List of Latino Republicans

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

• Lee Baca (30th Sheriff of 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)
• Ruben Barrales (former Deputy Assistant to President George W. Bush, former director, 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

Ted Cruz, Junior Senator from Texas

• 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

Luis Fortuño, 9th governor of Puerto Rico

• 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

Alberto Gonzales, 80th Attorney General

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)
• Eva Guzman (Justice, 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)

J

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

L

Raúl Labrador, Congressman from Idaho's 1st District

• 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

Susana Martinez, 31st Governor of New Mexico

Steve Montenegro, Arizona state senator

• 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)
• Alfonso Martinez-Fonts Jr. (Assistant Secretary for the Private Sector of the 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)
• Jose R. Oliva (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

Marco Rubio, senior senator from Florida

• Carlos Rendo (Mayor of Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, and 2017 candidate for lieutenant governor)
• Sean D. Reyes (Utah attorney general)
• Tomás Regalado (former 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)
• Xavier Rodriguez (judge, 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

Brian Sandoval, left, 29th Governor of Nevada

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)
• Francis Suarez, 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)

See also

• Congressional Hispanic Conference
• List of American conservatives
• List of Latin Americans
• Republican National Hispanic Assembly
• Latino conservatism in the United States

External links

• Latino Republicans on Twitter