Nydia Velázquez
U.S. Congressperson
1953 –
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Who is Nydia Velázquez?
Nydia Margarita Velázquez is the U.S. Representative for New York's 7th congressional district. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She is the first Puerto Rican woman to be elected to Congress, and was the chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus until January 3, 2011.
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- Born
- Mar 28, 1953
Yabucoa - Also known as
- Nydia Velazquez
- Nydia Margarita Velázquez
- Spouses
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Ethnicity
- Puerto Ricans in the United States
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- New York University
- Lived in
- Brooklyn
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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