Chair Quote by Alex Padilla

I am humbled to serve as New Mexicans' voice in the U.S. Senate, and I thank voters for entrusting me with this immense responsibility.

— Ben Ray Lujan

I was the first Latino member of Congress to support Senator Obama's candidacy. For quite a while, I was the only one.

— Luis Gutierrez

I'm excited that I'm a son of immigrants, married to an immigrant, that has a real shot of representing my state in the United…

— Andy Kim

I am not a Hispanic candidate. I am an American candidate who happens to be of Hispanic heritage, who understands the culture, who has…

— Richard Carmona

I am proud to be Latino.

— Justina Machado

I am eternally grateful to all of the Latino groups outside of the Puerto Rican community, but including the Puerto-Rican community, who came to…

— Sonia Sotomayor

I'm the son of immigrants.

— Brian Flores

I am honored to be both an active surrogate and a member of the RNC's Hispanic advisory council. The national effort to work seamlessly…

— Rosario Marin

I was one of the founding members of State Legislators for Legal Immigration.

— Ken Cuccinelli

There is no more an enthusiastic advocate of legal immigration in the U.S. Senate than I am, and that is a message that resonates…

— Ted Cruz

Latinos are here to stay. As citizen Raquel, I'm proud to be Latina.

— Raquel Welch

I feel so much pride to represent my community and be Latino. No doubt about it, above my career and sales being a Latino…

— Daddy Yankee