The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) comprises 21 Democratic Members of the United States Congress of Hispanic descent. Hispanic and Latino Americans are Americans of Hispanic or Latino descent, which comprises ancestry or origins in Hispanic America Argentine Americans are raised and educated Citizens of the United States although not all U A Bolivian American is an immigrant or descendant of Bolivian immigrants to the United States Chilean Americans are a group of people who emigrated from Chile to the United States, and their descendants Colombian Americans are citizens of the United States who trace their nationality or heritage from the South American nation of Colombia. A Costa Rican American is an inhabitant of the United States who is of Costa Rican descent or birth A Cuban American ( Cubanoamericano) is a United States citizen who traces his or her "national origin" to Cuba. A Dominican American (also Dominican-York) is an American who has ancestry from the Dominican Republic (not to be mistaken for Dominicans from the Commonwealth An Ecuadorian American is any person in the United States who is of Ecuadorian ancestry A Guatemalan American is an American of Guatemalan decent The number of Guatemalans in the U A Honduran American is an American of Honduran descent The number of Hondurans in the U See also History of Mexican-Americans Mexican Americans are Americans of Mexican ancestry Nicaraguan American ( Spanish: Nicaragüense Americano) are Americans of Nicaraguan ancestry who were born in or have immigrated to the United States A Panamanian American is any United States citizen or resident who traces his or her ancestry to the Central American nation of Panama. A Paraguayan American is an American of Paraguayan birth or descent A Peruvian American is an Immigrant or descendant of immigrants from Peru that arrived in the United States. Puerto Ricans in the United States (also referred to as the "Puerto Rican Diaspora," " Nuyorican " "Stateside Puerto Ricans" "mainland Salvadoran Americans are residents of the United States of Salvadoran descent Spanish American ( Hispano Americano, derived from la ''[[Hispania]]'' now known as es ''[[Spain España]]'' the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula An Uruguayan American is any person in the United States who is of Uruguayan ancestry or birth including both citizens and non-citizens Venezuelan Americans are Citizens and residents of the United States who trace their heritage to the South American nation of Venezuela. The history of Latinos and Hispanics in the United States is wide-ranging spanning more than four hundred years and varying from region to region within the United States The history of Mexican-American people is wide-ranging spanning more than four hundred years and varying from region to region within the United States. Latinos and Hispanics are predominantly Christian in the United States Santería, also known as La Regla de Lukumi (Lukumi's Rule and The Way of the Saints is an Afro-Cuban religious tradition derived from traditional beliefs The history of the Jews in the Americas dates back to Christopher Columbus and his first cross- Atlantic voyage on August 3, 1492 Latino Muslims are Latin Americans whose religion is Islam. In countries such as the United States, where due to a historical misunderstanding Hispanic and Latino Americans have received a growing share of the national vote by their growing number The Chicano Movement of the 1960s also called the Chicano Civil Rights Movement, also known as El Movimiento, it is an extension of the Mexican The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials ( NALEO) is a leadership organization of elected and appointed Latino The League of United Latin American Citizens ( LULAC) is a political advocacy group for Latinos in the United States. History Established in 1998 NALFO the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations set out to become the uniting force for Latin-based fraternities and sororities The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE was founded in Los Angeles California, in 1974 by a group of Engineers employed by the city of Los Association of Hispanic Arts is a New York -based Non-profit organization that promotes the work of Hispanic artists Word origin and usage The term "mecha" is derived from the Japanese abbreviation for the English word " mechanical " Template talkInfobox Union for usage --> Overview The United Farm Workers of America (UFW is a labor Latino studies is an academic discipline which studies the experience of people of Hispanic ancestry in America Latin music has long influenced American popular music Jazz, Rhythm and blues, and even Country music. Phonology North American English regional phonology In many ways compared to English English, North American English is conservative in its Phonology. The Spanish language is the second most-common language in the United States after English. Spanglish espanglish, espaninglish, el Spanish broken, ingléspañol, ingleñol The following is a partial list of United States cities towns and census-designated places in which a majority (over 50% of the population is Hispanic or Latino See also Puerto Rico The following is a list of topics about the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. This article contains a list of notable Hispanic and Latino Americans, citizens of the United States with ancestry or origins in Hispanic America or Spain The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses Hispanic (hispano hispánico hispânico Hispānus adjective from ''Hispānia'', the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula) is a term that historically The Caucus is dedicated to voicing and advancing, through the legislative process, issues affecting Hispanics in the United States and Puerto Rico. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} The CHC was founded in December 1976 as a legislative service organization of the United States House of Representatives. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Today, the CHC is organized as a Congressional Member organization, governed under the Rules of the U. S. House of Representatives.
