Nydia Velázquez

Nydia Margarita Velázquez Serrano (born March 28, 1953) is a Puerto Rican-American politician. She has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993. Velázquez, a Democrat from New York was the chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus until January 3, 2011. 

Velázquez is the first Puerto Rican woman to serve in the United States Congress.Maria Newman, From Puerto Rico to Congress, a Determined Path, New York Times (September 27, 1992).Mary B. W. Tabor, The 1992 Campaign: 12th District Woman in the News; Loyalty and Labor; Nydia M. Velazquez, New York Times (September 17, 1992).

Valazquez voted with President Joe Biden's stated position 100% of the time in the 117th Congress, according to a FiveThirtyEight analysis.

In March 2020, Velázquez was diagnosed with a possible case of COVID-19 during the coronavirus pandemic.

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