In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Espaillat and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

Adriano Espaillat
Official portrait, 2020
Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2025
Preceded by Nanette Barragán
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 13th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2017
Preceded by Charles Rangel
Member of the New York State Senate
from the 31st district
In office
January 1, 2011 – December 31, 2016
Preceded by Eric Schneiderman
Succeeded by Marisol Alcantara
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 72nd district
In office
January 1, 1997 – December 31, 2010
Preceded by John Brian Murtaugh
Succeeded by Guillermo Linares
Personal details
Born Adriano de Jesús Espaillat Rodríguez
(1954-09-27) September 27, 1954 (age 71)
Santiago, Dominican Republic
Party Democratic
Spouse
Martha Madera
​
(m. 1979)​
Children 2
Relatives Buenaventura Báez (third-great-grandfather)
Marcos Antonio Cabral (second-great-grandfather)
Mario Fermín Cabral y Báez (great-grandfather)
Manuel del Cabral (half cousin)
Peggy Cabral (half first cousin-once removed)
Gianni Vicini (half second cousin-once removed)
Education Queens College (BS)
Website House website
Campaign website
Espaillat's voice
Espaillat on the Dominican Republic's independence.
Recorded February 27, 2020

Adriano de Jesús Espaillat Rodríguez[a] (born September 27, 1954) is a Dominican-American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for New York's 13th congressional district since 2017. He is the chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, as well as the first Dominican-American and first formerly undocumented immigrant to serve in Congress.[1] Previously, he served in the New York State Senate from 2011 to 2016 and in the New York State Assembly from 1997 to 2010; he is the first Dominican-born American elected to a state house in the United States. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

While a member of the New York State Senate, Espaillat was a ranking member of the Housing, Construction, and Community Development Committee, and chaired the Senate Latino Caucus. He represented the neighborhoods of Washington Heights, Morris Heights, Marble Hill, Inwood, Kingsbridge, and Fort George. He continues to broadly represent these neighborhoods in Congress, as well as Harlem, East Harlem, Hamilton Heights, Morningside Heights, Fordham, and part of the Upper West Side.

Espaillat was first elected to Congress in 2016, after incumbent representative Charles Rangel announced his retirement from Congress. He had previously run for the seat in 2012 and 2014, challenging Rangel in the Democratic primaries. In 2026, Espaillat lost re-nomination in the Democratic primary to democratic socialist Darializa Avila Chevalier.

Early life and education

Espaillat was born on September 27, 1954, in Santiago, Dominican Republic, to Melba (née Rodríguez) and Ulises Espaillat.[2][3] His father was named after 19th-century liberal Dominican president Ulises Espaillat.

He and his family moved to the United States in 1964, when he was nine years old.[4] After overstaying a tourist visa and thus becoming undocumented immigrants, the Espaillats petitioned for green cards, which they received the following year, becoming lawful permanent residents of the U.S. in 1965.[5][6][7] His father ultimately purchased a gas station, where Espaillat assisted.[4]

Espaillat grew up in Washington Heights, Manhattan, in New York City. He graduated from Bishop Dubois High School in 1974. He earned a B.S. degree in political science from Queens College, City University of New York in 1978.[2] He is a member of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.[7]

Early career

From 1980 to 1988, Espaillat served as the Manhattan Court Services Coordinator for the New York City Criminal Justice Agency, a nonprofit organization that provides indigent legal services and works to reduce unnecessary pretrial detention and post-sentence incarceration costs.[8] As a state-certified conflict resolution mediator and volunteer with the Washington Heights Inwood Conflict Resolutions and Mediation Center, Espaillat helped resolve hundreds of conflicts.[9] He also served on New York Governor Mario Cuomo's Dominican-American Advisory Board from 1991 to 1993.[9]

