People + Culture
La boricua que abrió una silla en el Congreso
Nydia M. Velázquez, born in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, became the first Puerto Rican woman elected to and serving in the U.S. House of Representatives after winning New York's 12th Congressional District in 1992.
Receipt Spine
- Official House biography says Nydia Velázquez was born in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, entered UPR Río Piedras at age 16, and in 1992 became the first Puerto Rican woman elected to the U.S. House.
- Official House Puerto Rico page says that when she was sworn into Congress in 1993, she became the first Puerto Rican woman to serve in the U.S. House.
- House History / Biographical Directory and Congress.gov verify her official service as a Representative from New York, including New York District 12 and later District 7.