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.
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- 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)
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- 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)
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- Anna Escobedo Cabral (former U.S. Treasurer)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Wisconsin State Representative)
- 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.
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- 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)
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- 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)
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- 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)
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- 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)
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- 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)
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- Tirso del Junco (former chair, California Republican Party and former chair, Republican National Hispanic Assembly)
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- 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)
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- 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)
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- 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)
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- 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)
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- 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)
- 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)
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- 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)
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- 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)
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- 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)
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See also
- Congressional Hispanic Conference
- List of American conservatives
- List of Latin Americans
- Republican National Hispanic Assembly
- Latino conservatism in the United States
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