Table organized by date containing Hispanics in House of Representatives and Senate. Grades: 9 | 10 | 11 Subjects: Social Studies and History Mexican History and Hispanic Heritage Government and Civics Holidays: Hispanic Heritage Month Add to Favorites Add to Folder creative writing children's book activities classroom tools language arts and writing vocabulary Create new folderCREATE NEW FOLDER Print House of RepresentativesDatesNamePartyState/Territory1822-1823Joseph Marion HernandezWhigdelegate of the territory of Florida1853-1857 Jose Manuel Gallegos Democrat delegate of the territory of New Mexico1856-1861 Miguel Antonio Otero Democrat delegate of the territory of New Mexico1863-1865 Francisco Perea Republican delegate of the territory of New Mexico1865-1867 Jose Francisco Chaves Republican delegate of the territory of New Mexico1871-1873 Jose Manuel Gallegos Democrat delegate of the territory of New Mexico1877-1878 Romualdo Pacheco Republican California1877-1879 Trinidad Romero Republican delegate of the territory of New Mexico1879-1881 Mariano Sabino Otero Republican delegate of the territory of New Mexico1879-1883 Romualdo Pacheco Republican California1881-1884 Tranquilino Luna Republican delegate of the territory of New Mexico1884-1885 Francisco Antonio Manzanares Democrat delegate of the territory of New MexicoDatesNamePartyState/Territory1899-1901 Pedro Perea Republican delegate of the territory of New Mexico1901-1905 Federico Degetau Insular Republican resident commissioner of Puerto Rico1905-1911 Tulio Larrinaga Unionist resident commissioner of Puerto Rico1911-1916 Luis Munoz Rivera Unionist resident commissioner of Puerto Rico1913-1927 Ladislas Lazaro Democrat Louisiana1915-1917 Benigno Cardenas Hernandez Republican New Mexico1917-1932 Felix Cordova Davila Unionist resident commissioner of Puerto Rico1919-1921 Benigno Cardenas Hernandez Republican New Mexico1921-1923 Nestor Montoya Republican New Mexico1931-1935 Dennis Chavez Democrat New Mexico1931-1941 Joachim Octave Fernandez Democrat Louisiana1932-1933 Jose Lorenzo Pesquera non-partisan resident commissioner of Puerto Rico1932-1939 Santiago Iglesias Coalitionist resident commissioner of Puerto Rico1939-1945 Bolivar Pagan Coalitionist resident commissioner of Puerto RicoDatesNamePartyState/Territory1943-1956 Antonio Manuel Fernandez Democrat New Mexico1945-1946 Jesus T. Pinero Popular Democrat resident commissioner of Puerto Rico1946-1965 Antonio Fernos-Isern Popular Democrat resident commissioner of Puerto Rico1957-1964 Joseph Manuel Montoya Democrat New Mexico1961-1998 Henry B. Gonzalez Democrat Texas1963-1993 Edward R. Roybal Democrat California1965-1969 Santiago Polanco-Abreu Isern Popular Democrat resident commissioner of Puerto Rico1965-1997 Eligio "Kika" de la Garza II Democrat Texas1969-1973 Jorge Luis Cordova Diaz New Progressive resident commissioner of Puerto Rico1969-1989 Manuel Lujan, Jr. Republican New Mexico1971-1977 Herman Badillo Democrat New York1973-1977 Jaime Benitez Popular Democrat resident commissioner of Puerto Rico1973-1979 Ron de Lugo Democrat delegate of the Virgin Islands1977-1985 Baltasar Corrada del Rio New Progressive resident commissioner of Puerto Rico1978-1990 Robert Garcia Democrat New York1979-1989 Anthony Lee Coelho Democrat CaliforniaDatesNamePartyState/Territory1981-1995 Ron de Lugo Democrat delegate of the Virgin Islands1982-2001 Matthew G. Martinez Democrat California1983-1997 William B. Richardson Democrat New Mexico1983- Solomon P. Ortiz Democrat Texas1983-1999 Esteban Torres Democrat California1985-1992 Jaime B. Fuster Democrat resident commissioner of Puerto Rico1985-1993 Ben Blaz Garrido Republican Guam1985-1993 Albert G. Bustamante Democrat Texas1989- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican Florida1990- Jose E. Serrano Democrat New York1991- Ed Lopez Pastor Democrat Arizona1992-1993 Antonio J. Colorado Fuster Democratresident commissioner of Puerto Rico1993-1997 Frank M. Tejeda Democrat Texas1993-2001 Carlos Antonio Romero-Barcelo Fuster New Progressive resident commissioner of Puerto Rico1993- Xavier Becerra Democrat California1993- Henry Bonilla Republican Texas1993- Lincoln Diaz-Balart Democrat Florida1993- Luis Gutierrez Democrat Illinois1993- Robert Menendez Democrat New Jersey1993- Lucille Roybal-Allard Democrat California1993-2002 Robert A. Underwood Democrat Guam1993- Nydia M. Velazquez Democrat New York1996- Silvestre Reyes Democrat Texas1997- Ruben Hinojosa Democrat Texas1997-2005 Ciro D. Rodriguez Democrat Texas1997- Loretta Sanchez Democrat California1999- Joe Baca Democrat California1999- Charles A. Gonzalez Democrat Texas1999- Grace Napolitano Democrat California2001- Hilda Solis Democrat California2001-2005 Anibal Acevedo-Vila Popular Democrat resident commissioner of Puerto Rico2003- Dennis A. Cardoza Democrat Calfornia2003- Mario Diaz-Balart Democrat Florida2003- Raul M. Grijalva Democrat Arizona2003- Devin Nunes Democrat Calfornia2003- Linda T. Sanchez Democrat CalforniaNote: A resident commissioner is entitled to speak, but not to vote, in the U.S. House of Representatives. SenateDatesNamePartyState/Territory1928-1929 Octaviano Larrazolo Republican New Mexico1935-1962 Dennis Chavez Democrat New Mexico1964-1977 Joseph Manuel Montoya Democrat New Mexico