Adriano Espaillat (NY-13)

Rep. Adriano Espaillat was elected to Congress in 2016 as the first Dominican American to serve in the House and the first formerly undocumented immigrant elected to Congress. As Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, he has led efforts to hold ICE accountable, oppose cruelty and family separation, and reject lawless immigration enforcement. In Congress, his focus has been on delivering family-sustaining wages, affordable housing, access to quality healthcare, safer communities, strong infrastructure, equal justice, and an education system that taps the potential of every child. Prior to serving in Congress, he served in the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly. He also worked as Manhattan court services coordinator, director of the Washington Heights Victim Services Community Office, and director of Project Right Start.