was an immigrant from Portugal Dennis Cardoza (born 1959), former member of the United States House of Representatives (2003–2012), from California, grandparents from the Azores. Benjamin N. Cardozo (1870–1938), former U.S. Supreme Court Justice (1932–1938). Francis Lewis Cardozo (1836–1903), clergyman, politician, and educator. He was the first African American to hold a statewide office in the United States. Francis Cardozo was the son of a free black woman, Lydia Weston, and a Portuguese-Jewish man, Isaac Cardozo, who worked at the customhouse. Tony Coelho (born 1942), former member of the United States House of Representatives (1979–1989), from California, grandparents from two different islands in the Azores. Jasiel Correia (born 1991), mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts. Jim Costa (born 1952), member of the U.S. House of Representatives, from California, grandparents from the Azores. Mary L. Fonseca (1915–2005), Massachusetts state senator Joseph Francis (born 1973), Joseph F. Francis, former member of the Massachusetts State Senate. Al Gore (born 1948), Albert Gore Jr., former Vice President of the United States (1993–2001), Nobel Peace Prize winner, from Washington, D.C., his 6 great-grandmother was Mary Maderas (as spelled in the census) of Virginia, daughter of his 7 great-grandfather Charles (Carlos) Madeiros of Virginia, son of his 8 great-grandfather Domingo Madeiros immigrant from the Azores. Albert Gore Sr. (1907–1998), former member of U.S. House of Representatives (1939–1953, from Tennessee, probably the first Portuguese American to serve in Congress; former U.S. Senator (1953–1971) from Tennessee; his 5 great-grandmother was Mary Maderas (as spelled in the census) of Virginia, daughter of his 6 great-grandfather Charles (Carlos) Madeiros of Virginia, son of his 7 great-grandfather Domingo Madeiros immigrant from the Azores. André Heinz (1969), politician, one of the heirs of H.J. Heinz Company, and son of Teresa Heinz. Portuguese on mother's side) Michael Machado, former member of the California State Assembly and State Senate. Jack M. Martins (born 1967), member of the New York State Senate, representing Nassau County, New York. Martins is a former Mayor of Mineola, New York. Martins is a first-generation American, born to parents who emigrated from northern Portugal in the 1960s. Dina Matos McGreevey (born 1966), former New Jersey First Lady. Devin Nunes, member of U.S. House of Representatives from California. Marc R. Pacheco (born 1952) Member of Massachusetts House of Representatives (1989–1993) Member of the Massachusetts Senate (1993–Present), He is Dean of the Massachusetts Senate, the longest continuously serving member of the Senate currently