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus aims to address national and international issues and the impact these policies have on the Hispanic community. The function of the Caucus is to serve as a forum for the Hispanic Members of Congress to coalesce around a collective legislative agenda. In addition to covering legislative action, the CHC also monitors Executive and Judicial issues. In Political science and Constitutional law, the executive is the branch of government responsible for the day-to-day management of the State. In Law, the judiciary or judicial system is the system of Courts which administer Justice in the name of the sovereign or State
CHC legislative priorities cover all areas that have a direct impact on the Hispanic community. In order to best address these diverse issues, members work in a smaller task force that draws on their expertise and develops priority legislation within each area. For the computer game see Joint Task Force (computer game. A task force (TF is a temporary unit or formation established to work Legislation (or " Statutory law " is law which has been promulgated (or " Enacted quot by a Legislature or other Governing The CHC is currently composed entirely of Democrats, although it had been a bipartisan organization since its founding. The Hispanic Republican members decided to break off in 1999, led by the Cuban-American delegation from Florida. Senator Mel Martinez, and Reps. Melquíades Rafael "Mel" Martínez (born October 23, 1946) is currently the junior United States Senator from Florida and served Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Mario Diaz-Balart, Devin Nunes, Luis Fortuño, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Trent Franks are members of the Congressional Hispanic Conference. Lincoln Rafael Diaz-Balart (born Lincoln Rafael Diaz-Balart y Caballero on August 13 1958) a Cuban- American politician a former member Mario Rafael Diaz-Balart (born September 25 1961) is an American politician Devin Nunes (born October 1 1973) American politician has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives Luis G Fortuño Burset (born October 31, 1960 in San Juan Puerto Rico) is a Corporate lawyer and Politician from Puerto Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (also known as Ileana Ros; born Ileana Ros y Adato July 15 1952) is a Republican United States Representative Trent Franks (born June 19 1957) American politician has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives The Congressional Hispanic Conference was founded on March 19 2003 by six Republican members of the 108th United States Congress. Senator Bob Menendez, a Cuban-American Democrat from New Jersey, is a member of Congressional Hispanic Caucus, while Senator Ken Salazar (D-CO) is not a member of either of these organizations. Robert "Bob" Menendez (born January 1, 1954) is the junior Democratic Senator from New Jersey. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Kenneth Lee Salazar (born March 2, 1955) is an American politician, rancher and environmentalist from the U
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History
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) was organized in 1976 by five Hispanic Congressmen: Herman Badillo (NY), Baltasar Corrada del Río (PR), Kika de la Garza (TX), Henry B. Gonzalez (TX) and Edward Roybal (CA), to serve as a legislative organization through which legislative action, as well as executive and judicial actions, could be monitored to ensure the needs of Hispanics were being met. Herman Badillo (born August 21, 1929) is a Bronx New York politician who has been a Borough president, United States Representative Baltasar Corrada del Río (born April 10, 1935) is a former politician from Puerto Rico. Eligio “Kika” de la Garza II (born September 22, 1927, in Mercedes Texas) was the Democratic representative for the 15th congressional Henry Barbosa González ( May 3, 1916 &ndash November 28, 2000) was a Democratic Politician from the state Edward Ross "Ed" Roybal ( February 10, 1916 &ndash October 24, 2005) was an American politician The goal was to work in conjunction with other groups, both inside and outside Congress, to strengthen Federal commitment to Hispanics and heighten the community's awareness of the operation and function of the American political system.
