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Nydia M. Velázquez

DemocratRanking Member, House Committee on Small Business

Raised $180,257 · 136K followers (office + personal) · missed 8.9% of votes

Top contributing industries: not mapped ($45,000), Labor Unions ($40,000), Real Estate ($10,000), Leadership PAC ($5,000), Insurance ($5,000)

Nydia M. Velázquez is a Democratic U.S. Representative for New York's 7th district. She has served 33.7 years in Congress; the seat is on the ballot in 2026, but Velázquez is not running for it. She raised $180,257 in the 2026 cycle so far, has 136K followers across office and personal social accounts, sponsored 45 bills in the 119th Congress, scored 0.56 on the 118th Legislative Effectiveness Score, reported a net worth of -$499,999 to $549,997.

Service

33.7 years in Congress

Current term

January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027

Next election

2026

Born

March 28, 1953

Birthplace

Yabucoa

Residence

Not listed

Gender

Female

Religion

Catholic

Office

2302 Rayburn House Office Building

Phone

202-225-2361

Bioguide ID

V000081

Background and career

Nydia Margarita Velázquez Serrano ( NID-ee-ə, Spanish: [ˈniðja βeˈlaskes]; born March 28, 1953) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 7th congressional district since 2013. 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.

Education

School	Degree	Year	Source
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras	BA		source
New York University	MA		source

Career before Congress

Role	Organization	Years	Source
adjunct professor	Puerto Rican studies at Hunter College		source
Teacher	Not listed		source

Citizenship

citizen by birth in the United States.

Religion

Catholic (self-reported in Pew survey of Congress)

Name history and family

Marriages: 1 · Counts reflect publicly documented information; a missing count means not documented, not zero.

Marital status: Not listed

Previously held offices

member of the New York City Council (1984)

Campaign fundraising

Raised $472,587 in the 2024 cycle and $180,257 so far in the 2026 cycle (partial).

Top individual donors, 2024

Name	Employer	Occupation	City/State	Amount
RODRIGUEZ, RAMON J	WYCKOFF HEIGHTS MEDICAL CENTER	ADMINISTRATOR	BROOKLYN, NY	$6,600
GUTMAN, HENRY B	RETIRED	RETIRED	BROOKLYN, NY	$6,600
JABER, JUBER	LINCOLN MARKET	SUPERMARKET OWNER	BROOKLYN, NY	$6,600
WITTY, JOANNE	SELF-EMPLOYED	LAWYER/CIVIC VOLUNTEER	BEDFORD HILLS, NY	$6,600
KEILIN, EUGENE	KPS CAPITAL PARTNERS	PRIVATE EQUITY	BROOKLYN, NY	$6,600
ALIX, JAY	SELF-EMPLOYED	PHILANTHROPIST	BIRMINGHAM, MI	$3,500
BURDEN, CARTER	DARKSTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC	ENTREPRENEUR	NEW YORK, NY	$3,300
GOTTESMAN, SALLY	THE ELEEMOSYNARY GROUP	OWNER	NEW YORK, NY	$3,300
RAMIREZ, OSCAR	FULCRUM PUBLIC AFFAIRS	GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	WASHINGTON, DC	$3,300
RESTLER, SUSAN	KNOWLEDGE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST	CO-FOUNDER	BROOKLYN, NY	$3,300
ALAIO, GIACOMO	PATRIZIA RESTURANT	OWNER	ARMONK, NY	$3,300
WEISS, ANTONIO	THE PARIS REVIEW	PUBLISHER	NEW YORK, NY	$3,300
BIANCO, GREGORY	METROPOLITAN RECYCLING	CEO	BROOKLYN, NY	$3,300
VISO, JOAQUIN B	GRUPO VL LLC	CEO	SAN JUAN, PR	$3,300
VISO, OLGA	RETIRED	RETIRED	SAN JUAN, PR	$3,300
RIVERA, DENNIS	RC CONSULTING GROUP	CONSULTANT	NEW YORK, NY	$3,300
GALIB, MARIA SALOME	SELF-EMPLOYED	CONSULTANT	BROOKLYN, NY	$3,300
MCLAUGHLIN, DUANE	CLEARY GOTTLIEB	LAWYER	BROOKLYN, NY	$3,300
INNAB, KHALID	LINCOLN MARKET	OWNER	STATEN ISLAND, NY	$3,300
WISCOVITCH, ZULEMA	ASSOCIATED SUPERMARKET GROUP	PRESIDENT & CEO	PORT WASHINGTON, NY	$3,300
RESTLER, SUSAN AND PETER	CAI MANAGERS	INVESTOR	BROOKLYN, NY	$3,300
GALIB, M SALOME	RETIRED	RETIRED	BROOKLYN, NY	$3,300
ALICEA, VICTOR G. PHD	BORICUA COLLEGE	EDUCATOR	NEW YORK, NY	$3,250
KERZNER, PAUL A.	RETIRED	RETIRED	RIDGEWOOD, NY	$3,155
SANCHEZ, FITZGERALDO	SANCHEZ DERMATOLOGY	PHYSICIAN	DORADO, PR	$2,500

221 other donors gave a total of $132,990.

