Nydia Velázquez's Biography
- U.S. House (NY) - District 7, Democratic
Contact Information
Office
266 Broadway, Suite 201
Brooklyn, NY 11211
39-16 47th Avenue
Sunnyside, NY 11104
2302 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Full Name:
Nydia M. Velázquez
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
03/22/1953
Birth Place:
Yabucoa, Puerto Rico
Home City:
Brooklyn, NY
Religion:
Roman Catholic
MA, Political Science, New York University, 1976
BA, Political Science, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, 1974
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, New York, District 7, 2022, 2024
Representative, United States House of Representatives, New York, District 12, 1993-2013
Representative, United States House of Representatives, New York, District 7, 2013-Present
Council Member, New York City Council, 1984-1986
Member, Committee on Financial Services
Ranking Member, Committee on Small Business
Member, Natural Resources Committee
Member, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
Member, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy
Member, Congressional Asian American Pacific American Caucus, United States House of Representatives, Present
Member, Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, United States House of Representatives, Present
Member, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, United States House of Representatives, Present
Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, United States House of Representatives, Present
Member, Congressional Urban Caucus, United States House of Representatives, Present
Member, House Democratic Caucus, United States House of Representatives, Present
Former Member, House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Former Member, House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife
Former Member, House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis
Former Chairperson, Small Business Committee, United States House of Representatives
Chairperson, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, United States House of Representatives, 2008-2011
National Director, Puerto Rico Department of Labor, Migration Division Office, 1989-1992
Director, Department of Puerto Rican Community Affairs in the United States, 1986-1989
Special Assistant, Congressman Edolphus Towns, 1983
Professor, Hunter College, The City University of New York, 1981-1983
Professor, University of Puerto Rico, 1976-1981
No organizational membership information on file.
Astrological Sign:
Aries
Awards:
-Woman of the Year, Hispanic Business Magazine, 2003
Father's Occupation:
Local Political Activist