From 1992 to 1994, he worked as director of the Washington Heights Victims Services Community Office, an organization offering counseling and other services to families of victims of homicides and other crimes.[8] For the next two years, he served as the director of Project Right Start, a national initiative funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to combat substance abuse by educating the parents of preschool children.[9] Before his election to the New York State Assembly, Espaillat served on Manhattan Community Board 12 and was president of the 34th Police Precinct Community Council in Washington Heights.[9][10]

New York State Assembly (1997–2010)

Espaillat speaking at a town hall meeting, 2010

Elections

Espaillat served in the New York State Assembly from 1997 to 2010.[11] He was elected in 1996 in New York State Assembly District 72, defeating 16-year incumbent John Brian Murtaugh in the Democratic primary by 81% to 12%, after The New York Times endorsed him, writing: "Espaillat is an energetic and ambitious district leader who has a background in victim services and drug prevention, as well as an impressive grasp of neighborhood and state issues", and opined that he "holds more promise for the future".[12][13] Espaillat became the first Dominican-born member of the New York State Legislature, as well as the first Dominican elected to a state house in the United States.[14][15] He chaired the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus, and committees on small business and children & families.[16]

He won again in 1998, after The New York Times endorsed him writing "Espaillat ... has made a good start in Albany and deserves more time to pursue issues of concern to his district". He won with 65% of the vote in the Democratic primary, and 92% of the vote in the general election.[17] In 2004 he won again, this time with 92% of the vote in the general election.[18]

In 2008, Espaillat was endorsed by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who said: "Adriano has been a clear voice for our environments and against entrenched special interests and shortsighted parochial concerns. It is exactly this kind of independent leadership that we need to send back to Albany."[19] The New York Times endorsed him as well, writing: "Mr. Espaillat has united blacks and Hispanics in Albany, and he has spoken out for thousands who were being evicted as developers sought higher rents."[20] He was also endorsed by District Council 37, New York City's largest public sector employee union.[21] Espaillat defeated Miguel Martinez in the Democratic primary, and then Republican Bill Buran in the general election, 94% to 6%.[19][22][23]

Tenure

In the Assembly, Espaillat advocated for tenants, consumers, veterans, immigrants, and local businesses.[24][25][26] He voted for laws encouraging the construction and preservation of affordable housing for low- and moderate-income residents and giving low-income day care workers the right to organize and obtain health care, and he sponsored measures to improve hospital translation services.[24] He also established a higher education scholarship fund for relatives of the victims of American Airlines Flight 587, which crashed on November 12, 2001; many of those killed had lived in Washington Heights.[27][28] Espaillat supported efforts in 2007 to allow undocumented immigrants to obtain driver's licenses.[29]

After a wave of assaults and murders of livery cab drivers in 2000 that left more than 10 dead, Espaillat supported legislation strengthening penalties for violent crimes against livery drivers and to enable their families to receive New York State Crime Victims Board funding.[30] Livery cabs work in less affluent neighborhoods of New York City that typically lack access to yellow cabs.[30] Espaillat also took legal action against power utility Con Edison after equipment failures led to a two-day blackout in Upper Manhattan in July 1999, which he alleged caused financial damage to restaurants, bodegas, and other small businesses.[31] Con Edison subsequently agreed to invest an additional $100 million in Upper Manhattan electrical infrastructure, at no cost to ratepayers, and was required to refund customers billed for expenses related to the blackout.[32]

New York State Senate (2011–2016)

Elections

2010

Office on Columbus Avenue

Espaillat ran for the New York State Senate District 31, located in Northern Manhattan and the Bronx, in 2010, after incumbent Eric Schneiderman announced that he was stepping down to seek election as New York Attorney General. The New York Times endorsed Espaillat, noting that he was "a 14-year Albany veteran, who has been an outspoken voice for the most crucial reform of all – an independent redistricting commission to create fairer elections in the state. If Mr. Espaillat works hard to represent this diverse district, he could become an important leader in Albany as well as a proud model for Hispanics."[33] He was also endorsed by Mayor Bloomberg and U.S. Representative Charles Rangel.[34][35]

