Of the group, nine have been affiliated with the Democratic Party and only two with the Republican Party.
1/11 | 11 Puerto Ricans have been sworn into the United States Congress: meet them here. Herman Badillo was the first Puerto Rican to reach Congress. Born in Caguas, he was elected to the House of Representatives, in 1970, for the 21st district of New York. He was elected for three consecutive terms, under the Democratic Party. He resigned his seat in 1977 to serve as vice mayor of New York City. He died in 2014. – The New Day