Nydia M. Velázquez

Nydia M. Velázquez DEMDemocrat

United States Representative, NY-7

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Nydia M. VelázquezDEMDemocrat United States Representative, NY-7
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Nydia Margarita Velázquez Serrano (NID-ee-ə, Spanish: [ˈniðja βeˈlaskes]; born March 28, 1953) is an American politician serving in the United States House of Representatives since 1993. A Democrat from New York, Velázquez chaired the Congressional Hispanic Caucus until January 3, 2011. Her district, in New York City, was numbered the 12th district from 1993 to 2013 and has been numbered the 7th district since 2013. Velázquez is the first Puerto Rican woman to serve in the United States Congress.

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Campaign Funding

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$1,001,145
Total Raised
$886,659
Total Spent
$183,413
Cash on Hand
Top Industries  (1 - 4 of 10) View All Industries
99%
Insurance$100,203
69%
Securities & Investment$69,605
69%
Real Estate$69,412
48%
Lawyers/Law Firms$48,772
42%
Accountants$42,001
40%
Public Sector Unions$40,500
36%
Special Trade Contractors$36,211
28%
Leadership PACs$28,000
27%
Lobbyists$27,150
26%
Misc Finance$26,602
Direct campaign contributions grouped by the industry industry of each donor/PAC.

Largest Contributors

Funding generally from an organization's PAC or its members/employees. Organizations did not donate directly.
Financial Data Source: Center for Responsive Politics
Education5 - 5 of 3
University of Puerto Rico
New York University
Master of Arts
1976
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus
Bachelor of Arts
1974
Past Positions1 - 8 of 8
Representative
United States House of Representatives, New York
2013 - Current
Representative
United States House of Representatives, New York
1993 - 2013
Council Member
New York City Council
1984 - 1986
National Director
Puerto Rico Department of Labor, Migration Division Office
1989 - 1992
Director
Department of Puerto Rican Community Affairs in the United States
1986 - 1989
Professor
Hunter College, The City University of New York
1981 - 1983
Special Assistant
Congressman Edolphus Towns
1983
Professor
University of Puerto Rico
1976 - 1981
Other Experience1 - 18 of 18
Member
Congressional Asian American Pacific American Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Current
Member
Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, United States House of Representatives
Current
Member
Congressional Progressive Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Current
Member
Congressional Urban Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Current
Member
House Democratic Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Current
Member
Congressional Hispanic Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Current
Member
Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, United States House of Representatives
Current
Member
Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, United States House of Representatives
Current
Member
Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, United States House of Representatives
Current
Member
Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, United States House of Representatives
Current
Chairperson
Small Business Committee, United States House of Representatives
2019 - Current
Member
Committee on Natural Resources, United States House of Representatives
2019 - Current
Ranking Member
Small Business Committee, United States House of Representatives
2011 - 2018
Senior Member
Financial Services Committee, United States House of Representatives
2011 - Current
Chairperson
Congressional Hispanic Caucus, United States House of Representatives
2008 - 2011
Former Member
House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Former Member
House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis
Former Member
House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife
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