María Antonieta Collins (born 1952) – TV host, journalist, and author Mandalit del Barco – award-winning art and culture reporter for National Public Radio Laura Diaz (born 1958) – Southern California newscaster and co-anchor of CBS 2 News Giselle Fernández (born 1961) – TV journalist and reporter Anselmo L. Figueroa (1861–1915) – journalist and political figure John Carlos Frey (born 1969) – investigative journalist Luis De La Garza (born 1954) – TV and radio host Christy Haubegger (born 1968) – movie producer and founder of Latina Magazine Maria Hinojosa (born 1961) – broadcast journalist and correspondent Monica C. Lozano (born 1956) – editor, publisher, and CEO of La Opinión, the largest Spanish language newspaper Rubén Martínez (writer) (born 1962) – award-winning journalist and author Tony Ortega (journalist) (born 1963) – newspaper editor, blogger Raul Peimbert (born 1962) – Spanish language TV journalist and newscaster John Quiñones (born 1952) – news correspondent, award-winning journalist Jorge Ramos (born 1958) – Spanish-language TV news anchor and journalist Naibe Reynoso (born 1973) – TV journalist and reporter Rubén Salazar (1928–1970) – TV journalist and reporter María Elena Salinas (born 1954) – Spanish language TV news anchor and journalist Lauren Sánchez (born 1969) – Emmy Award-winning journalist Political figures Oscar Zeta Acosta (1935–1974) – politician, attorney, minor novelist and activist Katherine Archuleta – political executive Alexander Arvizu – United States Ambassador to Albania from 2010 to 2015 Romana Acosta Bañuelos (1925–2018) – former Treasurer of the United States Pete Aguilar (born 1979) – U.S. representative (CA-31) Mike Aguirre (born 1949) – former city attorney of San Diego, California Juan Bautista Alvarado (1809–1882) – twice governor of Alta California from 1836 to 1837 and 1838 to 1842 Toney Anaya (born 1941) – U.S. Democratic Politician and Former Governor of New Mexico Jerry Apodaca (born 1934) – former Governor of New Mexico Jesse Arreguin (born 1984) – Mayor of Berkeley, California Ruben Ayala (1922–2012) – Mayor of Chino, California Hector Balderas (born 1973) – Attorney General of New Mexico Nanette Barragán (born 1976) – U.S. representative (CA-44) Rosemary Barkett (born 1939) – Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court Xavier Becerra (born 1958) – Attorney General of California, U.S. representative (CA-31) Jaime Herrera Beutler (born 1978) – U.S Representative (WA 3) Polly Baca (born 1941) – served as Chair of the Democratic Caucus of the Colorado House of Representatives Gina M. Benavides (born 1962) – justice at