Adriano Espaillat represents New York's 13th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, serving since 2017. He serves on the House Appropriations Committee, including its Subcommittees on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, as well as the Legislative Branch Subcommittee. Before his congressional service, Espaillat served in the New York State Assembly and New York State Senate. He was the first formerly undocumented immigrant to serve in Congress.

Name

Adriano Espaillat

Party

Democratic

State

New York

District

NY-13

Committees

Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, Appropriations Committee, Legislative Branch Subcommittee

Key Fact 1

Adriano Espaillat was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2016, representing New York's 13th Congressional District.

Key Fact 2

He is the first Dominican-American to serve in the U.S. Congress.

Key Fact 3

Espaillat was the first formerly undocumented immigrant elected to Congress.

Key Fact 4

He previously served in the New York State Senate from 2011 to 2016.

Key Fact 5

Before his state Senate service, he served in the New York State Assembly from 1997 to 2010.

Key Fact 6

He serves on the House Appropriations Committee, one of the most influential committees in Congress.

Key Fact 7

His district includes parts of Upper Manhattan and the Bronx, including Harlem, East Harlem, Washington Heights, and Inwood.

Key Fact 8

Espaillat immigrated to the United States from the Dominican Republic as a child.

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