Espaillat received more than 50% of the vote in a four-way Democratic party primary, defeating Mark Levine among others. He won the general election with more than 84% of the vote.[36][37]

In 2012, Espaillat won again, defeating then-Assemblyman Guillermo Linares 62%-38% in the Democratic primary.[38]

2014

After losing to 21-term incumbent Charles Rangel in the Democratic primary for U.S. Congress, Espaillat announced his candidacy for reelection to his New York State Senate seat, facing former city councilman Robert Jackson.[39][40] He was reelected with 50.3% of the vote to Jackson's 42.7%.[41]

Tenure

Adriano Espaillat in 2014.

In 2011, according to the Daily News, Espaillat led the fight to safeguard and strengthen rent regulation for over 1 million affordable housing apartments that was set to expire that year.[42][43]

Espaillat also helped pass legislation increasing enforcement against businesses that sell alcohol to minors. Further, he authored the Notary Public Advertising Act, to crack down on public notaries who prey on vulnerable immigrants by offering fraudulent legal services.[44]

He voted in favor of marriage equality legislation in 2011.[45] That same year, Espaillat sponsored a bill requiring employment agencies to prominently post information about the rights of applicants for employment, saying that many immigrants did not know to whom to turn for assistance.[46]

In 2014, The New York Times noted about his political career:

Espaillat has spent his 18 years in the State legislature mostly fighting for tenants, day-care staff and farmworkers. He has pushed for in-state tuition at public universities for undocumented children, called for a repeal of exorbitant tax breaks for expensive apartment buildings, and has strongly supported immigrants' rights.[47]

State Senate committee assignments

Espaillat served on the following New York State Senate committees:

  • Housing, Construction & Community Development (ranking Member)[42]
  • Environmental Conservation
  • Higher Education
  • Codes
  • Rules
  • Judiciary
  • Finance
  • Insurance

U.S. House of Representatives (2017–present)

Elections

2012

Main article: 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York § District 13

In 2012, Espaillat ran in the Democratic primary for New York's 13th congressional district, in a field that included 42-year incumbent veteran Charles Rangel. The seat had long been a majority-black district, but redistricting after the 2010 census made it a 55% Hispanic-majority district.[48] Espaillat received endorsements from among others former Bronx borough presidents Fernando Ferrer and Adolfo Carrión Jr., former congressman Herman Badillo, and New York State Senator from the Bronx Gustavo Rivera.[49][50][51]

Rangel narrowly defeated Espaillat, receiving 44% of the vote to Espaillat's 42%. The margin of victory was fewer than 1,000 votes. Espaillat carried the Bronx portion of the district and several areas in Upper Manhattan.[52] The election was marked by accusations that Spanish-speaking voters were either turned away at the polls or required to use affidavit ballots.[53] The New York City Board of Elections was criticized for poor handling of the election and subsequent legal proceedings.[54]

2014

Main article: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York § District 13
2014 Democratic primary results by precinct
  Rangel
  •   40–50%
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  Espaillat
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   90–100%
  Walrond, Jr.
  •   40–50%
  Tie 40–50%
  No votes
Interactive map version

In 2014, Espaillat ran against Rangel again.[55] He was endorsed by The New York Times.[47] He was also endorsed by (among others) Bronx borough president Ruben Diaz Jr., Bronx Democratic chairman Assemblyman Carl Heastie, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, former New York City Comptroller Bill Thompson, and Speaker of the New York City Council Melissa Mark-Viverito.[56][57] He lost to Rangel again in the primary, this time 47.7% to 43.1%.

