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{{About|the caucus for Hispanic Democratic members of Congress|its Republican counterpart|Congressional Hispanic Conference}}
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| logo               = Congressional Hispanic Caucus meeting at White House 2009.jpg
| caption             = Hispanic Caucus meeting at the White House in 2009
| foundation          = {{Start date and age|1976|12|mf=y}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=About the Congressional Hispanic Caucus |url=https://congressionalhispaniccaucus-castro.house.gov/about |publisher=United States House of Representatives}}</ref>
| headquarters        = [[Washington, D.C.]]
| leader1_title       = Chair
| leader1_name        = [[Nanette Barragán]]
| founder             = {{collapsible list
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  |title = 5 founding members
  |[[Herman Badillo]]<br />(from [[New York's 21st congressional district|New York's 21st district]])
  |[[Baltasar Corrada del Río]]<br />(from [[Puerto Rico's at-large congressional district|Puerto Rico At-Large]])
  |[[Kika de la Garza]]<br />(from [[Texas's 15th congressional district|Texas's 15th district]])
  |[[Henry B. González]]<br />(from [[Texas's 20th congressional district|Texas's 20th district]])
  |[[Edward R. Roybal]]<br />(from [[California's 15th congressional district|California's 25th district]])

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| national         = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] 
| seats1_title     = Seats in the [[United States House of Representatives|House]]
| seats1           = {{composition bar|37|435|hex=#A9A9A9}} (plus 1 non-voting)
| seats2_title     = Seats in the [[House Democratic Caucus]]
| seats2           = {{composition bar|37|213|hex=#3333FF}}
| seats3_title     = Seats in the [[United States Senate|Senate]]
| seats3           = {{composition bar|4|100|hex=#A9A9A9}}
| membership          = During the [[118th United States Congress|118th Congress]]
* 4 [[List of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States Congress|Senators]]
* 37 voting [[List of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States Congress|Representatives]]
* 1 non-voting [[Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives|Delegate]]
| website             = {{official website}}
| name                = Congressional Hispanic Caucus
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The '''Congressional Hispanic Caucus''' ('''CHC''') is an organization of 38 [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] members of the [[United States Congress]] of [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic and Latino]] descent.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Congressional Hispanic Caucus |url=https://congressionalhispaniccaucus-castro.house.gov/ |access-date=January 7, 2019 |archive-date=January 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108045801/https://congressionalhispaniccaucus-castro.house.gov/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bernal |first=Rafael |date=January 2, 2019 |title=Hispanic Caucus boasts record membership in new Congress |work=The Hill |url=https://thehill.com/latino/423600-hispanic-caucus-boasts-record-membership-in-new-congress |access-date=January 7, 2019}}</ref> The Caucus focuses on issues affecting Hispanics and Latinos in the [[United States]]. The CHC was founded in December 1976 as a legislative service organization of the [[United States House of Representatives]]. The CHC is organized as a Congressional Member organization, governed under the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives.

As of the [[118th Congress]], the CHC is composed entirely of Democrats, although at its founding it was a bipartisan organization. Hispanic Republican members of Congress formed the [[Congressional Hispanic Conference]] in 2003 after leaving in the late 1990s over policy differences. The CHC has refused to admit Republican members in recent years, denying admission to [[Carlos Curbelo]] in 2017 and [[Mayra Flores]] in 2022.

== Purpose ==
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus aims to address national and international issues that directly impact the Hispanic community. The function of the CHC 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 at the federal level.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-06-26 |title=About the Congressional Hispanic Caucus |url=https://chc.house.gov/about |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=Congressional Hispanic Caucus |language=en}}</ref>

Senator [[Bob Menendez]], a [[Cuban American]] from [[New Jersey]], Senator [[Catherine Cortez Masto]], a [[Mexican Americans|Mexican American]] from [[Nevada]], Senator [[Ben Ray Luján]] a [[Mexican Americans|Mexican American]] from [[New Mexico]], and Senator [[Alex Padilla]], a [[Mexican Americans|Mexican American]] from [[California]] are currently the only members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus from the [[United States Senate|Senate]]. The remaining 38 members are from the [[United States House of Representatives|House]].

