List of Latino Republicans

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

B

Jose Aliseda (current District Attorney Bee, McMullen and Live Oak Counties; former State Representative, Texas and former Bee County Judge)

• Romana Acosta Bañuelos (former U.S. Treasurer, first Hispanic sub-cabinet official)
• José Celso Barbosa (medical doctor, sociologist, political leader, founder of Republican Party of Puerto Rico)
• Jon Barela (former Congressional candidate from New Mexico)
• Gustavo Barreiro (Florida State Representative)
• Hector Barreto (former SBA Administrator)
• Claudia Bermúdez (businesswoman and former GOP congressional nominee)
• Henry Bonilla (former U.S. Congressman from Texas)
• George P. Bush (attorney, Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office, son of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and former Mexican national Columba Garnica Gallo of Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico)

C

Ted Cruz, Junior Senator from Texas

• Anna Escobedo Cabral (former U.S. Treasurer)
• Rachel Campos-Duffy (former castmate on Real World:San Francisco)
• Francisco Canseco (former U.S. Congressman from Texas)
• Al Cardenas (American Conservative Union chairman)
• Alex Castellanos (Republican media consultant)
• Linda Chavez (political pundit, author)
• Jorge Luis Córdova (former Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico in the U.S. Congress)
• Ted Cruz (former Texas Solicitor General and U.S. Senator from Texas)
• Mike Curb (musician, record company executive, former Lieutenant Governor of California)
• Carlos Curbelo (U.S. Congressman from Florida)
• Baltasar Corrada del Río (former Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico in the U.S. Congress)

D

• Federico Degetau (first Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico in the U.S. Congress)
• Lincoln Diaz-Balart (former U.S. Congressman from Florida)
• Mario Diaz-Balart (U.S. Congressman from Florida)
• Miguel Diaz de la Portilla (Florida State Senator)

E

• Emilio Estefan (musician and songwriter)
• Miguel Estrada (attorney)

F

Luis Fortuño, 9th Governor of Puerto Rico

• Ben Fernandez (political activist, first Hispanic presidential candidate)
• Luis A. Ferré (former Governor of Puerto Rico)
• Anitere Flores (Florida State Senator)
• Bill Flores (U.S. Congressman from Texas)
• Luis Fortuño (former Governor of Puerto Rico)
• Jeff Frederick (first Hispanic elected to Virginia government, former Chairman of Republican Party of Virginia)

G

Alberto Gonzales, 80th Attorney General

• Marilinda Garcia (current New Hampshire state legislator and current candidate for the House of Representatives in 2014)
• Andy García (actor)
• Bonnie Garcia (former California State Assemblywoman and current candidate for California State Senate in 2014)
• Michael J. Garcia (former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York)
• 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)
• Gabriel Gomez (Republican nominee for Senate in Massachusetts in the 2013 special election)
• Alberto Gonzales (80th United States Attorney General)
• Jenniffer González (Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives)
• Lydia Gonzalez-D'Ross (Oklahoma Commissioner)

Appointed by Oklahoma State Senate President, Brian Bingman, to serve on the 

Oklahoma Women of Status Commission.

2012 Nominee Oklahoma House of Representatives in the State of Oklahoma.
2014 Nominee City of Tulsa, City Council Seat. 

• Carlos Gutierrez (former Secretary of Commerce)
• Lino Gutierrez (former U.S. Ambassador to Argentina)

H

• Jaime Herrera (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 (U.S. Congressman from Idaho)
• Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo (first Hispanic U.S. Senator)
• Eric Linder (California State Assemblyman)
• Carlos López-Cantera (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 Hispanic elected to the Delaware State Senate)
• Pete Lopez (New York State Assemblyman)
• Manuel Lujan, Jr. (former U.S. Congressman and Secretary of the Interior)

M

Susana Martinez, 31st and current Governor of New Mexico

• Abel Maldonado (former California state senator and Lieutenant Governor of California)
• Nicole Malliotakis (New York State Assemblywoman)
• Rosario Marin (former Treasurer of the United States)
• Bob Martinez (former Florida Governor)
• Jorge Martinez (political pundit, former DOJ press secretary)
• Mel Martinez (former U.S. Senator and former HUD Secretary)
• Susana Martinez (Governor of New Mexico and former District Attorney for New Mexico's 3rd Judicial district)
• Jason Mattera (Human Events online editor, writer, and political commentator)
• 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)

N

• Joe Negron (former Florida State Representative)
• Roger Noriega (former Assistant Secretary of State and U.S. Representative to the OAS)
• Antonia Coello Novello (former U.S. Surgeon General)
• Clarice Navarro-Ratzlaff (Colorado State House District 47 Representative - Republican)

O

• Fernando Oaxaca (Associate Director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Ford; one of five founders and the second president of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly)
• Katherine D. Ortega (former U.S. Treasurer)
• Adelina Otero-Warren (early 20th century New Mexico suffragist, public official and congressional candidate)
• Héctor O'Neill (Mayor of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico)

P

• Bob Pacheco (former California State Assemblyman)
• Rod Pacheco (former California State Assemblyman)
• Romualdo Pacheco (first Hispanic U.S. Congressman and California Governor)

Q

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

R

Marco Rubio, Junior Senator from Florida

• Sean D. Reyes(current Utah Attorney General)
• David Rivera (former U.S. Congressman from Florida and former Florida state Representative)
• Lionel Rivera (Mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado)
• Luis Rivera (businessman, government, chairman of political committees, radio shows, TV show, horse racing)
• Ramon Luis Rivera (former Mayor of Bayamon, Puerto Rico)
• Ramon Luis Rivera Jr. (current Mayor of Bayamon, Puerto Rico)
• Thomas Rivera Schatz (former President of the Puerto Rico Senate)
• Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (U.S. Congresswoman from Florida, first Latina in Congress)
• Marco Rubio (U.S. Senator from Florida and former Speaker of the Florida State House of Representatives)
• George Rivera (former Colorado State Senator, Senate District 3 - Republican)

S

File:Brian Sandoval and Harry Reid.jpg

Brian Sandoval, 29th and current Governor of Nevada

• Felix Sabates (businessman and philanthropist)
• John Sanchez (Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico and former state representative and gubernatorial nominee in New Mexico)
• Leslie Sanchez (political pundit)
• Brian Sandoval (Governor of Nevada and former U.S. Attorney and Nevada Attorney General)
• Jorge Santini (former Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico)
• Jon Secada (singer and songwriter)
• Libby Szabo (Colorado State House District 27 Representative, Republican)

V

• Jaci Velasquez (singer)
• Raul Danny Vargas (Businessman, Media Commentator and Political Activist)

X

• none registered

Z

• Javier Zabala (Georgia Business Man/Future Congressman)

See also

• Congressional Hispanic Conference
• List of Latin Americans
• Republican National Hispanic Assembly
• List of Black Republicans

External links

• Rich Valdes - GOP Pundit
• Brittney Morrett - Republican Latina activist
• Jose Fulengio - Conservative columnist
• Lydia Gonzalez-D'Ross - The Latina Roundtable Conservatives Voz
• National Hispanic Disaster Relief Network & Human Rights Advocate
• Hispanic Republican Blog
• Cafe Con Leche GOP
• The Libre Initiative
• Latino Republicans on Twitter