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Latino Legislators
2007

STATE

Total Legislative Seats

Total Latino State Legislators

% of Total Seats

Total Senate Seats

Latino Senators

% of Senate Seats

Total House Seats

Latino House Members

% of House Seats

Alabama

140

0

0%

35

0

0%

105

0

0%

Alaska

60

0

0%

20

0

0%

40

0

0%

Arizona

90

17

19%

30

6

20%

60

11

18%

Arkansas

135

0

0%

35

0

0%

100

0

0%

California

120

28

23%

40

10

25%

80

18

23%

Colorado

100

5

5%

35

2

6%

65

3

5%

Connecticut

187

6

3%

36

0

0%

151

6

4%

Delaware

62

1

2%

21

0

0%

41

1

2%

Florida

160

17

11%

40

3

8%

120

14

12%

Georgia

236

3

1%

56

0

0%

180

3

2%

Hawaii

76

1

1%

25

1

4%

51

0

0%

Idaho

105

1

1%

35

0

0%

70

1

1%

Illinois

177

11

6%

59

3

5%

118

8

7%

Indiana

150

1

1%

50

0

0%

100

1

1%

Iowa

150

0

0%

50

0

0%

100

0

0%

Kansas

165

4

2%

40

0

0%

125

4

3%

Kentucky

138

0

0%

38

0

0%

100

0

0%

Louisiana

144

0

0%

39

0

0%

105

0

0%

Maine

186

0

0%

35

0

0%

151

0

0%

Maryland

188

4

2%

47

1

2%

141

3

2%

Massachusetts

200

4

2%

40

0

0%

160

4

3%

Michigan

148

3

2%

38

1

3%

110

2

2%

Minnesota

201

3

1%

67

1

1%

134

2

1%

Mississippi

174

0

0%

52

0

0%

122

0

0%

Missouri

197

1

1%

34

0

0%

163

1

1%

Montana

150

1

1%

50

0

0%

100

1

1%

Nebraska

49

1

2%

49

1

2%

Unicameral Legislature

Nevada

63

3

5%

21

1

5%

42

2

5%

New Hampshire

424

2

0%

24

0

0%

400

2

1%

New Jersey

120

6

5%

40

0

0%

80

6

8%

New Mexico

112

44

39%

42

14

33%

70

30

43%

New York

212

17

8%

62

4

6%

150

13

9%

North Carolina

170

2

1%

50

1

2%

120

1

1%

North Dakota

141

0

0%

47

0

0%

94

0

0%

Ohio

132

0

0%

33

0

0%

99

0

0%

Oklahoma

149

0

0%

48

0

0%

101

0

0%

Oregon

90

1

1%

30

0

0%

60

1

2%

Pennsylvania

253

1

0%

50

0

0%

203

1

0%

Rhode Island

113

3

3%

38

1

3%

75

2

3%

South Carolina

170

1

1%

46

0

0%

124

1

1%

South Dakota

105

0

0%

35

0

0%

70

0

0%

Tennessee

132

1

1%

33

0

0%

99

1

1%

Texas

181

36

20%

31

5

16%

150

31

21%

Utah

104

2

2%

29

1

3%

75

1

1%

Vermont

180

0

0%

30

0

0%

150

0

0%

Virginia

140

1

1%

40

0

0%

100

1

1%

Washington

147

3

2%

49

1

2%

98

2

2%

West Virginia

134

0

0%

34

0

0%

100

0

0%

Wisconsin

132

0

1%

33

0

0%

99

0

0%

Wyoming

90

2

2%

30

0

0%

60

2

3%

Total

7382

237

3%

1971

57

3%

5411

180

3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: National Conference of State Legislatures


Last Updated on 12/29/2003

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