2016

Main article: 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York § District 13
2016 Democratic primary results by precinct
  Espaillat
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
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  •   80–90%
  Wright
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Williams
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  Powell
  •   30–40%
  Tie
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  No votes
Interactive map version

In November 2015, Espaillat announced that he would give up his New York State Senate seat to run for Congress again. He was running for an open seat; Rangel had announced that he would not seek a 22nd term in 2016.[58] In the Democratic primary, Espaillat narrowly defeated his nearest challenger, state assemblyman Keith L. T. Wright, with 36% of the vote. Espaillat won the general election with 89% of the vote.[59]

When Espaillat took office on January 3, 2017, he became the first formerly undocumented immigrant ever elected to the United States Congress, and the first Dominican-American to be elected to Congress.[59] He also became only the third person to represent what is now the 13th congressional district in 72 years. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. held the district from 1945 to 1971; Rangel had won the seat after defeating Powell in the 1970 primary.[60]

2018

Main article: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York § District 13

Espaillat ran for a second term and defeated Republican Jineea Butler in the general election, winning 95% of the vote.[61]

2020

Main article: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New York § District 13

Espaillat ran for a third term and defeated Republican Lovelynn Gwinn in the general election, winning 91% of the vote.[62]

2022

Main article: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in New York § District 13

Espaillat ran for a fourth term and was unopposed in the general election.[63]

2024

Main article: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in New York § District 13

Espaillat ran for a fifth term and defeated Republican Ruben Vargas in the general election, winning 84% of the vote.[64]

2026

See also: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in New York § District 13
2026 Democratic primary results by precinct
  Avila Chevalier
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Espaillat
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   90–100%

Espaillat ran for his sixth term in Congress in the 2026 United States House of Representatives elections for New York's 13th congressional district. For the Democratic nomination, he was successfully challenged by Democratic Socialist newcomer Darializa Avila Chevalier.[65][66][67][68]

He was endorsed by U.S. representatives Greg Casar (TX-35), Maxwell Frost (FL-10), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Nydia Velázquez (NY-07);[69][70] New York State legislators George Alvarez, Manny De Los Santos, and Yudelka Tapia;[71] and New York City Council members Shaun Abreu, Carmen De La Rosa, Elsie Encarnacion, Oswald Feliz, Christopher Marte, and Julie Menin (speaker of the Council).[71][72]

Labor unions that endorsed Espaillat included the Communication Workers of America District 1, District Council 37, New York City Central Labor Council, New York State AFL-CIO, New York State Nurses Association, New York State United Teachers, and NYC District Council of Carpenters.[73][74][75][76][77][78][79] Other organizations that endorsed him included AIPAC, Congressional Black Caucus PAC, Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC, Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club, League of Conservation Voters Action Fund, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Population Connection, and Stonewall Democratic Club of New York.[80][81][82][69][83][84][85][86]

Espaillat was also supported by AIPAC, a pro-Israel lobby group that has long endorsed him, and which spent $145,000 in support of Espaillat.[87][65][88][89] AIPAC-associated donors spent significantly more to oppose Avila Chevalier, although the exact amount will not be known until after the election.[87][88][89]

Tenure

Espaillat is Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), Co-Chair of the Latino-Jewish Caucus, and a member of the Progressive Caucus.[90][91]

2017–19

In August 2017, after the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, Espaillat and Pennsylvania Representative Dwight E. Evans introduced legislation banning Confederate monuments on federal property.[92]

Prior to 2017, no one had attempted to be in both the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and the CHC.[93] In the 2016 House elections, after Espaillat defeated Rangel in the Democratic primary. Espaillat, an Afro-Latino, signaled that he wanted to join the CBC as well as the CHC, but it was reported that he was rebuffed.[94]

In 2018 Espaillat said: "ICE has become a runaway train and ... it is not implementing or enforcing the law in a humane way or in the tradition that characterizes America." He suggested creating two new agencies to replace ICE, one to aggressively police human and drug trafficking and gang violence, and another to more narrowly address asylum seekers and other immigrants inside the U.S.[95]

In March 2019, Espaillat and 29 other Democratic lawmakers wrote U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo a letter that read in part, "Since the election of far-right [Brazilian] candidate Jair Bolsonaro as president, we have been particularly alarmed by the threat Bolsonaro's agenda poses to the LGBTQ+ community and other minority communities, women, labor activists, and political dissidents in Brazil."[96][97]

