Nydia Velazquez
Nydia Velazquez
Nydia Margarita Velázquezis a Puerto Rican politician who has served in the United States House of Representatives since 1993. Velázquez, a Democrat from New York, is the first Puerto Rican woman to be elected to Congress, and she was the chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus until January 3, 2011. Her district, located in New York City, was numbered the 12th district from 1993 to 2013 and has been numbered the 7th district since 2013...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth28 March 1953
CountryUnited States of America
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