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Congressional Hispanic Conference
| Congressional Hispanic Conference | |
| Bi-cameral | |
 | |
| Leadership: | Mario Diaz-Balart and Tony Gonzales |
| Established | 2003 |
| Members | 11 |
| Website | Congressional Hispanic Conference |
The CHC is a Republican caucus, the counterpart of the Democratic Congressional Hispanic Caucus. It was founded as a new Hispanic conference to counter the Democratic dominance of Hispanic political affairs.[1]
Background
The CHC was founded in 2003 by Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.). He was joined by Henry Bonilla, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, and Devin Nunes. Bonilla, Ros-Lehtinen, and Lincoln Diaz-Balart were prior members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus but left in the late 1990s over policy disputes.[1]
Mission
According to the official website, the conference "seeks to emphasize both national and international issues that have a significant impact on the Hispanic community in the United States," and "The Congressional Hispanic Conference creates a forum for Members of Congress to collaborate in the creation of a cohesive legislative agenda, and is dedicated to promoting the interests of all Hispanics."[2]
The CHC website highlights the following topics as key policy areas of focus:[3]
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For a more detailed breakdown of the CHC's policy focus, please click here.
Leadership
119th Congress
Leadership for the 119th Congress:[5]
- Co-Chair: Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart
- Co-Chair: Rep. Tony Gonzales
Members
119th Congress
| CHC Members, 119th Congress[5] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | State |
| Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart – Co-Chair |  |
Florida |
| Rep. Tony Gonzales – Co-Chair | |
Texas |
| Rep. David Valadao | |
California |
| Rep. Brian Mast | |
Florida |
| Rep. Carlos Gimenez | |
Florida |
| Rep. Nicole Malliotakis | |
New York |
| Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar | |
Florida |
| Rep. Juan Ciscomani | |
Arizona |
| Rep. Monica De La Cruz | |
Texas |
| Del. James Moylan | |
Guam |
| Rep. Anna Paulina Luna | |
Florida |
118th Congress
| CHC Members, 118th Congress[6] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | State |
| Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart – Co-Chair | |
Florida |
| Rep. Tony Gonzales – Co-Chair | |
Texas |
| Rep. David Valadao | |
California |
| Rep. Brian Mast | |
Florida |
| Rep. Carlos Gimenez | |
Florida |
| Rep. Nicole Malliotakis | |
New York |
| Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar | |
Florida |
| Rep. Juan Ciscomani | |
Arizona |
| Rep. Monica De La Cruz | |
Texas |
| Del. James Moylan | |
Guam |
| Rep. Anna Paulina Luna | |
Florida |
117th Congress
| CHC Members, 117th Congress[7] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | State |
| Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart - Co-chair | |
Florida |
| Rep. Tony Gonzales - Co-chair | |
Texas |
| Rep. Carlos Gimenez | |
Florida |
| Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar | |
Florida |
| Rep. Nicole Malliotakis | |
New York |
| Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler | |
Washington |
| Rep. Anthony Gonzalez | |
Ohio |
| Rep. David Valadao | |
California |
116th Congress
| CHC Members, 116th Congress[8] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | State |
| Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart - Chairman | |
Florida |
| Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen - Vice Chair | |
Florida |
| Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler | |
Washington |
| Rep. Devin Nunes | |
California |
| Rep. David Valadao | |
California |
| Rep. Bill Flores | |
Texas |
115th Congress
| CHC Members, 115th Congress[9] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | State |
| Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart - Chairman | |
Florida |
| Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen - Vice Chair | |
Florida |
| Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler | |
Washington |
| Rep. Devin Nunes | |
California |
| Rep. David Valadao | |
California |
| Rep. Bill Flores | |
Texas |
113th Congress
| CHC Members, 113th Congress[10] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | State |
| Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart - Chairman | |
Florida |
| Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen - Vice Chair | |
Florida |
| Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler | |
Washington |
| Rep. Devin Nunes | |
California |
| Rep. David Valadao | |
California |
| Rep. Bill Flores | |
Texas |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wikipedia.org, "Congressional Hispanic Conference," accessed January 9, 2014
- ↑ Congressional Hispanic Conference, "About The CHC," accessed January 9, 2014
- ↑ Congressional Hispanic Conference, “Issues" accessed March 20, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Congressional Hispanic Conference "Members" accessed March 20, 2025 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "members" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Congressional Hispanic Conference "Members" accessed March 20, 2025
- ↑ Congressional Hispanic Conference, "Members," accessed December 16, 2022
- ↑ Congressional Hispanic Conference, "Members," accessed May 21, 2019
- ↑ Congressional Hispanic Conference, "Members," accessed February 19, 2018
- ↑ Congressional Hispanic Conference, "Members," accessed January 9, 2014