In December 2019, he voted for the impeachment of President Donald Trump.[98]

2020–24

Espaillat with President Joe Biden and Tom Suozzi in 2021

In July 2020, two Revel rideshare electric moped riders died in accidents in New York City. Espaillat wrote to the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, asking New York City and New York State officials to stop Revel from operating.[99] Revel suspended its operations in New York City.[99]

In January 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City, Espaillat advocated mask-wearing, saying: "There is no singular panacea and we must adjust our daily habits and practices for our own health and safety as well as the health and safety of those around us".[100] In August 2021, he called for New York City to require movie theaters, bars, and gyms to require proof of a Covid vaccination for a patron to enter, or else proof that the person had received a negative Covid-19 test result within the prior 72 hours, saying: "New Yorkers deserve to have the assurance that somebody that is next to them, in a confined area, has vaccinated themselves or has tested negative."[101]

That same month, he again voted for the impeachment of President Donald Trump.[98]

Espaillat co-sponsored legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the Harlem Hellfighters, an infantry regiment of the New York Army National Guard during World War I and World War II that mainly consisted of African Americans.[102] The medal was awarded to the regiment in August 2021, in recognition of their bravery and outstanding service during World War I.[103]

In January 2023, Espaillat introduced a resolution (H.Res.28) condemning the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, as well as committing to advancing reproductive justice and judicial reform.[citation needed] On February 1, 2023, Espaillat was named Ranking Member of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee. The same month, Espaillat introduced a bill (H.R 1124) which would abolish the death penalty under Federal law.[104][105]

In 2023, Espaillat introduced a bill in Congress to authorize a coin commemorating former baseball Hall of Fame player Roberto Clemente.[106] In 2025, Espaillat co-sponsored reintroduction of the bill.[107] The legislation has been referred to the House Committee on Financial Services, and is awaiting a vote to head back to the House floor.[108]

2025–present

Since being elected to Congress, Espaillat has sought to build a network of Dominican elected officials in and around his district, frequently dubbed "The Squadriano" (a portmanteau of "Adriano" and "the Squad").[109] It includes among others New York City Council member Oswald Feliz.[110] Espaillat is a member of the Vote Blue Coalition, a federal PAC created to support Democrats in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania through voter outreach and mobilization efforts.[111]

Following his being elected to a fifth term, Espaillat was elected as the first Black chair of the CHC in November 2024.[112] He is also Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.[90]

In June 2025, Espaillat and Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez were barred from entering a federal detention center on the 10th floor of the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in Manhattan to check on people who had been detained in immigration raids or in protests against the raids, and to investigate claims of overcrowding, extreme heat, and people sleeping on bathroom floors. Espaillat said: "Today, ICE violated all of our rights. We deserve to know what’s going on on the 10th floor.”[113] Subsequently, Espaillat was allowed to visit the facility, and said that it was clean, but that he thought that it had been cleaned up in anticipation of his visit.[114]

Committee assignments

  • Committee on Appropriations[115]
    • Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch (Ranking member)[116]
    • Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
  • Committee on the Budget[117]

Caucus leadership

  • Congressional Hispanic Caucus, chair[118]
  • Latino-Jewish Caucus, co-chair[90]

Caucus memberships

  • Congressional Caucus for the Equal Rights Amendment[119]
  • Congressional Progressive Caucus[91]
  • Labor Caucus[120]
  • Medicare for All Caucus[121]
  • Expand Social Security Caucus[citation needed]
  • LGBT Equality Caucus[122]
  • Congressional Ukraine Caucus[123]
  • Black Maternal Health Caucus[124]
  • Steel Caucus[citation needed]