Top individual donors, 2026 (partial)

Name	Employer	Occupation	City/State	Amount
WITTY, JOANNE	RETIRED	RETIRED	BEDFORD HILLS, NY	$4,500
GLOVER, JERE W.	SIEDMAN & ASSOC PC	OF COUNSEL	ANNAPOLIS, MD	$4,500
WEISS, ANTONIO	HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL	RESEARCH FELLOW	NEW YORK, NY	$4,300
DONAGHUE, NATALIE	INKIT	PRESIDENT	PALMER, PR	$3,500
MIRANDA, LUIS A.	5000 BROADWAY PRODUCTIONS	PRESIDENT	NEW YORK, NY	$3,500
GALIB, M SALOME	RETIRED	RETIRED	BROOKLYN, NY	$3,500
ALEX, CRISTOBAL	TUSK STRATEGIES	PARTNER	WASHINGTON, DC	$3,500
GOTTESMAN, SALLY	THE ELEEMOSYNARY GROUP	OWNER	NEW YORK, NY	$3,500
RESTLER, PETER	CAI MANAGERS	INVESTOR	BROOKLYN, NY	$3,500
POLONE, GAVIN	SELF	FILM PRODUCER	SHERMAN OAKS, CA	$3,500
GRANT, CEDRIC	SUBJECT MATTER	GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	UPPER MARLBORO, MD	$2,000
OLSHANSKY, JANET	RETIRED	RETIRED	NORTH SALEM, NY	$1,833
MARTIN, SARA LOPEZ	HOSPITAL CARIBBEAN MEDICAL CENTER	DOCTOR	FAJARDO, PR	$1,700
MELLADO, CARLOS	SELF-EMPLOYED	PHYSICIAN	SAN JUAN, PR	$1,500
PACHECO, ELLIOT	EPPR	CEO	CAROLINA, PR	$1,500
MCLAUGHLIN, DUANE	CLEARY GOTTLIEB	LAWYER	BROOKLYN, NY	$1,500
GALLO, SARAH TERESA	CONSUMER BRANDS ASSOCIATION	SENIOR VP	ARLINGTON, VA	$1,500
THOMAS, DAVID	MEHLMAN CONSULTING	PARTNER	CHEVY CHASE, MD	$1,055
ROZZI, JAY	CREARE LLC	PRINCIPAL ENGINEER & PARTNER VP	HANOVER, NH	$1,000
CONNOR, MARTIN E.	SELF EMPLOYED	ATTORNEY	BROOKLYN, NY	$1,000
SETO, CHUNG	SELF EMPLOYED	CONSULTANT	NEW YORK, NY	$1,000
WISCOVITCH, ZULEMA	ASSOCIATED SUPERMARKET GROUP	PRESIDENT & CEO	NEW YORK, NY	$1,000
TORO, TERESA	RETIRED	RETIRED	BROOKLYN, NY	$1,000
SIERRA-ZORITA, GRETCHEN	SELF EMPLOYED	CONSULTANT	BETHESDA, MD	$1,000
GONZALEZ, FRANCISCO X.	SKY HARBOUR	CFO	GREENWICH, CT	$1,000

104 other donors gave a total of $43,953.

PAC and party committee contributors over $5,000, 2024

Committee	Type	Industry	Amount
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT GUARANTEED LENDERS INC PAC	PAC	not mapped	$10,000
SMALL BUSINESS INVESTOR ALLIANCE PAC	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS	PAC	Labor Unions	$5,000
MEDICARE FOR ALL	Leadership PAC	Leadership PAC	$5,000
UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)	PAC	Labor Unions	$5,000
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)	PAC	Labor Unions	$5,000
SMALL BUSINESS INVESTOR ALLIANCE PAC	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS	PAC	Labor Unions	$5,000
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	PAC	Insurance	$5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	PAC	Real Estate	$5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES 504PAC	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
BROKER ACTION COALITION PAC (BACPAC)	PAC	Energy	$5,000
SMALL BUSINESS INVESTOR ALLIANCE PAC	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	PAC	Real Estate	$5,000
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC	PAC	Labor Unions	$5,000
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)	PAC	Labor Unions	$5,000

Gross receipts from FEC filings, not net of refunds. Industry mappings are the directory's own classification; see methodology.

PAC and party committee contributors over $5,000, 2026 (partial)

Committee	Type	Industry	Amount
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS	PAC	Labor Unions	$5,000
SMALL BUSINESS INVESTOR ALLIANCE PAC	PAC	not mapped	$5,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION	PAC	Labor Unions	$5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES 504PAC	PAC	not mapped	$5,000

Gross receipts from FEC filings, not net of refunds. Industry mappings are the directory's own classification; see methodology.

