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Congressional Hispanic Conference

Congressional Hispanic Conference
Co-ChairsMario Díaz-Balart
Tony Gonzales
Founded2003; 21 years ago (2003)
HeadquartersWashington, D.C.
National affiliationRepublican Party
Seats in the House
15 / 435
(plus 3 non-voting)
Seats in the House Republican Conference
15 / 218
(plus 3 non-voting)
Seats in the Senate
2 / 100
CHC members in 2005 with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales

The Congressional Hispanic Conference (CHC) is a Republican sponsored caucus in the United States Congress. Currently with 20 members, the CHC was formed in 2003, with the stated goal of promoting policy outcomes of importance to Americans of Hispanic or Lusitanic descent.[1]

The impetus behind the Conference's creation was the debate surrounding the nomination of conservative lawyer Miguel Estrada to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals and ideological differences in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, which was predominantly populated by Democratic members of Congress.[2][3]

As of 2024, the Conference has 15 members in the House and 2 members in the Senate, as well as 3 non-voting members.

History

In the mid to late 1990s, the Republican members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus – Mexican-American Henry Bonilla of Texas and Cuban-Americans Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Lincoln Díaz-Balart of Florida – left the Caucus in protest over its support for improved relations with Cuba.[4] While Ros-Lehtinen remained an active member of the CHC's public outreach arm, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, the Caucus has since been composed solely of Democratic and Democratic-caucusing independent legislators.[5][6]

Feeling there was "significant need" for a "new Hispanic conference" newly elected Florida congressman Mario Díaz-Balart began to organize in 2002 a caucus for Hispanic Republicans to counter what they felt was Democratic dominance over Hispanic political affairs. On March 17, 2003, Díaz-Balart revealed the formation of the Conference in an open letter published in The Wall Street Journal.[2] Joined by Bonilla, Ros-Lehtinen, his brother Lincoln, and newly elected colleague Devin Nunes, a California congressman of Portuguese (Azorean) descent, Díaz-Balart decried what he perceived as Hispanic Democratic efforts to derail the nomination of Estrada, a selection seen by some at the time as a possible fast track to the U.S. Supreme Court.[4][7] The group was officially announced at a press conference two days later. They were soon joined by two more Portuguese American congressmen, Richard Pombo of California and Patrick Toomey of Pennsylvania.[8]

At its inception, the Conference supported the following: President George W. Bush and American troops in the war against terrorism; the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA); tax relief to families and the over two million Hispanic- and Lusitanic-owned small businesses; support for faith based initiatives; and, educational choice for all.

Like their Democratic counterpart, the Conference allows members from the Senate. Mel Martinez, the first Cuban-American U.S. Senator, joined the group shortly after his election in 2004. Additionally, the Conference is open to non-Hispanic "associate" members who represent districts with significant Hispanic populations or generally support its goals with regards to public policy.[9][10] In 2003, Conference members also formed the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute as an equivalent to the Democratic CHC-affiliated CHCI.

In the 2006 and 2008 elections, the Conference suffered the loss of nearly half of their members to electoral defeat, attempts at higher office or resignations. Past chair Luis Fortuño left Congress after being elected Governor of Puerto Rico. After the 2010 midterm elections, six new Hispanic Republicans were elected to Congress: Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, Representatives David Rivera of Florida, Raúl Labrador of Idaho, Francisco Canseco and Bill Flores of Texas, and Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington, as well as Portuguese American Senator Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, who was a member of the conference when he served in the House.

Membership

Congressional Hispanic Conference in the 118th United States Congress

Officers

Other members

Chairs

Former members

See also

References

  1. ^ "About The CHC". Congressional Hispanic Conference. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Henry Bonilla, et al., "We the (Hispanic) People...," The Wall Street Journal (March 17, 2003)
  3. ^ Julian Pecquet, "Latinos Take Over Washington," Adelante (April 2003)
  4. ^ a b Maria Recio, "Hispanic Republicans Form Interest Group," Archived 2013-01-25 at archive.today HispanicBusiness.com (March 19, 2003)
  5. ^ CHCI, Board of Directors Archived 2009-07-15 at the Wayback Machine CHCI. Accessed on May 5, 2009.
  6. ^ Congressional Hispanic Caucus, CHC Main Page, Membership (sidebar) Archived 2009-05-27 at the Wayback Machine Office of Nydia Velasquez. Accessed on May 31, 2009.
  7. ^ Robert A. George, "Sonia Sotomayor (For life)," NBC Washington.com (May 28, 2009)
  8. ^ Congressional Hispanic Conference, "The Congressional Hispanic Conference Applauds the Passage of the Naturalization Bill for Immigrant Service Men and Women," Archived 2011-05-26 at the Wayback Machine (press release) Hispania News (November 14, 2003)
  9. ^ Office of Rep. J. Gresham Barrett, "Congressman Gresham Barrett Joins the Congressional Hispanic Conference," Archived 2008-11-01 at the Wayback Machine (press release) House.gov (March 31, 2004)
  10. ^ Office of Rep. Bob Beauprez, "Rep. Bob Beauprez of Colorado Joins the Congressional Hispanic Conference," Archived 2008-10-14 at the Wayback Machine (press release) HispanicBusiness.com (April 27, 2004)
  11. ^ "Members". Congressional Hispanic Conference. Retrieved January 17, 2018.

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