Political positions

Affordable housing

Espaillat is an advocate of affordable housing.[125] In a 2026 endorsement, U.S. Representative Gregory Meeks said: "At a time when working families are being priced out of neighborhoods they’ve called home for generations, Adriano has been on the front lines of the fight to make New York City more affordable."[126] The Congressional Black Caucus PAC said in an endorsement that its decision was in part due to Espaillat's work to fund affordable housing.[126]

Economic development

He is an advocate of economic development.[125] For example, Espaillat supported the Kingsbridge Armory redevelopment in the Bronx, a plan – backed by $216 million in city, state, and federal investments – to turn the decommissioned Kingsbridge Armory into a community-centered hub that, in phase one, is planned to have a venue space for entertainment, recreation, cultural and commercial space, light industrial manufacturing space, and 25,000 square feet of community space.[127] A subsequent phase is meant to build 500 units of affordable rental housing next to the armory.[127] The project is anticipated to add $2.9 billion to New York City’s economy, and create 3,600 jobs, especially from the local community.[127] The New York City Council approved the plan in October 2025.[127]

Espaillat campaigned for the Second Avenue Subway to be extended into Harlem for a number of years, and as of June 2026 the $7 billion extension was expected to be completed by 2032.[128] He said that the extension would both bring improved transit to an underserved area, but that in addition it would create 16,000 jobs, and become "the economic engine of Harlem."[128]

Guns

In March 2021, Espaillat and Representative Brad Schneider proposed legislation to regulate ghost guns. This was pitched as an effort to curb gun violence.[129]

Immigration

Espaillat is an advocate for immigrant rights.[125] The first former undocumented immigrant in Congress, Espaillat supported the American Dream and Promise Act.[130]

He visited an immigration detention facility in Carrizo Springs, Texas, in 2021. Espaillat said that the U.S. needs to do a better job of connecting migrant children detained at the Mexico–United States border with their families.[131]

Israel

In 2019, Espaillat supported the Israel Anti-Boycott Act, which called for criminal penalties of up to $1 million for companies that support the Boycott, Divest and Sanctions Movement against Israel.[132] In August 2019, he condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to deny Representatives Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar entry into Israel.[133] In 2023, he voted to provide Israel with support following the October 7 attacks.[134][135]

Espaillat has called for a two-state solution, and has been critical of settlement expansion.[136] His stance on Israel and receipt of support from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has received criticism from his opponent and some of her supporters during the 2026 United States House of Representatives elections.[65][66][67][68]

Syria

In 2023, Espaillat was among 56 Democrats to vote in favor of H.Con.Res. 21 which directed President Joe Biden to remove U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days.[137][138]

Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023

Espaillat was among the 46 Democrats who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House.[139]

Personal life

Espaillat lives in Inwood, Manhattan.[7] He married Martha Madera in 1979.[140] He has two children and is a grandfather.[141] He is a Yankees fan.[142]

Espaillat is a Catholic but disagrees with the Church on certain issues.[143]

Heritage

Former Dominican president Ulises Francisco Espaillat was his great-grandfather.[144][145][4][146]

Adriano Espaillat is second-great-grandson of military hero Pedro Ignacio Espaillat.[147] He is – via his mother – the great-grandson of former Dominican Senate President Mario Fermín Cabral y Báez through an illegitimate daughter, which makes him a descendant of 19th-century Dominican President Buenaventura Báez.[147] Espaillat is related via his father to several historical Dominican military officers and politicians, including Dominican presidents Antonio Guzmán and Danilo Medina.[147]

Electoral history

New York City Council

1991 New York City Council District 10 election[148][149]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Guillermo Linares 1,843 30.06
Democratic María A. Luna 1,585 25.85
Democratic Adriano Espaillat 1,550 25.28
Democratic Harry C. Fotopoulos 860 14.03
Democratic Raynard Edwards 294 4.80
Total votes 6,132 100.00
General election
Democratic Guillermo Linares 4,901 84.79
Conservative Apolinar Trinidad 460 7.96
Liberal Adriano Espaillat 419 7.25
Total votes 5,780 100.00
Democratic hold