== 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. It was staffed by Raquel Marquez Frankel, who had grown up in Silver City and Albuquerque, New Mexico, and had become, in 1947, the first Latina to attend the [[University of New Mexico School of Law]].<ref>{{Cite web |year=2010 |title=60 for 60: Shaping Law in New Mexico Since 1950 |url=https://lawschool.unm.edu/alumni/60for60/index.html#:~:text=The%2060%20for%2060%20book,out%20into%20the%20legal%20profession |editor=Nancy Harbert}}</ref>  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.

As of 2023, the CHC is composed entirely of Democrats, although at its founding it was a bipartisan organization. The Republican members left in the late 1990s over policy differences and, in 2003, formed their own group, the [[Congressional Hispanic Conference]]. In 2017, the Caucus declined to admit Rep. [[Carlos Curbelo]], who would have been the only Republican member. In 2022, Rep. [[Mayra Flores]], a Republican, was denied membership as well.

== Chairs ==
{{Columns-list|colwidth=30em|* 1978–1981: [[Edward R. Roybal]] ([[California's 25th congressional district|CA-25]]) (D)
* 1981–1984: [[Robert Garcia (New York politician)|Robert García]] ([[New York's 21st congressional district|NY-21]]) (D)
* 1984–1985: [[Bill Richardson]] ([[New Mexico's 3rd congressional district|NM-3]]) (D)
* 1985–1986: [[Matthew Martinez]] ([[California's 30th congressional district|CA-30]]) (D)
* 1986–1987: [[Esteban Torres]] ([[California's 34th congressional district|CA-34]]) (D)
* 1987–1988: [[Albert G. Bustamante]] ([[Texas's 23rd congressional district|TX-23]]) (D)
* 1988–1989: [[Jaime B. Fuster]] ([[Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico|PR-AL]]) (D)
* 1989–1991: [[Kika de la Garza]] ([[Texas's 15th congressional district|TX-15]]) (D)
* 1991–1993: [[Solomon Ortiz]] ([[Texas's 27th congressional district|TX-27]]) (D)
* 1993–1995: [[José Enrique Serrano|José Serrano]] ([[New York's 16th congressional district|NY-16]]) (D)
* 1995–1997: [[Ed Pastor]] ([[Arizona's 4th congressional district|AZ-04]]) (D)
* 1997–1999: [[Xavier Becerra]] ([[California's 31st congressional district|CA-31]]) (D)
* 1999–2001: [[Lucille Roybal-Allard]] ([[California's 34th congressional district|CA-34]]) (D)
* 2001–2003: [[Silvestre Reyes]] ([[Texas's 16th congressional district|TX-16]]) (D)
* 2003–2005: [[Ciro Rodriguez]] ([[Texas's 23rd congressional district|TX-23]]) (D)
* 2005–2007: [[Grace Napolitano]] ([[California's 38th congressional district|CA-38]]) (D)
* 2007–2009: [[Joe Baca]] ([[California's 43rd congressional district|CA-43]]) (D)
* 2009–2011: [[Nydia Velázquez]] ([[New York's 12th congressional district|NY-12]]) (D)
* 2011–2013: [[Charles Gonzalez]] ([[Texas's 20th congressional district|TX-20]]) (D)
* 2013–2015: [[Rubén Hinojosa]] ([[Texas's 15th congressional district|TX-15]]) (D)
* 2015–2017: [[Linda Sánchez]]  ([[California's 38th congressional district|CA-38]]) (D)
* 2017–2019: [[Michelle Lujan Grisham]] ([[New Mexico's 1st congressional district|NM-01]]) (D)
* 2019–2021: [[Joaquin Castro]]  ([[Texas's 20th congressional district|TX-20]]) (D)
* 2021–2023: [[Raul Ruiz (politician)|Raul Ruiz]]  ([[California's 36th congressional district|CA-36]]) (D)
* 2023–present: [[Nanette Barragán]]  ([[California's 44th congressional district|CA-44]]) (D)}}

