2013 List of New Hispanic Congress Members
Ten new members of Congress were sworn in today. Above right is a pic from the CHCI reception at Union Station held on Jan. 3rd for the Hispanic members of the 113th Congress. It took place at Union Station. Here’s a list of the 10 new Hispanic members of the 113th Congress. (There’s 38 total Hispanics in the 113th Congress – and just on an interesting note – check out how many Democrats are in the mix…).
California
Juan Vargas (D) – California 51st Congressional District
Tony Cardenas (D)– California 29th Congressional District
Raul Ruiz (D) – California 36th Congressional District
Gloria Negrete McLeod (D)– California 35th Congressional District
Texas
Joaquin Castro (D) – Texas 20th Congressional District
Pete Gallego (D) – Texas 23rd Congressional District
Ted Cruz (R) – Texas, U.S. Senate
Filemon Bartolome Vela Jr. (D)– Texas 34th Congressional District
Florida
Joe Garcia (D) – Florida 26th Congressional District
New Mexico
Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) – New Mexico 1st Congressional District