In October 1981, the House Committee on House Administration drafted new regulations stipulating that fundraising activities were to be moved off all government premises. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The United States House Committee on House Administration deals with the general administration matters of the United States House of Representatives. Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus decided to maintain a legislative support organization on Capitol Hill, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and moved the non-profit, fund raising organization, today known as the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, Inc. Capitol Hill, aside from being a Metonym for the United States Congress, is the largest historic residential Neighborhood in Washington D to a new residence.
Past Chairs
- 1978-1980 Honorable Edward R. Roybal
- 1981-1984 Honorable Robert García
- 1984-1985 Honorable Bill Richardson
- 1985-1986 Honorable Matthew Martinez
- 1986-1987 Honorable Esteban Torres
- 1987-1988 Honorable Albert G. Bustamante
- 1988-1989 Honorable Jaime B. Fuster
- 1989-1990 Honorable E. "Kika" de la Garza
- 1991-1992 Honorable Solomon Ortiz (TX-27) (D)
- 1993–1994 Honorable José Serrano (NY-16) (D)
- 1995-1996 Honorable Ed Pastor (AZ-04) (D)
- 1997-1998 Honorable Xavier Becerra (CA-31) (D)
- 1999-2000 Honorable Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) (D)
- 2001-2002 Honorable Silvestre Reyes (TX-16) (D)
- 2003-2004 Honorable Ciro Rodriguez (TX-23) (D)
- 2005-2006 Honorable Grace Napolitano (CA-38) (D)
- 2007-2008 Honorable Joe Baca (CA-43) (D)
Controversies
On January 31, 2007, a story on the Politico.com website reported that Rep. Edward Ross "Ed" Roybal ( February 10, 1916 &ndash October 24, 2005) was an American politician William Blaine "Bill" Richardson III (born November 15, 1947) is the current Governor of New Mexico and was a candidate for the 2008 Esteban Edward Torres (born January 27, 1930) is a Politician from the state of California. Albert Garza Bustamante (born April 8, 1935) is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas Jaime B Fuster Berlingeri ( January 12 1941 &ndash December 3, 2007) was a politician who served as an Associate Justice to Eligio “Kika” de la Garza II (born September 22, 1927, in Mercedes Texas) was the Democratic representative for the 15th congressional Solomon Porfirio Ortiz (born June 3, 1937 in Robstown, Texas) is an American politician from the State of Texas who currently Texas District 27 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves a strip in deep south Texas on the Gulf Coast José Enrique Serrano (born October 24, 1943) is a New York politician currently representing the state's 16th congressional district New York's 16th Congressional District is a Congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in the Bronx. Edward Lopez "Ed" Pastor (born June 28 1943) American politician has been a Democratic member of the United States House Arizona's 4th congressional district contains Phoenix and some of its suburbs Xavier Becerra (born January 26 1958) is an American politician who has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives California's 31st congressional district covers part of Los Angeles County, and is represented by Democrat Xavier Becerra. Lucille Roybal-Allard (born June 12 1941) an American politician has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives California's 34th congressional district covers part of Los Angeles County and is California 's most heavily Hispanic district Silvestre Reyes (born November 10, 1944 in Canutillo Texas) represents Texas's 16th congressional district in the United States House of Texas District 16 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves El Paso and the surrounding area in the state Ciro Davis Rodriguez (born December 9 1946) is a Democratic Congressman who represents Texas's 23rd congressional district. Texas's 23rd congressional district is the 8th largest congressional district in the country not counting at-large districts stretching across the southwestern portion of Governor of Arizona Graciela Flores Napolitano (born December 4 1936) an American politician has been a Democratic member of the This page is about Joe Baca the California Congressman For his son see former Assemblyman Joe Baca Jr California's 43rd congressional district is one of 53 California Congressional Districts. This article is about the newspaper For the description of a person see Politico. Joe Baca had called Rep. This page is about Joe Baca the California Congressman For his son see former Assemblyman Joe Baca Jr Loretta Sanchez a "whore" in a conversation with Speaker of the California Assembly Fabian Núñez, prompting Sanchez to resign from the CHC. Loretta Sanchez (born January 7 1960) an American