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Revision as of 20:49, 23 April 2006
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (born July 15 1952), American politician, also known as Ileana Ros, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1989, representing the 18th District of Florida (map). She was born in Havana, Cuba, was educated at Florida International University and was a member of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate before entering the House. Upon her election to succeed the late Congressman Claude Pepper, she became the first Hispanic woman elected to the United States Congress.
Ros-Lehtinen has supported and sponsored several pieces of legislation for the Church of Scientology [1], attended Scientology events [2], received recognition from Scientology publications [3], and collected numerous sizable campaign donations from prominent Scientologists [4]. Her official biography lists her religious affiliation as Roman Catholic. Her mother was Jewish but converted to Catholicism.
Ros is very popular among the populous gay community of Key West, as she has sponsored or supported some LGBT-friendly legislation such as:
- A hate crimes law.
- An employment discrimination bill to protect sexual minorities in federal jobs.
- AIDS prevention funding.
- A bill to allow openly homosexual military members (contrast with Don't ask, don't tell).[5]