== Leadership ==
* Chair:  [[Nanette Barragán]] ([[California's 44th congressional district|CA-44]]) (D)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-12-15|title=Congressional Hispanic Caucus Announces Leadership for 118th Congress|url=https://chc.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressional-hispanic-caucus-announces-leadership-for-118th-congress|publisher=Congressional Hispanic Caucus|language=en}}</ref>
* Deputy Chair: [[Adriano Espaillat]] ([[New York's 13th congressional district|NY-13]]) (D)
* Vice Chair of Policy: [[Darren Soto]] ([[Florida's 9th congressional district|FL-9]]) (D)
* Vice Chair of Member Engagement: [[Tony Cárdenas]] ([[California's 29th congressional district|CA-29]]) (D)
* Vice Chair of Communications [[Norma Torres]] ([[California's 35th congressional district|CA-35]]) (D)
* Whip: [[Sylvia Garcia]] ([[Texas's 29th congressional district|TX-29]]) (D)
* Vice Chair of Diversity and Inclusion [[Gabe Vasquez]] ([[New Mexico's 2nd congressional district|NM-2]]) (D)
* Freshman Representative:  [[Andrea Salinas]] ([[Oregon's 6th congressional district|OR-6]]) (D)

== Current membership ==
[[File:Congressional Hispanic Caucus in the 118th Congress.svg|thumb|255x255px|Congressional Hispanic Caucus in the [[118th United States Congress]]]]

=== United States Senate ===
California:

* [[Alex Padilla]] (D-CA)

Nevada:

* [[Catherine Cortez Masto]] (D-NV)

New Jersey:

* [[Bob Menendez]] (D-NJ)

New Mexico:

* [[Ben Ray Luján]] (D-NM)

=== United States House of Representatives ===
Arizona:
* [[Ruben Gallego]] ([[Arizona's 3rd congressional district|AZ-3]]) (D)
* [[Raúl Grijalva]] ([[Arizona's 7th congressional district|AZ-7]]) (D)

California:
* [[Jim Costa]] ([[California's 21st congressional district|CA-21]]) (D)
* [[Salud Carbajal]] ([[California's 24th congressional district|CA-24]]) (D)
* [[Raul Ruiz (politician)|Raul Ruiz]] ([[California's 25th congressional district|CA-25]]) (D)
* [[Tony Cárdenas]] ([[California's 29th congressional district|CA-29]]) (D)
* [[Grace Napolitano]] ([[California's 31st congressional district|CA-31]]) (D)
* [[Pete Aguilar]] ([[California's 33rd congressional district|CA-33]]) (D)
* [[Jimmy Gomez]] ([[California's 34th congressional district|CA-34]]) (D)
* [[Norma Torres]] ([[California's 35th congressional district|CA-35]]) (D)
* [[Linda Sánchez]] ([[California's 38th congressional district|CA-38]]) (D)
* [[Robert Garcia (California politician)|Robert Garcia]] ([[California's 42nd congressional district|CA-42]]) (D)
* [[Nanette Barragán]] ([[California's 44th congressional district|CA-44]]) (D)
* [[Lou Correa]] ([[California's 46th congressional district|CA-46]]) (D)
* [[Mike Levin]] ([[California's 49th congressional district|CA-49]]) (D)
* [[Juan Vargas]] ([[California's 52nd congressional district|CA-52]]) (D)

Colorado:
* [[Yadira Caraveo]] ([[Colorado's 8th congressional district|CO-8]]) (D)