politician has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives This is a list of Speakers of the California State Assembly. It does not number those individuals who serving abbreviated terms nor those serving during an ''extraordinary session'' Fabian Núñez ( Fabián Núñez, Fabian Nuñez and less commonly Fabian Nunez) (born December 27, 1966, Logan Heights San Diego Rep. Baca has denied this charge, [1] but two other CHC members, Linda Sánchez (Loretta's sister) and Hilda Solis, expressed support for Loretta Sanchez. Linda T Sánchez (born January 28 1969 in Orange California) an American politician has been a Democratic member of the Hilda L Solis (born October 20 1957) an American politician has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives [2] In the case of Solis, Baca called her "'a kiss-up' to Speaker Nancy Pelosi", for which he has apologized to Solis both privately and publicly. Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi (born March 26 1940 is the current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. [3]
A year prior to the "whore" incident, The CHC's Political action committee gave $3,000 to Joe Baca's children's campaigns for state offices in California. In the US, a Political Action Committee, or PAC, is the name commonly given to a private group regardless of size organized to elect political candidates Although Baca recused himself from the decision to make the contributions, six members of the caucus criticized the decision, saying that CHC's PAC should support only federal candidates. Consequently, on November 15, 2006, when Joe Baca was elected chair of the CHC, Solis and the Sanchez sisters challenged his election, saying that the voting should have been done by a secret ballot. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [4]
On Monday, April 2, 2007, Congresswoman Linda Sánchez closed her offices in honor of César Estrada Chávez Day, a State holiday in California (which fell on a Saturday that year). Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Linda T Sánchez (born January 28 1969 in Orange California) an American politician has been a Democratic member of the César Estrada Chávez ( March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993) born in Yuma Arizona, was a Mexican-American farm worker Labor CHC chair Baca made the following comment on Sánchez's decision to close the office "I believe the best way to observe César Estrada Chávez Day is not by taking the day off from work or school". [5]. On April 12, Linda Sánchez announced that she has "suspended her membership in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, citing a need for 'structural reforms to ensure that the caucus is more equitable and inclusive of all its members'". Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. She specifically stated that her decision "was not based on personal animus directed at Baca. " [6]
Membership
Officers
- Chair: Joe Baca (CA-43) (D)
- 1st Vice Chair Raul Grijalva (AZ-07) (D)
- 2nd Vice Chair Charles A. Gonzalez (TX-20) (D)
- Whip Grace Napolitano (CA-38) (D)
Other Membership
Current
- Xavier Becerra (CA-31) (D)
- Dennis Cardoza (CA-18) (D)
- Jim Costa (CA-20) (D)
- Henry Cuellar (TX-28) (D)
- Luis V. Gutierrez (IL-04) (D)
- Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15) (D)
- Senator Bob Menendez (NJ-D)
- Solomon Ortiz (TX-27) (D)
- Ed Pastor (AZ-04) (D)
- Silvestre Reyes (TX-16) (D)
- Ciro Rodriguez (TX-23) (D)
- Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) (D)
- John Salazar (CO-03) (D)
- José Serrano (NY-16) (D)
- Albio Sires (NJ-13) (D)
- Hilda Solis (CA-32) (D)
- Nydia Velázquez (NY-12) (D)
Past
- Loretta Sanchez (CA-47) (D) (Resigned her membership on January 31, 2007)
- Linda T. Sánchez (CA-39) (D) (Suspended her membership on April 12, 2007)
References
- ^ Sanchez Accuses Democrat of Calling Her a 'Whore,' Resigns from Hispanic Group at Politico.com
- ^ Two More Reps. Complain About Treatment of Women in Hispanic Caucus at Politico.com
- ^ Women Call for Change in Caucus at The Washington Post
- ^ Women Call for Change in Caucus at The Washington Post
- ^ Rep. Baca wags finger at Sanchez for closing office for César Chávez Day at The Hill
- ^ Linda Sanchez Leaves Hispanic Caucus at Politico.com
See also
External links
