 / 215 (plus 1 non-voting)
Seats in the Senate	4 / 100
Website
	Official website

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) is an organization of 38 Democratic members of the United States Congress of Hispanic and Latino descent. The Caucus focuses on issues affecting Hispanics and Latinos in the United States. The CHC was founded in December 1976.

Chairs

1978–1981: Edward R. Roybal (CA-25) (D)
1981–1984: Robert García (NY-21) (D)
1984–1985: Bill Richardson (NM-3) (D)
1985–1986: Matthew Martinez (CA-30) (D)
1986–1987: Esteban Torres (CA-34) (D)
1987–1988: Albert G. Bustamante (TX-23) (D)
1988–1989: Jaime B. Fuster (PR-AL) (D)
1989–1991: Kika de la Garza (TX-15) (D)
1991–1993: Solomon Ortiz (TX-27) (D)
1993–1995: José Serrano (NY-16) (D)
1995–1997: Ed Pastor (AZ-04) (D)
1997–1999: Xavier Becerra (CA-31) (D)
1999–2001: Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) (D)
2001–2003: Silvestre Reyes (TX-16) (D)
2003–2005: Ciro Rodriguez (TX-23) (D)
2005–2007: Grace Napolitano (CA-38) (D)
2007–2009: Joe Baca (CA-43) (D)
2009–2011: Nydia Velázquez (NY-12) (D)
2011–2013: Charles Gonzalez (TX-20) (D)
2013–2015: Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15) (D)
2015–2017: Linda Sánchez (CA-38) (D)
2017–2019: Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) (D)
2019–2021: Joaquin Castro (TX-20) (D)
2021–2023: Raul Ruiz (CA-36) (D)
2023–2025: Nanette Barragán (CA-44) (D)
2025–present: Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) (D)

Current membership (119th Congress)

United States Senate

Arizona:

Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)

California:

Alex Padilla (D-CA)

Nevada:

Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)

New Mexico:

Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)

United States House of Representatives

California:

Florida:

Darren Soto (FL-9) (D)
Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10) (D)

Illinois:

Delia Ramirez (IL-3) (D)
Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-4) (D)

Massachusetts:

Lori Trahan (MA-3) (D)

New Jersey:

Rob Menendez (NJ-8) (D)
Nellie Pou (NJ-9) (D)

New Mexico:

Gabe Vasquez (NM-2) (D)
Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-3) (D)

New York:

Oregon:

Andrea Salinas (OR-6) (D)

Puerto Rico:

Pablo José Hernández Rivera (PR-AL) (D)

Texas:

Washington:

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-3) (D)
Emily Randall (WA-6) (D)

Sources

References

↑ "About the Congressional Hispanic Caucus". United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
↑ "Congressional Hispanic Caucus". Archived from the original on January 8, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
↑ Bernal, Rafael (January 2, 2019). "Hispanic Caucus boasts record membership in new Congress". The Hill. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
↑ "Members". Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Archived from the original on December 31, 2019.
↑ Echeverria, Marisa Guerra Echeverria and Audrey Pachuta, Audrey Pachuta, Marisa Guerra (2024-11-15). "The Congressional Hispanic Caucus welcomes new members; addresses Latino voter concerns". Medill on the Hill. Retrieved 2025-01-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[1] "About the Congressional Hispanic Caucus". United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2025-05-29.

[2] "Congressional Hispanic Caucus". Archived from the original on January 8, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2019.

[3] Bernal, Rafael (January 2, 2019). "Hispanic Caucus boasts record membership in new Congress". The Hill. Retrieved January 7, 2019.

[4] "Members". Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Archived from the original on December 31, 2019.

[5] Echeverria, Marisa Guerra Echeverria and Audrey Pachuta, Audrey Pachuta, Marisa Guerra (2024-11-15). "The Congressional Hispanic Caucus welcomes new members; addresses Latino voter concerns". Medill on the Hill. Retrieved 2025-01-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)