The Political Graveyard: Spanish or Hispanic ancestry Politicians in Illinois

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Spanish or Hispanic ancestry Politicians in Illinois

Jorge Luis Alonso (b. 1966) — Born in Sagua la Grande, Cuba, 1966. U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 2014-. Hispanic ancestry. Still living as of 2017.

Eladio Armesto Garcia (1936-2003) — of Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla.; Miami Lakes, Miami-Dade County, Fla. Born in Bayamo, Cuba, November 27, 1936. Republican. Real estate and insurance business; newspaper publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1984, 1988, 1992; member of Florida state house of representatives 117th District, 1993-94; defeated, 1976. Catholic. Cuban ancestry. Died, of respiratory arrest and cancer, in Zion, Lake County, Ill., March 24, 2003 (age 66 years, 117 days). Interment at Miami Memorial Park, Miami, Fla.

María Concepcíon Bechily (b. 1949) — also known as María C. Bechily — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Matanzas, Cuba, February 20, 1949. Democrat. Social worker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1980; staff assistant to U.S. Sen. Alan J. Dixon, 1981-83; host and assistant producer, WSNS television, Chicago, 1984-85; public relations business. Female. Cuban ancestry. Still living as of 1985.

Relatives: Daughter of Antonio Bechily and Concepcion Bechily; married, October 8, 1982, to Scott Hodes.

Ruben Castillo (b. 1954) — Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., 1954. U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1994-. Hispanic ancestry. Still living as of 2017.

Gery Chico (b. 1956) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born August 24, 1956. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1996, 2004; candidate for U.S. Senator from Illinois, 2004; candidate for mayor of Chicago, Ill., 2011. Mexican, Greek, and Lithuanian ancestry. Still living as of 2011.

		Relatives: Son of Jesse Chico and Jacqueline Chico; married to Jeryl Minow and Sunny Pineda.
		See also Wikipedia article

Miguel del Valle (b. 1951) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Vega Baja, Vega Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico, July 24, 1951. Democrat. Member of Illinois state senate 2nd District, 1987-2006; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1996, 2008; Chicago city clerk, 2006-11; candidate for mayor of Chicago, Ill., 2011. Catholic. Puerto Rican ancestry. Still living as of 2011.

See also Wikipedia article

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.

Luis Vicente Gutiérrez (b. 1953) — also known as Luis V. Gutiérrez — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 10, 1953. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1993-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Catholic. Hispanic ancestry. Still living as of 2014.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier

Charles A. Serrano (b. 1959) — also known as Charlie Serrano — Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 16, 1959. Democratic candidate for Illinois state house of representatives, 1974; special advisor on international affairs for Gov. George Ryan, 1999. Catholic; later Seventh-Day Adventist. Hispanic ancestry. Still living as of 2007.

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