List of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States Congress
Senate

List of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States Congress

Section Title: Senate
Table Section Text: None

Picture	Senator (lifespan)	Hispanic or Latino ancestry	Party	State	Term start	Term end	Notes

Sen. Bouligny	Dominique Bouligny (1773–1833)	Spain	Adams-Clay Republican (1824–1828)	Louisiana	November 19, 1824	March 4, 1829	Retired

National Republican (1828–1829)

Sen. Yulee	David Levy Yulee (1810–1886)	Spain	Democratic	Florida	July 1, 1845	March 4, 1851	Lost reelection

March 4, 1855	January 21, 1861	Resigned when Florida seceded from the Union

Sen. Benjamin	Judah P. Benjamin (1811–1884)	Spain	Whig (1853–1856)	Louisiana	March 4, 1853	February 4, 1861	Resigned when Louisiana seceded from the Union

Democratic (1856–1861)

Sen. Larrazolo	Octaviano Larrazolo (1859–1930)	Mexico	Republican	New Mexico	December 7, 1928	March 4, 1929	Retired

Sen. Chávez	Dennis Chávez (1888–1962)	Mexico	Democratic	New Mexico	May 11, 1935	November 18, 1962	Died in office

Sen. Montoya	Joseph Montoya (1915–1978)	Mexico	Democratic	New Mexico	November 4, 1964	January 3, 1977	Lost reelection

Sen. Sununu	John E. Sununu (born 1964)	El Salvador	Republican	New Hampshire	January 3, 2003	January 3, 2009	Lost reelection

Sen. Martínez	Mel Martínez (born 1946)	Cuba	Republican	Florida	January 3, 2005	September 9, 2009	Resigned

Sen. Salazar	Ken Salazar (born 1955)	Mexico	Democratic	Colorado	January 3, 2005	January 20, 2009	Resigned to become United States Secretary of the Interior

Sen. Menendez	Bob Menendez (born 1954)	Cuba	Democratic	New Jersey	January 17, 2006	present

Sen. Rubio	Marco Rubio (born 1971)	Cuba	Republican	Florida	January 3, 2011	present

Sen. Cruz	Ted Cruz (born 1970)	Cuba	Republican	Texas	January 3, 2013	present

Sen. Cortez Masto	Catherine Cortez Masto (born 1964)	Mexico	Democratic	Nevada	January 3, 2017	present

Sentence(s)

Mel Martínez and Ken Salazar were Hispanic U.S Senators.

final_sentence: Mel Martínez and Ken Salazar were Hispanic U.S Senators.