Florida:
* [[Darren Soto]] ([[Florida's 9th congressional district|FL-9]]) (D)
* [[Maxwell Frost]] ([[Florida's 10th congressional district|FL-10]]) (D)

Illinois:
* [[Delia Ramirez]] ([[Illinois's 3rd congressional district|IL-3]]) (D)
* [[Jesús "Chuy" García]] ([[Illinois' 4th congressional district|IL-4]]) (D)

Massachusetts:
* [[Lori Trahan]] ([[Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district|MA-3]]) (D)

New Jersey:
* [[Rob Menendez]] ([[New Jersey's 8th congressional district|NJ-8]]) (D)

New Mexico:
* [[Gabe Vasquez]] ([[New Mexico's 2nd congressional district|NM-2]]) (D)
* [[Teresa Leger Fernandez]] ([[New Mexico's 3rd congressional district|NM-3]]) (D)

New York:
* [[Nydia Velázquez]] ([[New York's 7th congressional district|NY-7]]) (D)
* [[Adriano Espaillat]] ([[New York's 13th congressional district|NY-13]]) (D)
* [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]] ([[New York's 14th congressional district|NY-14]]) (D)
* [[Ritchie Torres]] ([[New York's 15th congressional district|NY-15]]) (D)

Northern Mariana Islands:
* [[Gregorio Sablan]] ([[Northern Mariana Island's At-large congressional district|MP-At large]]) (D)

Oregon:
* [[Andrea Salinas]] ([[Oregon's 6th congressional district|OR-6]]) (D)

Texas:
* [[Veronica Escobar]] ([[Texas's 16th congressional district|TX-16]]) (D)
* [[Joaquin Castro]] ([[Texas's 20th congressional district|TX-20]]) (D)
* [[Henry Cuellar]] ([[Texas's 28th congressional district|TX-28]]) (D) 
* [[Sylvia Garcia]] ([[Texas's 29th congressional district|TX-29]]) (D)
* [[Vicente Gonzalez (politician)|Vicente Gonzalez]] ([[Texas's 34th congressional district|TX-34]]) (D)
* [[Greg Casar]] ([[Texas's 35th congressional district|TX-35]]) (D)

Washington: 
* [[Marie Gluesenkamp Perez]] ([[Washington's 3rd congressional district|WA-3]]) (D)

Source<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-08 |title=Chairman Joaquin Castro Welcomes Newest Members to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus |url=https://castro.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/chairman-joaquin-castro-welcomes-newest-members-congressional-hispanic |access-date=2019-01-09 |publisher=Congressman Joaquin Castro |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Members|url=https://chc.house.gov/members|url-status=live|access-date=|publisher=Congressional Hispanic Caucus|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231204720/https://chc.house.gov/members |archive-date=December 31, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Figueroa |first=Ariana |date=November 18, 2022 |title=Congressional Hispanic Caucus welcomes new House members, reflects on Latino vote |work=New Jersey Monitor |url=https://newjerseymonitor.com/2022/11/18/congressional-hispanic-caucus-welcomes-new-house-members-reflects-on-latino-vote/}}</ref>

== Controversies ==
{{Criticism section|date=January 2019}}

=== Joe Baca's Tenure as Chairman ===
{{see also|Joe Baca}}
On January 31, 2007, a story on the [[Politico.com]] website reported that Rep. [[Joe Baca]] had called Rep. [[Loretta Sanchez]] a "whore" in a conversation with [[List of Speakers of the California State Assembly|Speaker of the California Assembly]] [[Fabian Núñez]], prompting Sanchez to resign from the CHC.  Rep. Baca has denied this charge,<ref>{{Cite news |title=Sanchez Accuses Democrat of Calling Her a 'Whore,' Resigns from Hispanic Group |work=[[Politico]] |url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0107/2572.html}}</ref> but two other CHC members, [[Linda Sánchez]] (Loretta's sister) and [[Hilda Solis]], expressed support for Loretta Sanchez.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Two More Reps. Complain About Treatment of Women in Hispanic Caucus |work=[[Politico]] |url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0207/2583.html}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Women Call for Change in Caucus">{{Cite news |title=Women Call for Change in Caucus |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/21/AR2007022101772.html}}</ref>

