List of Latino Republicans

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The following is an alphabetically ordered list of notable Latino members of the United States Republican Party, past and present.

A

• Alexander Acosta (Former United States Secretary of Labor, former United States Attorney)
• Dante Acosta (California State Assembly)
• Carlos Alvarez
  (mayor of Miami-Dade County)
• Luis Walter Alvarez (Nobel Prize winning physicist, inventor and professor)
• Esperanza Andrade (Secretary of State of Texas (2008-2010))
• Desi Arnaz (actor, musician, band leader, producer)
• Bryan Avila (Florida State Representative)

B

• Los Angeles County
  California)
• Alonzo Baldonado (New Mexico State Representative)
• Romana Acosta Bañuelos (former U.S. Treasurer, first Latina sub-cabinet official)
• José Celso Barbosa (medical doctor, sociologist, political leader; founder of Republican Party of Puerto Rico)
• Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
  )
• Bruno Barreiro (Florida State Representative)
• Gustavo Barreiro (Florida State Representative)
• Hector Barreto Jr. (former SBA Administrator)
• Carlos Bonilla (lobbyist, adviser to President George W. Bush, senior fellow of The Heritage Foundation)
• Henry Bonilla (former U.S. Congressman from Texas)
• Jaime Bonilla Valdez (joint citizen of Mexico and the United States, he served on Finance Committee of John W. McCain's 2006 Presidential Campaign)
• Andreas Borgeas (California State Senator)
• Luigi Boria (former Mayor of Doral, Florida)
• David Borrero (Florida State Representative)
• Esteban Bovo (member of the Miami-Dade county commission, former Florida state representative)
• George P. Bush (attorney, Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office; son of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush)

C

• Anna Escobedo Cabral (former U.S. Treasurer)
• Demi Cabrera (Florida State Representative)
• Rachel Campos-Duffy (former castmate on Real World: San Francisco; wife of former Republican U.S. Representative Sean Duffy)
• Francisco Canseco
  (former U.S. Congressman from Texas)
• Al Cardenas (former American Conservative Union
  chairman)
• Rick Carfagna (Ohio State Representative)
• John Carona (Texas State Senator)
• Leo Carrillo (actor, active in support of Republican Dewey-Bricker ticket and Earl Warren for governor campaign in 1944)
• Joe Carollo, (former Mayor of Miami)
• Carlos Cascos (former Texas Secretary of State)
• Alex Castellanos (Republican media consultant)
• Jose Francisco Chaves (Delegate to the United States House of Representatives
  from New Mexico Territory
• Dolores Chavez de Armijo (State Librarian for New Mexico)
• Edward Chavez (former Mayor of Stockton, California)
• Linda Chavez (political pundit; author)
• Rocky Chavez
  (California State Representative)
• Gil Cisneros (current Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness)
• Jorge Luis Córdova (former Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico in the U.S. Congress)
• Bob Cortes (Florida state representative)
• Page Cortez (Louisiana State Senator; former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives)
• Rafael Cruz (Protestant minister, active in Ted Cruz campaigns)
• Ted Cruz (U.S. Senator from Texas, former Texas Solicitor General)
• Mike Curb (musician, record company executive, former Lieutenant Governor of California)
• Carlos Curbelo
  (former U.S. Congressman from Florida)
• Baltasar Corrada del Río (former Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico in the U.S. Congress)
• Alessandro Cutrona (Ohio State Representative)
• Paul Crespo is a conservative political commentator, consultant and activist.

D

• Federico Degetau (first Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico in the U.S. Congress)
• José Félix Díaz (Florida State Representative)
• Manny Díaz Jr. (Florida State Senator)
• Lincoln Díaz-Balart (former U.S. Congressman from Florida)
• Mario Díaz-Balart (U.S. Congressman from Florida)
• Miguel Díaz de la Portilla (Florida State Senator)
• Sergio de la Peña (former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of Virginia in the 2021 election)
• Pedro del Valle (retired Lieutenant General, U.S.Marine Corps, unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for governor of Maryland)
• Ben Domenech (writer, blogger, editor and television commentator)
• Douglas Domenech (Assistant U.S. Secretary of the Interior)
• Deadlee (rapper, actor, podcaster)

E

• Jose Maria Marxuach Echavarria
  (medical doctor, former mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico)
• Manuel Egozcue Cintron
  (former mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, former member, House of Delegates)
• Erik Estrada (actor)
• Miguel Estrada (attorney; former federal judicial nominee)

F

• Ben Fernandez (political activist, first Latino presidential candidate)
• Juan Fernandez-Barquin (Florida State Representative)
• Luis A. Ferré (former Governor of Puerto Rico)
• Anitere Flores (Florida State Senator)
• Bill Flores (U.S. Congressman from Texas)
• Mayra Flores (U.S. Congressman from Texas' historically democratic 34th district)
• Pete Flores (Texas State Senator)
• Luis Fortuño (former Governor of Puerto Rico)
• Jeff Frederick (first Latino elected to Virginia government, former Chairman of Republican Party of Virginia)
• Nick Fuentes (political activist, podcaster, holds annual America First Political Action Conference)

