the Texas Thirteenth Court of Appeals George P. Bush (born 1976) – son of Jeb Bush Cruz Bustamante (born 1953) – former California lieutenant governor Ezequiel Cabeza de Baca (1864–1917) – Former Governor of New Mexico Anna Escobedo Cabral (born 1959) – 42nd Treasurer of the United States Kiki Camarena (1947–1985) – undercover agent for the United States Drug Enforcement Administration Salud Carbajal (born 1964) – U.S. representative (CA-24) Tony Cárdenas (born 1963) – U.S. representative (CA-29) Carlos Antonio Carrillo (1783–1852) – Gobernador of Alta California, (1837–1838). His father, José Raimundo Carrillo, came from Loreto, México. José Antonio Carrillo (1796–1862) – Californio ranchero, official and political. He was brother of Carlos Antonio Carrillo. Juan José Carrillo (1842–1916) – first mayor of Santa Monica, California Rubén Castillo (born 1954) – Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Joaquin Castro (born 1974) – United States Representative from Texas José Castro (California, 1808 – February 1860) – acting governor of Alta California in 1835–1836, and Commandante General of the Mexican army in Alta California at the time of the 1846 Bear Flag Revolt and the Mexican–American War of 1846–1848 Julian Castro (born 1974) – Mayor of San Antonio, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and 2020 U.S. presidential candidate Raul Hector Castro (1916–2015) – Governor of Arizona Lauro Cavazos (1927–2022) – secretary of education Gabe Cazares (1920–2006) – former mayor of Clearwater, Florida Dennis Chavez (1888–1962) – U.S. senator from New Mexico Henry Cisneros (born 1947) – former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and mayor of San Antonio, Texas Lou Correa (born 1958) – U.S. House of Representatives (CA 46) Henry Cuellar (born 1955) – U.S. House of Representatives Texas's 28th congressional district Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar (born 1972) – justice of the Supreme Court of California Gonzalo P. Curiel (born 1953) – district judge James DeAnda (1925–2006) – attorney and United States federal judge, noted for his activities in defense of Hispanic civil rights, particularly as a plaintiff's attorney in Hernandez v. Texas. Elena J. Duarte (born 1966) – Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal Ben Fernandez (1925–2000) – American politician, financial consultant and special ambassador. He was a member of the Republican Party. He ran for President of the United States in 1980, 1984 and 1988, making him America's first major-party presidential contender of Hispanic origin Mario Gallegos Jr. (1950–2012) – Texas