Nydia M. Velázquez

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Nydia Velázquez is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 7th congressional district since 2013. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She previously represented New York's 12th congressional district from 1993 to 2013, prior to redistricting. She chaired the Congressional Hispanic Caucus from 2009 to 2011. In 1976, Velázquez received an M.A. in political science from New York University, after earning a B.A. in political science in 1974.

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Also known as Nydia Margarita Velázquez Serrano.

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