G

Carlos Giminez

, U.S. Congressman

• Marilinda Garcia (former New Hampshire state legislator and candidate for the House of Representatives in 2014)
• Andy García (actor)
• Bianca Garcia (New Hampshire state legislature)
• Bonnie Garcia (former California State Assemblywoman and current candidate for California State Senate in 2014)
• Ileana Garcia (Florida State Senator)
• Michael J. Garcia (Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York)
• Mike Garcia (U.S. Representative from California)
• Rene Garcia (former Florida State Representative)
• Rudy Garcia
  (Florida State Senator)
• John Garza (Texas House of Representatives, District 117-San Antonio)
• Tony Garza (former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico)
• Carlos Giminez
  (U.S. Representative from Florida, former Mayor of Miami-Dade County)
• Mario Goico (former Kansas State Representative)
• Gabriel Gomez
  (Republican nominee for Senate in Massachusetts in the 2013 special election)
• Alberto Gonzales (80th United States Attorney General)
• Tony Gonzales (U.S. Representative for Texas's 23rd district)
• Anthony Gonzalez (U.S. Representative from Ohio and football player)
• Eduardo Gonzalez (Florida State Representative)
• Jenniffer González
  (Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives)
• Julio Gonzalez (Florida state representative)
• Ramon Gonzalez, Jr. (member Kansas House of Representatives
  )
• Virgilio Gonzalez (Anti-Castro activist, Watergate burglar)
• Carlos Gutierrez (former Secretary of Commerce)
• Lino Gutierrez (former U.S. Ambassador to Argentina)
• Marco Gutierrez (co-founder of Latinos for Trump)
• Texas Supreme Court
  , Place 9)

H

• Benigno C. Hernandez
  (Congressman from New Mexico)
• Juan Hernandez (Former George W. Bush advisor)
• Shane Hernandez (Michigan State Representative)
• Jaime Herrera Beutler (U.S. Congresswoman from Washington State)

I

J

• Tirso del Junco (former chair, California Republican Party and former chair, Republican National Hispanic Assembly)

K

L

• Raúl Labrador (former U.S. Congressman from Idaho)
• Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo (first Latino U.S. Senator)
• Lil Pump (Rapper) endorsed Donald Trump for president in 2020
• Eric Linder (former California State Assemblyman)
• Carlos López-Cantera
  (former Lieutenant Governor of Florida)
• Ed Lopez (National Vice Chairman of the Republican Liberty Caucus and National Committee Member, Young Conservatives for the Freedom to Marry)
• Ernesto Lopez (first Latino elected to the Delaware State Senate)
• John Lopez IV (Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court since 2016)
• Pete Lopez (EPA regional administrator; former New York State Assemblyman)
• Manuel Lujan, Jr.
  (former U.S. Congressman and Secretary of the Interior)
• Anna Paulina Luna (member of United States House of Representatives from Florida 13th District since 2023)

M

• Abel Maldonado (former California state senator and Lieutenant Governor of California)
• Nicole Malliotakis (U.S. Representative from New York; former State Representative; 2017 candidate for Mayor of New York City)
• Rosario Marin (former Treasurer of the United States)
• Department of Homeland Security
  )
• Bob Martinez (former Florida Governor)
• Eugenio R. Martinez
  (anti-Castro activist, Watergate burglar)
• Matthew Martinez
  (US Representative from California)
• Mel Martinez
  (former U.S. Senator and former HUD Secretary)
• Susana Martinez (first Latina governor in the United States, former Governor of New Mexico, and former District Attorney for New Mexico's 3rd Judicial district)
• Suzette Martinez Valladares (California State Assemblywoman)
• Lea Márquez Peterson (Member of the Arizona Corporation Commission, Former candidate for congress)
• Jason Mattera (Human Events online editor, writer, and political commentator)
• Brian Mast (US Representative from Florida)
• Carlos Mayans (former Kansas state representative, former mayor of Wichita, Kansas)
• Melissa Melendez (California State Representative)
• Jason Miyares (former Virginia State Delegate and current Virginia Attorney General)
• Nestor Montoya
  (Congressman from New Mexico)
• Rod Montoya (New Mexico State Representative)
• Alex X. Mooney
  (former Maryland state senator, former Chairman of the Maryland Republican Party and current Congressman from West Virginia)
• Barbara Calandra Moore
  (former U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua)
• Elsa Murano (former undersecretary for food safety at the U.S. Department of Agriculture)
• Carlos Méndez Martínez (Puerto Rican politician and current Mayor of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico)
• Miguel A. García Méndez (former Puerto Rican politician and statehood advocate)
• Steve Montenegro (Arizona State Senator)
• Cathy Muñoz (Alaska State Representative)
• Ricardo Montalbán (was a Mexican and American film and television actor)