A year prior to the "whore" incident, The CHC's [[political action committee]] gave $3,000 to Baca's children's campaigns for state offices in California. 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.<ref name="Women Call for Change in Caucus" />

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). 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."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Rep. Baca wags finger at Sanchez for closing office for César Chávez Day |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |url=http://thehill.com/in-the-know/rep.-baca-wags-finger-at-sanchez-for-closing-office-for-cesar-chavez-day-2007-04-03.html}}</ref> On April 12, Linda Sánchez announced that she had 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." She specifically stated that her decision "was not based on personal animus directed at Baca."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Linda Sanchez Leaves Hispanic Caucus |work=[[Politico]] |url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0407/3514.html}}</ref>

=== Other controversies ===

On June 30, 2013, Congressman [[Filemon Vela Jr.]] resigned from the CHC, citing opposition to the Senate immigration bill which the CHC endorsed, saying: "Opponents of serious immigration reform are extracting a pound of flesh in this process by conditioning a pathway to citizenship on the construction of more ineffective border fence."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Filemon Vela explains his resignation from Congressional Hispanic Caucus, says immigration foes are "extracting a pound of flesh" as price of reform |work=[[The Houston Chronicle]] |url=http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2013/07/filemon-vela-jr-explains-his-resignation-from-congressional-hispanic-caucus-says-immigration-foes-are-extracting-a-pound-of-flesh-as-price-of-reform/#13746101=0}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Rep. Filemon Vela quits Congressional Hispanic Caucus to protest lawmakers' acceptance of border "militarization" |work=[[The Houston Chronicle]] |url=http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2013/07/rep-filemon-vela-quits-congressional-hispanic-caucus-to-protest-lawmakers-acceptance-of-border-militarization}}</ref>

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus has received support over the years from Mexican billionaire [[Ricardo Salinas Pliego]] and [[Azteca America]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Announces New Partnership with Fundacion Azteca America and Grupo Salinas for International Fellowship Program in Mexico |publisher=WECT |location=Wilmington, N.C. |url=http://www.wect.com/story/8283095/congressional-hispanic-caucus-institute-announces-new-partnership-with-fundacion-azteca-america-and-grupo-salinas-for-international-fellowship |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402120229/http://www.wect.com/story/8283095/congressional-hispanic-caucus-institute-announces-new-partnership-with-fundacion-azteca-america-and-grupo-salinas-for-international-fellowship |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |access-date=March 7, 2015}}</ref>  Andres Ramirez, a Nevada political consultant, and [[Kevin de León]], the President Pro Tempore of the California State Senate, have worked together to route money from Azteca America to various caucus groups and political campaigns, as Pliego is a known rival to [[Carlos Slim]], whom both de Leon and Ramirez have attacked through the use of phony groups such as "Two Countries One Voice". Ramirez has appeared at functions for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 4, 2014 |title=Cato Financial Times: Did Andres Ramirez of Nevada violate Nevada State Ethics Laws in creating Two Countries One Voice on behalf of deLeon and Mercury Public Affairs? |url=http://www.catocalifornia.blogspot.com/2014/12/did-andres-ramirez-of-nevada-violate.html |access-date=January 24, 2018 |publisher=Catocalifornia.blogspot.com}}</ref> The effort to recruit past students and fellows involved in programs of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus has caused some political bloggers to speculate over the effort by California State Senator de Leon and his colleague California State [[Jim Beall (California politician)|Senator Jim Beall]] to use their legislative staffs, some of whom have been involved in programs of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, to take over several local groups of California Democratic Party State Central Committee delegations for the purpose of establishing control for de Leon and his allies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A look inside San Jose politics and culture |url=http://www.sanjoseinside.com |access-date=January 24, 2018 |work=San Jose Inside}}</ref>

