Nydia Velázquez

Nydia Margarita Velázquez Serrano (born March 28, 1953) is a Puerto Rican-American politician. She has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993. Velázquez, a Democrat from New York was the chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus until January 3, 2011. 
Velázquez is the first Puerto Rican woman to serve in the United States Congress.
In March 2020, Velázquez was diagnosed with a possible case of COVID-19 during the coronavirus pandemic.