N

• Joe Negron (former Florida State Representative)
• Steve Negron (New Hampshire House of Representatives)
• Roger Noriega (former Assistant Secretary of State and U.S. Representative to the OAS)
• Antonia Coello Novello
  (former U.S. Surgeon General)
• Clarice Navarro (Colorado State House District 47 Representative - Republican)
• Jeanette Nuñez (Lieutenant Governor of Florida, former speaker of the Florida House of Representatives)

O

• Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (California State Senator)
• Speaker of the Florida House
  )
• Katherine D. Ortega (former U.S. Treasurer)
• Tito Ortiz (mixed martial artist, member of City Council, Huntington Beach, California, mayor pro-tempore)
• Adelina Otero-Warren (early 20th century New Mexico suffragist, public official and congressional candidate)
• Héctor O'Neill (Mayor of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico)

P

• Rolando Pablos (Texas Secretary of State)
• Bob Pacheco (former California State Assemblyman)
• Rod Pacheco (former California State Assemblyman)
• Romualdo Pacheco (first Mexican-American U.S. Congressman and first Latino Governor of the State of California)
• Daniel Perez (Florida State Representative)
• Juan-Carlos Planas (Florida State Representative)
• Rene Plasencia (Florida state representative)

Q

• John Quiñones (former Florida State Representative, Osceola County Commissioner)

R

• Carlos Rendo (Mayor of Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, and 2017 candidate for Lieutenant Governor)
• Sean D. Reyes (Utah Attorney General)
• Mayor of Miami
  )
• Manuel Requena (former member, Los Angeles Board of Supervisors, former Mayor of Los Angeles, former trustee, Los Angeles Board of Education)
• David Rivera (former U.S. Congressman from Florida, former Florida state Representative)
• George Rivera (former Colorado State Senator)
• Geraldo Rivera (journalist, attorney, author, political commentator, and former television host)
• Lionel Rivera (former Mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado)
• Ramon Luis Rivera
  (former Mayor of Bayamon, Puerto Rico)
• Ramon Luis Rivera Jr.
  (Mayor of Bayamon, Puerto Rico)
• Thomas Rivera Schatz (President of the Puerto Rico Senate)
• Julio Robaina (Florida State Representative)
• Ray Rodrigues (Florida State Representative)
• Ana Rodriguez (Florida State Senator)
• Anthony Rodriguez (Florida State Representative)
• Jessie Rodriguez (Wisconsin State Representative)
• Paul Rodriguez (actor)
• Rachel Rodriguez-Williams (Wyoming State Representative)
• United States Court of Appeals
  for the Fourth Western District of Texas
• Cesar Romero (actor, singer, dancer, active in Republican campaigns beginning in 1960)
• Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (former U.S. Congresswoman from Florida; first Cuban-American woman in Congress)
• Larry Rubin (Mexican-American, President and chairman of The American Society of Mexico, chairman of Republicans Abroad in Mexico
• Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio (former Miami Dolphins cheerleader, active in Republican political action committees)
• Marco Rubio (U.S. Senator from Florida, former Speaker of the Florida State House of Representatives)

S

Maria Salazar

, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 27th district

• Felix Sabates (businessman and philanthropist)
• Maria Salazar
  (U.S. Representative from Florida)
• Tim Salazar (Wyoming State Senate)
• John Sanchez (former Lieutenant Governor, state representative and gubernatorial nominee in New Mexico)
• Leslie Sanchez (political pundit)
• Orlando Sanchez (Treasurer of Harris County, Texas)
• Brian Sandoval (former Governor of Nevada, U.S. Attorney and Nevada Attorney General)
• Evelyn Sanguinetti (former Lieutenant Governor of Illinois)
• Jorge Santini (former Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico)
• David Santiago (Florida state representative)
• Jon Secada (singer and songwriter)
• Louis E. Sola (Commissioner of the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission)
• Mayor of Miami
• Chris Sununu (Governor of New Hampshire)
• John E. Sununu (former United States Senator and Congressman from New Hampshire)
• John H. Sununu (former Governor of New Hampshire and White House Chief of Staff)
• Libby Szabo (Colorado State Representative)

T

• Michele Tafoya (Former sportscaster, active in Republican governor campaign in Minnesota)
• Enrique Tarrio (Florida chairman of Latinos for Trump and chairman of the Proud Boys)
• Tito the Builder (Tito Munoz, construction company owner, conservative activist, radio show host, member, Virginia State Board of Housing and Community Development)
• Jackie Toledo (Florida State Representative)
• Carlos Trujillo (Florida State Representative)

V

• Wanda Vázquez Garced (Governor of Puerto Rico)
• Jaci Velasquez (singer)
• Raul Danny Vargas (businessman, media commentator and political activist)
• Eduardo Verastegui
  (actor, model, singer, anti-abortion activist, presidential adviser)
• Barbara Vucanovich (late U.S. Representative from Nevada; first Latina woman elected to Congress)

W

X

Z

See also