Outside money

2024

Independent expenditures by super PACs and other outside groups concerning the member. A committee name links to its page here, with its contributors and every member it spent for or against.

Committee	Supporting the member	Opposing the member	Total	Single-candidate (80%+)	FEC record
SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION	$10	$0	$10	Yes	FEC

Leadership PAC: PROGRESS PAC. No donors met the reporting thresholds.

2026 (partial)

Leadership PAC: PROGRESS PAC. No donors met the reporting thresholds.

Independent expenditures are reported to the FEC by the spending committee, not the member's campaign. A committee is marked single-candidate when 80% or more of its cycle independent-expenditure dollars concern one candidate. Donors are named only at $50,000 or more to a super PAC or joint fundraising committee. For leadership PACs, individuals are named at $50,000 or more; organizations and PACs at $5,000 or more. The 2026 cycle is still in progress.

Amounts are each donor's net total of itemized contributions across the cycle (primary, general, and runoff elections combined), after subtracting refunds, not single gifts. Receipts marked as received in error, returned, or refunded are excluded, and refunds to the donor are subtracted. Joint-fundraising shares are included: the member committee's itemized share of joint-fundraising proceeds (FEC transaction type 15J) counts toward the donor's total, while the joint fundraising committee's own transfers are not counted separately. Donors are named only when their net cycle total is $1,000 or more; smaller donors appear only in the aggregate count and total below each table. Where a returned receipt of $10,000 or more affects a total, it is noted below the table. Lists cover itemized individual gifts to the member's principal campaign committee only. Employer and occupation are self-reported. The 2026 cycle is still in progress.

Donor figures are net of refunds from the FEC individual-contribution bulk files (2024 and 2026 cycles, each itemization taken at its latest amended version before any exclusion), rebuilt and reconciled row by row against the previous release on 2026-10-02; see methodology for the method and the reconciliation counts.

Money and finances

Estimated net worth

-$499,999 to $549,997 (Annual Report for CY 2025 (filed 05/12/2026)). Earliest on record (2025): -$499,999 to $549,997. disclosure

Estimates are summed from ranges reported on financial disclosures, so they are approximate. Ranges are wide by design.

Stock trades (last 12 months)

Trade data not retrieved for this member.

Top assets

Asset	Type	Value	Owner
993 KM 1.0 Los Chivos L: Vieques, PR, US	real estate	$500K-$1M	Self

Disclosed real estate

Location	Type	Value
Vieques, PR, US	real property	$500K-$1M

Primary residences are generally exempt from congressional financial disclosure and do not appear here.

Influence in Congress

Legislative effectiveness

0.56 on the 118th Legislative Effectiveness Score (House). thelawmakers.org

Bipartisanship

Lugar Bipartisan Index: -1.36, ranked #395 (118th (first session, 2023)) Lugar Center

Ideology

DW-NOMINATE first dimension: -0.546 (liberal end of the scale), chamber rank #14 of the 119th Congress. Voteview

Interest group ratings

Group	Rating	Scorecard year
NRA	Not available	2026
LCV	100	2025
AFL-CIO	100	2025
Club for Growth	0	2025
Planned Parenthood	100	2025
ACU	0	2025

Bills enacted

0 sponsored bills enacted into law in the 119th Congress.

2026 election

District lean

Cook Partisan Voting Index (2025): D+25. Last election margin: 56.22 points (2024). Cook PVI

2026 election

Retiring. Open-seat candidates listed.

2026 open-seat candidates

Name	Party	Background	Source
Claire Valdez	D	Not listed	source
Melvin Rivera	R	Not listed	source

Candidate fields are fluid and were last checked September 2026.

Notable family

No notable relatives found under this methodology.

Voting record (2026)

314 roll-call votes in 2026 · missed 8.9% · party unity 96.1

Date	Measure	Question	Position
2026-01-08	H R 6938	On Passage	Yea
2026-01-08	H R 504	Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding	Yea
2026-01-08	H R 131	Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding	Yea
2026-01-08	H R 1834	On Passage	Yea
2026-01-14	H R 7006	On Passage	Nay
2026-02-03	H R 7148	On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments	Nay
2026-03-05	H CON RES 38	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea
2026-04-16	H CON RES 40	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea
2026-04-16	H RES 965	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea
2026-04-29	S CON RES 33	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay
2026-04-30	H R 7567	On Passage	Nay
2026-05-14	H CON RES 75	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea
2026-06-03	H CON RES 86	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea
2026-06-03	H RES 518	On Motion to Discharge	Yea
2026-06-04	H R 2913	On Passage	Yea
2026-06-09	S 2	On Passage	Nay
2026-06-09	H R 5408	On Passage	Yea
2026-07-14	H R 139	On Passage	Nay
2026-07-15	H R 8595	On Passage	Nay
2026-07-21	H R 9770	On Passage	Nay
2026-07-22	H R 8800	On Passage	Nay
2026-07-22	H R 7008	On Passage	Nay
2026-07-22	H CON RES 113	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay
2026-07-23	H CON RES 89	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea
2026-09-01	H R 9436	On Passage	Not Voting
2026-09-02	H R 1501	On Passage	Not Voting
2026-09-15	H CON RES 93	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea

