Women in the United States House of Representatives References External links Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez official U.S. House website Nydia Velázquez for Congress |- |- |- |- |- |- 1953 births 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians American politicians of Puerto Rican descent Puerto Rican people in New York (state) politics Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) Female members of the United States House of Representatives Hispanic and Latino American members of the United States Congress Hispanic and Latino American women in politics Hunter College faculty Living people New York City Council members Hispanic and Latino American New York City Council members New York University alumni People from Yabucoa, Puerto Rico University of Puerto Rico alumni Women New York City Council members