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Spanish or Hispanic ancestry Politicians in Arizona

Stephen Earnest Aguirre (1892-1972) — also known as Stephen E. Aguirre — of El Paso, El Paso County, Tex. Born in Tucson, Pima County, Ariz., November 11, 1892. U.S. Vice Consul in Ciudad Juarez, 1917-20; Chihuahua, 1920; Manzanillo, 1921-24; Nuevo Laredo, 1925-27, 1927-29; Piedras Negras, 1927; Mexico City, 1929-32; U.S. Consul in Ciudad Juarez, as of 1943. Mexican, Scottish, English, French, and German ancestry. Died, from an aortic aneurysm, in Southwestern General Hospital, El Paso, El Paso County, Tex., November 19, 1972 (age 80 years, 8 days). Interment at Restlawn Memorial Park, El Paso, Tex.   Relatives: Son of Stephen Monroe Aguirre and Mary Wilhelmina (Sneed) Aguirre; married to Jeannette Adelina Krause.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: U.S. passport application (1920)   Thomas Aranda Jr. (b. 1934) — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Ariz., April 9, 1934. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Ambassador to Uruguay, 1981-85. Hispanic ancestry. Still living as of 2014.   See also U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier   Carmen Bermudez (born c.1944) — of Tucson, Pima County, Ariz. Born in Costa Rica, about 1944. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 2004. Female. Hispanic ancestry. Still living as of 2004. Samuel Brown (b. 1852) — of Tempe, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in San Francisco, Calif., May 23, 1852. Blacksmith; saloon owner; mayor of Tempe, Ariz., 1902-03; resigned 1903. Mexican ancestry. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Jeffrey Brown and Bertha (Braza) Brown; married 1878 to Bertha Gallardo.   Image source: City of Tempe   Raul Hector Castro (1916-2015) — also known as Raul H. Castro; "Ambassador on Horseback" — of Tucson, Pima County, Ariz.; Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Ariz. Born in Cananea, Sonora, June 12, 1916. Democrat. Lawyer; Pima County Attorney, 1954-58; superior court judge in Arizona, 1959-60; U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador, 1964; Bolivia, 1968-69; Argentina, 1977-80; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1972; Governor of Arizona, 1975-77; resigned 1977; candidate for Presidential Elector for Arizona. Catholic. Mexican ancestry. Died in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., April 10, 2015 (age 98 years, 302 days). Interment at Sedona Community Cemetery, Sedona, Ariz.   Relatives: Married 1959 to Patricia Steiner.   Cross-reference: Ed Pastor   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Cesar Chavez (1927-1993) — also known as César Estrada Chávez — of Delano, Kern County, Calif. Born in Yuma, Yuma County, Ariz., March 31, 1927. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; farm worker; co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, which became the United Farm Workers; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1968. Catholic. Mexican ancestry. Awarded posthumously the Medal of Freedom, in 1994. Died in San Luis, Yuma County, Ariz., April 23, 1993 (age 66 years, 23 days). Interment at Cesar Chavez National Monument, Keene, Calif.   Relatives: Married, October 22, 1948, to Helen Fabela.   Cross-reference: Paul Schrade   See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Ruben Gallego (b. 1979) — also known as Ruben Marinelarena — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 20, 1979. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Iraq War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 2008; member of Arizona state house of representatives 16th District, 2011-14; U.S. Representative from Arizona 7th District, 2015-. Colombian and Mexican ancestry. Still living as of 2018.   See also congressional biography — Wikipedia article   Paul Anthony Gosar (b. 1958) — also known as Paul Gosar — of Flagstaff, Coconino County, Ariz.; Prescott, Yavapai County, Ariz. Born in Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, Wyo., November 27, 1958. Republican. Dentist; U.S. Representative from Arizona, 2011-18 (1st District 2011-13, 4th District 2013-18). Catholic. Basque and Slovene ancestry. Member, American Dental Association. Still living as of 2018.   Relatives: Son of Antone John 'Tony' Gosar and Bernadette (Erramouspe) Gosar; brother of Pete Gosar.   See also congressional biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   Raúl M. Grijalva (b. 1948) — of Tucson, Pima County, Ariz. Born in Tucson, Pima County, Ariz., February 19, 1948. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Arizona, 2003-18 (7th District 2003-13, 3rd District 2013-18); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 2004, 2008. Catholic. Hispanic ancestry. Still living as of 2018.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   Alfredo Chavez Marquez (1922-2014) — of Arizona. Born in Winkelman, Gila County, Ariz., June 30, 1922. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. District Judge for Arizona, 1980-91; took senior status 1991. Hispanic ancestry. Died in Tucson, Pima County, Ariz., August 27, 2014 (age 92 years, 58 days). Burial location unknown.   See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges   Rosemary Marquez (b. 1968) — Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., 1968. U.S. District Judge for Arizona, 2014-. Female. Hispanic ancestry. Still living as of 2017.   See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges   Mary Helen Murguia (b. 1960) — also known as Mary H. Murguia — Born in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan., September 6, 1960. U.S. District Judge for Arizona, 2000-11; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 2011-. Female. Mexican ancestry. Still living as of 2017.   Relatives: Sister of Carlos Murguia.   See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges   Edward Lopez Pastor (b. 1943) — also known as Ed Pastor — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Claypool, Gila County, Ariz., June 28, 1943. Democrat. Assistant to Arizona Gov. Raul H. Castro, 1971-72; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1972, 1984, 2000, 2004, 2008; U.S. Representative from Arizona, 1991-2015 (2nd District 1991-2003, 4th District 2003-13, 7th District 2013-15). Catholic. Hispanic ancestry. Still living as of 2015.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   James Alan Soto (b. 1950) — Born in Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Ariz., 1950. U.S. District Judge for Arizona, 2014-. Hispanic ancestry. Still living as of 2017.   See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges   Esteban Edward Torres (b. 1930) — also known as Esteban E. Torres — of La Puente, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Miami, Gila County, Ariz., January 27, 1930. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; U.S. Representative from California 34th District, 1983-99; defeated in primary, 1974; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1984, 1988 (co-chair, Rules Committee; speaker), 1996. Catholic. Hispanic ancestry. Member, United Auto Workers; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Still living as of 2014.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier   Mary Rose Wilcox (b. 1949) — also known as Mary Rose Garrido — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Superior, Pinal County, Ariz., November 21, 1949. Democrat. Special assistant to U.S. Sen. Dennis DeConcini, 1977-83; member Phoenix City Council, 1983-93; Maricopa County Commissioner, 1993-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1996, 2000, 2004 (alternate), 2008; shot and wounded on August 13, 1997, by Larry Marvin Naman, who was angry over her support for a quarter-cent sales tax to fund a sports stadium; newspaper publisher; restaurant owner. Female. Catholic. Mexican ancestry. Still living as of 2009.   Relatives: Daughter of John Garrido and Betty (Nunez) Garrido; married 1971 to Earl V. Wilcox.

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