In November 2017, the caucus refused to admit Republican congressman [[Carlos Curbelo]], who would have been the only Republican in the caucus.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Alex Daugherty |date=November 16, 2017 |title=Hispanic caucus tells Cuban American he can't join the club — he's too Republican |work=Miami Herald |url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article184983023.html}}</ref> In October 2022, it also denied admission to Republican congresswoman [[Mayra Flores]], who was the first Mexican-born congresswoman.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2022/10/26/mayra-flores-congressional-hispanic-caucus/|title=Republican Mayra Flores rejected from all-Democratic Hispanic caucus|first=Matthew|last=Choi|date=October 26, 2022|website=The Texas Tribune}}</ref>

== Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute ==

In October 1981, the [[United States House Committee on House Administration|House Committee on House Administration]] drafted new regulations stipulating that fundraising activities were to be moved off all government premises. 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, fundraising organization, today known as the [[Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute]], Inc. to a new residence.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 6, 2017 |title=Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute |url=http://www.chci.org/ |access-date=January 24, 2018}}</ref>

== CHC BOLD PAC ==
The '''CHC BOLD PAC''' (officially the '''Committee for Hispanic Causes-BOLD PAC''' and sometimes referred to as simply '''BOLD PAC''') is the Congressional Hispanic Caucus' political arm, endorsing Democratic and especially Hispanic candidates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/committee-for-hispanic-causes-bold-pac/C00365536/summary/2020|title=PAC Profile: Committee for Hispanic Causes |publisher=BOLD PAC|access-date=October 22, 2021|website=[[Open Secrets]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/25/politics/kamala-harris-senate-seat-california-democrats/index.html|title=Democratic fight emerges ahead of appointment to fill Kamala Harris' Senate seat|date=November 25, 2020|access-date=October 22, 2021|author-link1=Manu Raju|last1=Raju|first1=Manu|last2=Rogers|first2=Alex|publisher=[[CNN]]}}</ref> [[Ruben Gallego]] was the chair of the group until 2023,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollcall.com/2021/10/07/democrats-push-to-pressure-sinema-wont-distract-from-kellys-2022-senate-race/|title=Democrats: Push to pressure Sinema won't distract from Kelly's 2022 Senate race|date=October 7, 2021|access-date=October 22, 2021|last=Bowman|first=Bridget|website=[[Roll Call]]}}</ref> the current chair is [[Linda Sánchez]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Linda Sánchez is the new chair of BOLD PAC, the campaign arm of the Hispanic Caucus. She'll be the first woman to lead the organization. |url=https://www.politico.com/minutes/congress/03-1-2023/new-bold-pac-chair/ |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=Politico |language=en}}</ref> The group raised $8.7 million during the [[2018 United States elections|2018 election]] cycle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/20/democrats-pac-elect-women-congress-829991|title=Democratic lawmakers launch PAC to elect more women to Congress|date=September 20, 2018|access-date=October 22, 2021|last=Severns|first=Maggie|website=[[Politico]]}}</ref>

==Gallery==
{{Gallery
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|File:CHCcirca1984.JPG|alt1=Caucus members in the mid-1980s|Caucus members in the mid-1980s
|File:Hispanic Caucus.jpg|alt2=Nydia Velázquez with Members of the Hispanic Caucus|Nydia Velázquez with caucus members
|File:1128 16th Street NW.jpg|alt3=Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute offices in Washington, D.C.|Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute offices in Washington, D.C.}}

== See also ==
{{Portal|United States|Politics|Latino and Hispanic American}}
{{Commons category}}
* [[List of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States Congress]]
* [[Congressional caucus]]
* [[Congressional Hispanic Conference]]
* [[1977 Women's National Conference: Minority-Latino-Women]]
* [[Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{official website}}
* {{Cite web |title=Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute |url=http://www.chci.org}}

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