This page is about Joe Baca the California Congressman For his son see former Assemblyman Joe Baca Jr California's 43rd congressional district is one of 53 California Congressional Districts. Arizona's 7th congressional district is located in the southwestern part of the state Charles A "Charlie" Gonzalez (born May 5, 1945) is a Democratic politician from Texas. Texas District 20 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves much of inner city San Antonio, which is heavily Governor of Arizona Graciela Flores Napolitano (born December 4 1936) an American politician has been a Democratic member of the Xavier Becerra (born January 26 1958) is an American politician who has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives California's 31st congressional district covers part of Los Angeles County, and is represented by Democrat Xavier Becerra. Dennis A Cardoza (born March 31 1959) is an American politician who has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives California's 18th congressional district is in the northern San Joaquin Valley of California, and includes the cities of Stockton, Modesto James Manuel Costa (born April 13 1952) is a Democratic politician from the U California's 20th congressional district covers parts of Fresno and Kern and all of Kings counties Henry Roberto Cuellar (born September 19, 1955) is a Democratic Politician from Laredo, Texas, who represents his Texas District 28 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves a strip in deep south Texas starting south of Luís Vicente Gutiérrez (born December 10 1953) American politician has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives The 4th Congressional District of Illinois includes part of Cook County, and has been represented by Democrat Luis Gutierrez Rubén E Hinojosa (born August 20, 1940) American Politician, has been the Democratic representative for the Texas Texas District 15 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves a thin section in the far south of the state of Texas Robert "Bob" Menendez (born January 1, 1954) is the junior Democratic Senator from New Jersey. Solomon Porfirio Ortiz (born June 3, 1937 in Robstown, Texas) is an American politician from the State of Texas who currently Texas District 27 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves a strip in deep south Texas on the Gulf Coast Edward Lopez "Ed" Pastor (born June 28 1943) American politician has been a Democratic member of the United States House Arizona's 4th congressional district contains Phoenix and some of its suburbs Silvestre Reyes (born November 10, 1944 in Canutillo Texas) represents Texas's 16th congressional district in the United States House of Texas District 16 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves El Paso and the surrounding area in the state Ciro Davis Rodriguez (born December 9 1946) is a Democratic Congressman who represents Texas's 23rd congressional district. Texas's 23rd congressional district is the 8th largest congressional district in the country not counting at-large districts stretching across the southwestern portion of Lucille Roybal-Allard (born June 12 1941) an American politician has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives California's 34th congressional district covers part of Los Angeles County and is California 's most heavily Hispanic district John T Salazar (born July 21, 1953) is a Democrat from Colorado, was elected to the United States House of Representatives in The 3rd Congressional district of Colorado is located in western and south central Colorado, encompassing most of the rural Western Slope, including the cities of José Enrique Serrano (born October 24, 1943) is a New York politician currently representing the state's 16th congressional district New York's 16th Congressional District is a Congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in the Bronx. Albio Sires (born January 26 1951 in Bejucal, Provincia de la Habana, Cuba) is a Cuban American Democratic Party New Jersey 's Thirteenth Congressional District (together with the 14th district was created starting with the 73rd United States Congress in 1933 Hilda L Solis (born October 20 1957) an American politician has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives California's 32nd congressional district covers part of Los Angeles County, notably East Los Angeles, El Monte, Monterey Park and West Nydia Margarita Velázquez (born March 28, 1953) is a Puerto Rican politician who has represented New York 's 12th Congressional District New York's 12th Congressional District is a Congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in New York City. Loretta Sanchez (born January 7 1960) an American politician has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives California's 47th congressional district covers the cities of Garden Grove and Santa Ana and parts of Fullerton and Anaheim, in Orange Linda T Sánchez (born January 28 1969 in Orange California) an American politician has been a Democratic member of the California's 39th congressional district covers part of southeastern Los Angeles County, including Lynwood and part of Whittier, and is represented This article is about the newspaper For the description of a person see Politico. This article is about the newspaper For the description of a person see Politico. 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