New York State Assembly

1996 New York State Assembly District 72 election[150][151]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adriano Espaillat 3,604 52.95
Democratic John Brian Murtaugh (incumbent) 3,203 47.05
Total votes 6,807 100.00
General election
Democratic Adriano Espaillat 15,098 81.01
Liberal John Brian Murtaugh (incumbent) 2,216 11.89
Republican Hector Ramirez 1,174 6.30
Independence Theo Maltas 150 0.81
Total votes 18,638 100.00
Democratic hold
1998 New York State Assembly District 72 election[152][153]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adriano Espaillat (incumbent) 4,323 64.66
Democratic Isabel Evangelista 2,363 35.34
Total votes 6,686 100.00
General election
Democratic Adriano Espaillat (incumbent) 12,387 92.16
Republican Faisal M. Sipra 793 5.90
Independence Elizabeth Elliotte 261 1.94
Total votes 13,441 100.00
Democratic hold
2000 New York State Assembly District 72 election[154]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adriano Espaillat (incumbent) 20,724 92.05
Republican Nilda Luz Rexach 1,610 7.15
Conservative David J. Brache 179 0.80
Total votes 22,513 100.00
Democratic hold
2002 New York State Assembly District 72 election[155][156]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adriano Espaillat (incumbent) 5,652 79.85
Democratic Rubén Dario Vargas 1,426 20.15
Total votes 7,078 100.00
General election
Democratic Adriano Espaillat (incumbent) 8,820 85.03
Republican Nilda Luz Rexach 1,320 12.73
Independence Jose Reyes 233 2.25
Total votes 10,373 100.00
Democratic hold
2004 New York State Assembly District 72 election[157]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adriano Espaillat (incumbent) 22,230 91.85
Republican Martin Chicon 1,973 8.15
Total votes 24,203 100.00
Democratic hold
2006 New York State Assembly District 72 election[158][159]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adriano Espaillat (incumbent) 3,975 68.15
Democratic Francesca Castellanos 1,156 19.82
Democratic Miguel Estrella 702 12.04
Total votes 5,833 100.00
General election
Democratic Adriano Espaillat (incumbent) 14,176 90.02
Republican Martin Chicon 1,109 7.04
Coalition Francesca Castellanos 463 2.94
Total votes 15,748 100.00
Democratic hold
2008 New York State Assembly District 72 election[160][161]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adriano Espaillat (incumbent) 4,542 54.06
Democratic Miguel Martinez 3,860 45.94
Total votes 8,402 100.00
General election
Democratic Adriano Espaillat (incumbent) 26,712 94.15
Republican Bill Buran 1,661 5.85
Total votes 28,373 100.00
Democratic hold

New York State Senate

2010 New York State Senate District 31 election[162][163]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adriano Espaillat 13,499 52.57
Democratic Mark Levine 9,696 37.76
Democratic Anna R. Lewis 1,942 7.56
Democratic Miosotis Munoz 541 2.11
Total votes 25,678 100.00
General election
Democratic Adriano Espaillat 50,007 83.88
Republican Stylo A. Sapaskis 6,388 10.72
Green Ann J. Roos 2,158 3.62
Conservative Raphael M. Klapper 964 1.62
Independent Mark Levine (write-in) 59 0.10
Write-in 44 0.07
Total votes 59,620 100.00
Democratic hold
2012 New York State Senate District 31 election[164][165]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adriano Espaillat (incumbent) 11,138 61.29
Democratic Guillermo Linares 6,927 38.12
Write-in 107 0.59
Total votes 18,172 100.00
General election
Democratic Adriano Espaillat (incumbent) 84,944 91.11
Republican Martin Chicon 8,184 8.78
Write-in 106 0.11
Total votes 93,234 100.00
Democratic hold
2014 New York State Senate District 31 election[166][167]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adriano Espaillat (incumbent) 10,439 49.89
Democratic Robert Jackson 9,019 43.10
Democratic Luis M. Tejada 1,466 7.01
Total votes 20,924 100.00
General election
Democratic Adriano Espaillat (incumbent) 37,089 99.19
Write-in 301 0.81
Total votes 37,390 100.00
Democratic hold