Legislation

Sponsored 45 bills and cosponsored 500 bills in the 119th Congress.

Bill	Title	Status
H.R. 1816	WOSB Accountability Act	Passed House (Senate next)
H.R. 2804	Protecting Small Business Competitions Act of 2026	Ordered Reported
H.R. 10375	504 Modernization and Small Manufacturer Enhancement Act of 2026	Ordered Reported
H.R. 206	Landlord Accountability Act of 2025	Introduced
H.R. 468	Mel’s Law	Introduced

Latest statements

Velázquez and Davidson Reintroduce Bill to Help Legal Cannabis Businesses Obtain Insurance September 16, 2026
WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) reintroduced the Clarifying Law Around Insurance of Marijuana, or CLAIM Act, legislation that would shield insurers f
Velázquez Demands Answers as Culebra’s Health Center Is Days from Losing Its Operator August 31, 2026
WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) wrote to Puerto Rico Department of Health (PRDOH) Secretary Dr. Víctor M. Ramos Otero demanding answers about the Department’s abrupt decisi
Velázquez and Ocasio-Cortez Statement on Puerto Rico Water Crisis August 13, 2026
WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) released the following statement regarding the ongoing water crisis in Puerto Rico: Issues
Velázquez and Johnson Reintroduce Resolution Recognizing World Hepatitis Day as Administration Rolls Back Vaccine Protections July 27, 2026
WASHINGTON - Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA), co-chairs of the Congressional Hepatitis Caucus, reintroduced a resolution recognizing July 28, 2026 as World Hepatitis Day, r
Velázquez-Backed Cooperative Housing and Public Housing Oversight Provisions Headed to President's Desk in Landmark Housing Bill June 23, 2026
WASHINGTON - Today, the House of Representatives voted on final passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, sending the most significant federal housing legislation in a generation to the Preside

Latest official press releases and statements from the member's official site. This section requires periodic refresh; always check the source site for the newest items.

Social following

Platform	Office account	Personal account
X	@NydiaVelazquez (80K)	not found
Instagram	not found	not found
Facebook	@8037068318 (55K)	not found
YouTube	@nydiavelazquez (1K)	not found
LinkedIn	not found	not found
Threads	not found	not found
TikTok	not found	not found

Office total: 136K · Personal total: no counts retrieved · Combined: 136K

Collected 2026-09-29. Office accounts are the member's official congressional accounts; personal accounts are their own campaign/personal accounts. Totals sum only accounts with a retrieved count and are never zero-filled. X counts are approximate (logged-out page variance). A missing account means none was verified, not that none exists.

Committee assignments

Committee	Role
House Committee on Financial Services	Member
House Committee on Small Business	Ranking Member
Financial Institutions	Member
Housing and Insurance	Member

Caucus memberships

Only documented caucus memberships are listed; memberships are never inferred.

Staff

Communications director

Sophia D. Ortiz · (202) 225-2361

Jorge A. Ramos Comas Legislative Intern at Puerto Rico State Legislature source
Press Secretary at Rep. Nydia Velázquez source

Staff data from House and Senate payroll filings; roles can change and filings can lag.

Offices

Washington, D.C. office

2302 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-2361

District/state offices

City	Address	Phone
Brooklyn	266 Broadway Suite 201, Brooklyn, NY 11211	(718) 599-3658
Sunnyside	39-16 47th Avenue, Sunnyside, NY 11104	(718) 340-6244

Connections

Connected to	Type	Detail
Diana DeGette	Same school	New York University
Troy Downing	Same school	New York University
Veronica Escobar	Same school	New York University
Laura Gillen	Same school	New York University
George Latimer	Same school	New York University
Ryan Mackenzie	Same school	New York University
Scott H. Peters	Same school	New York University
William R. Timmons IV	Same school	New York University

Connections are derived from documented public records: family ties, shared schools, shared employers, fraternities and sororities, and staff career histories. Committee ties are excluded here and shown on committee pages.

Official links

Official website · Wikipedia

Profile compiled 2026-10-03 from House Clerk, Senate, FEC, GovTrack, and Wikidata records. Enrichment collected September 2026; campaign finance from the FEC bulk files of October 2026. See methodology.