Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

U.S. Congressperson

1952 –

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Who is Ileana Ros-Lehtinen?

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is the U.S. Representative for Florida's 27th congressional district, serving in Congress since 1989. She is a member of the Republican Party.

She is currently the most senior Republican woman in the U.S. House, and was the first Republican woman elected to the House of Representatives from Florida. She was also the first Hispanic woman, and the first Cuban American, to be elected to Congress.

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Born
Jul 15, 1952
Havana
Also known as
  • Ileana Ros
  • Ileana Ros Y Adato
Parents
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Catholicism
  • Episcopal Church
Ethnicity
  • Cuban American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of Miami
  • Florida International University
  • Miami Dade College
Lived in
  • Miami

Submitted
on July 23, 2013