U.S. House of Representatives

2012 New York's 13th congressional district election[168]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles Rangel (incumbent) 19,187 44.45
Democratic Adriano Espaillat 18,101 41.93
Democratic Clyde Edward Williams Jr. 4,266 9.88
Democratic Joyce S. Johnson 1,018 2.36
Democratic Craig Schley 598 1.39
Total votes 43,170 100.00
2014 New York's 13th congressional district election[169]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles Rangel (incumbent) 23,799 47.76
Democratic Adriano Espaillat 21,477 43.10
Democratic Michael A. Walrond Jr. 3,954 7.94
Democratic Yolanda Garcia 597 1.20
Total votes 49,827 100.00
2016 New York's 13th congressional district election[170][171]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adriano Espaillat 16,377 35.87
Democratic Keith L. T. Wright 15,528 34.01
Democratic Clyde Edward Williams Jr. 5,003 10.96
Democratic Adam Clayton Powell IV 2,986 6.54
Democratic Guillermo Linares 2,504 5.49
Democratic Suzan Johnson Cook 2,341 5.13
Democratic Michael Gallagher 435 0.95
Democratic Sam Sloan 227 0.50
Democratic Yohanny Caceres 116 0.25
Write-in 138 0.30
Total votes 45,655 100.00
General election
Democratic Adriano Espaillat 207,194 88.64
Republican Robert A. Evans Jr. 13,129 5.62
Independence Robert A. Evans Jr. 2,960 1.27
Total Robert A. Evans Jr. 16,089 6.88
Green Daniel Vila Rivera 8,248 3.53
Independent Scott L. Fenstermaker 1,877 0.80
Write-in 329 0.14
Total votes 233,737 100.00
Democratic hold
2018 New York's 13th congressional district election[172]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adriano Espaillat 171,341 89.85
Working Families Adriano Espaillat 8,694 4.56
Total Adriano Espaillat (incumbent) 180,035 94.41
Republican Jineea Butler 9,535 5.00
Reform Jineea Butler 733 0.38
Total Jineea Butler 10,268 5.38
Write-in 385 0.20
Total votes 190,688 100.00
Democratic hold
2020 New York's 13th congressional district election[173][174]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adriano Espaillat (incumbent) 46,066 58.94
Democratic James Felton Keith 19,799 25.33
Democratic Ramon Rodriguez 11,859 15.17
Write-in 434 0.56
Total votes 78,158 100.00
General election
Democratic Adriano Espaillat 202,916 79.46
Working Families Adriano Espaillat 28,925 11.33
Total Adriano Espaillat (incumbent) 231,841 90.79
Republican Lovelynn "Love" Gwinn 19,829 7.77
Conservative Christopher Morris-Perry 3,295 1.29
Write-in 405 0.16
Total votes 255,370 100.00
Democratic hold
2022 New York's 13th congressional district election[175]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adriano Espaillat (incumbent) 116,589 98.93
Write-in 1,257 1.07
Total votes 117,846 100.00
Democratic hold
2024 New York's 13th congressional district election[176]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adriano Espaillat (incumbent) 181,800 83.02
Republican Ruben Vargas 32,071 14.65
Conservative Ruben Vargas 3,751 1.71
Total Ruben Vargas 35,822 16.36
Write-in 1,351 0.62
Total votes 218,973 100.00
Democratic hold

See also

  • List of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States Congress
  • List of African-American United States representatives
  • List of Afro-Latinos

Notes

  1. ^ /ˌɑːdriˈɑːnoʊ ˌɛspaɪˈjɑːt/ AH-dree-AH-noh ESS-py-YAHT; Spanish: [aˈðrjano espajˈʝat]

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