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'''Ileana Ros-Lehtinen''' (born '''Ileana Carmen Ros y Adato'''; July 15, 1952) is the most [[Wikipedia:Seniority in the United States House of Representatives|senior]] [[Wikipedia:United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from Florida, representing Florida's 27th congressional district. She served as Chairwoman of the [[Wikipedia:United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs|House Foreign Affairs Committee]] from [[Wikipedia:112th United States Congress|2011–2013]]. In 1989, Ros-Lehtinen became the first [[Wikipedia:Cuban Americans|Cuban American]] and [[Wikipedia:Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latina]] elected to Congress. She was also the first [[Wikipedia:United States Republican Party|Republican]] woman elected to the House from Florida, and is currently the [[Wikipedia:List of current United States Representatives by seniority|most senior]] Republican [[Wikipedia:Women in the United States House of Representatives|woman]] in the [[Wikipedia:United States House of Representatives|U.S. House]].<ref name=HRCInterview>{{cite web|url=http://issuu.com/humanrightscampaign/docs/winter_2013-equality-magazine/23?e=0/1818540|title=I Vote My Conscience|work=Human Rights Campaign|date=Winter 2013|accessdate=January 29, 2014|pages=17–19}}</ref> Ros-Lehtinen gave the first Republican [[Wikipedia:response to the State of the Union address|response to the State of the Union address]] in Spanish in [[Wikipedia:2011 State of the Union Address|2011]], and gave the third in [[Wikipedia:2014 State of the Union Address|2014]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/196639-rep-ros-lehtinen-to-deliver-state-of-the-union-gop-response-in|title=Ros-Lehtinen to deliver Spanish SOTU response|work=The Hill|date=January 28, 2014|accessdate=January 28, 2014}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 16:46, 17 October 2017
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | |
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| Born |
Ileana Ros y Adato July 15, 1952 Havana, Cuba |
| Alma mater |
Miami Dade College Florida International University University of Miami |
| Political party | Republican |
| Religion | Episcopalianism |
| Spouse(s) | Dexter Lehtinen (1984–present) |
| Children |
2 children 2 stepchildren |
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (born Ileana Carmen Ros y Adato; July 15, 1952) is the most senior U.S. Representative from Florida, representing Florida's 27th congressional district. She served as Chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee from 2011–2013. In 1989, Ros-Lehtinen became the first Cuban American and Latina elected to Congress. She was also the first Republican woman elected to the House from Florida, and is currently the most senior Republican woman in the U.S. House.[1] Ros-Lehtinen gave the first Republican response to the State of the Union address in Spanish in 2011, and gave the third in 2014.[2]
Notes
- ↑ "I Vote My Conscience". Human Rights Campaign. Winter 2013. pp. 17–19. http://issuu.com/humanrightscampaign/docs/winter_2013-equality-magazine/23?e=0/1818540. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Ros-Lehtinen to deliver Spanish SOTU response". The Hill. January 28, 2014. http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/196639-rep-ros-lehtinen-to-deliver-state-of-the-union-gop-response-in. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
See also
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen article from Wikipedia
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