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    The Great 38: 115th Congress to contain a record number of Latinos

    The 115th Congress is set to include the largest number of Latino legislators in the nation’s history. Here are all 38 of them.

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    LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 08: Former Nevada Attorney General and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Catherine Cortez Masto waves to supporters after winning her senate race against U.S. Rep Joe Heck (R-NV) at the Nevada Democratic Party's election results watch party at the Aria Resort & Casino on November 8, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Masto will replace outgoing U.S. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV). (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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    WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 10: Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID), speaks at the Conservative Political Action conference (CPAC), on February 10, 2011 in Washington, DC. The CPAC annual gathering is a project of the American Conservative Union. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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    WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 15: Representative Tony Cardenas(D-CA) speaks during a screening of"Underwater Dreams" presented by Viacom and EPIX at the Motion Picture Association of America on April 15, 2015 in Washington DC. (Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images for EPIX)
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    WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 12: Rep. Juan Vargas (D-CA) joins veterans, servicemembers and aspiring recruits to call on Congress and President Barack Obama to move forward with immigration reform at the U.S. Capitol November 12, 2014 in Washington, DC. The news conference participants called on Obama to 'go bold and go big' and to use his executive authority to reform immigratoin if Congress could not get the job done. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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    WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 12: Rep. Jose Serrano (D-NY) joins veterans, servicemembers and aspiring recruits to call on Congress and President Barack Obama to move forward with immigration reform at the U.S. Capitol November 12, 2014 in Washington, DC. The news conference participants called on Obama to 'go bold and go big' and to use his executive authority to reform immigratoin if Congress could not get the job done. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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    PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 28: U.S. Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX) gives a thumbs up to the crowd on the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 28, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton received the number of votes needed to secure the party's nomination. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Philadelphia, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Democratic National Convention kicked off July 25. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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    LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 08: Congressional candidate and state Sen. Ruben Kihuen (D-NV) walks onstage after winning his race against incumbent Cresent Hardy (R-NV) at the Nevada Democratic Party's election results watch party at the Aria Resort & Casino on November 8, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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    PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 28: U.S. Representative Xavier Becerra (D-CA) gestures to the crowd as he delivers remarks on the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 28, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton received the number of votes needed to secure the party's nomination. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Philadelphia, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Democratic National Convention kicked off July 25. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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    Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio speaks to supporters after winning a second term in office. Rubio defeated U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, a two-term congressman. His wife and children are behind him. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
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    FILE - In this March 17, 2014 file photo California Democratic Congressional candidate Lou Correa speaks at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
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    FILE - In this July 6, 2016 file photo, New York Democratic congressional candidate, New York State Sen. Adriano Espaillat gestures as he speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
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    WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 20: U.S. Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA) speaks during a news conference with a bipartisan group of House members outside the U.S. Capitol May 20, 2014 in Washington, DC. U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-FL) and U.S. Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) are co-sponsoring legislation 'aimed at modernizing America's regulatory system to reduce compliance costs, encourage growth and innovation, and improve national competitiveness." (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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    Rep. Nanette Barragan (D-California)
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    WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 20: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks during a news conference about military assistance to Israel at the U.S. Capitol September 20, 2016 in Washington, DC. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is threatening to stall approval of an agreement on military assistance between the U.S. and Israel by introducing legislation that would boost the aid above what the countries agreed on. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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    PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 27: U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) delivers remarks on the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 27, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton received the number of votes needed to secure the party's nomination. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Philadelphia, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Democratic National Convention kicked off July 25. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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    WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 04: U.S. Rep. Bill Flores (R-TX) calls on the Senate pass the budget that cleared the House last April during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol October 4, 2011 in Washington, DC. Noting that the Senate has not passed a budget in 888 days, Flores and fellow House GOP freshmen put forward their "Operation Turnaround," a slate of 12 House-passed bills they say will spur job growth, reduce regulation, shrink the national debt and balance the budget. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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    PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 25: Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-CA) of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, delivers remarks on the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 25, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Philadelphia, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Democratic National Convention kicked off July 25. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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    WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 18: Senator Robert "Bob" Menendez (D-NJ) speaks during the Fight For Families Rally in front of the Supreme Court of the United States on April 18, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images)
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    In this June 27, 2014 file photo, Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Texas talks to the media after touring the McAllen Border Patrol station, in McAllen, Texas. (Gabe Hernandez/The Monitor via AP, File)
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    FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2014 fil photo, Rep.-elect Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., does a television interview on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH)(L) poses with Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-CA)(C) during a ceremonial swearing in at the US Capitol January 6, 2015 in Washington, DC. Today Congress convened its first session of the 114th Congress with Republicans controlling both the House and Senate. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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    Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R- Florida)
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    WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 13: Actress and activist Eva Longoria-Parker(R) listens as Congresswoman Nydia Velasquez (D-NY) speaks during a National Museum of the American Latino Commission press conference at the House Triangle on October 13, 2009 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images)
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    House Foreign Affairs Committee member Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (L) uses her alloted five minutes to question witnesses without leaving time for answers during a hearing about Cuba policy with committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) (R) and Rep. Jeff Duncan (D-SC) in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill February 4, 2015 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony on the impact of U.S. policy changes toward Cuba and Assistant Secretary of State For Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta Jacobson's recent trip to Havana to begin the reestablishment of diplomatic ties between the former Cold War enemies. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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    WASHINGTON - MARCH 20: U.S. Rep. Albio Sires (D-NJ) testifies during a hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee March 20, 2007 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The hearing was focused on "Proposed Legislation on Iraq." (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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  • Raul_Grijalva_Latino
    WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 12: Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) joins veterans, servicemembers and aspiring recruits to call on Congress and President Barack Obama to move forward with immigration reform at the U.S. Capitol November 12, 2014 in Washington, DC. The news conference participants called on Obama to 'go bold and go big' and to use his executive authority to reform immigratoin if Congress could not get the job done. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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    Washington newcomer, Salud Carbajal (D-California)
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    Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-California. (Photo: Associated Press)
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  • Lucille_Roybal_Allard_latino
    U.S. Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy (L) listens to ranking member Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) (3rd L) as Rep. Henry Cuellar (R-TX) (2nd L) look on after a hearing before the Homeland Security Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee March 17, 2015 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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    Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Illinois)
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    (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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    U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) (L) participates in a ceremonial swearing-in with Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) (R) on Capitol Hill January 5, 2011 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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    Rep. Alex Mooney, R-W.Va., speaks during the news conference at the Capitol with other members of the Heroin Task Force on combating heroin abuse on Thursday, April 21, 2016. (BILL CLARK/AP)
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    Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas). Photo: Fox 29 San Antonio.
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    Incoming Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas)
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  • Michelle_Lujan_Grisham_latino
    PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 27: U.S. Representative Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM) waves to the crowd as she walks on stage to deliver remarks on the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 27, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton received the number of votes needed to secure the party's nomination. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Philadelphia, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Democratic National Convention kicked off July 25. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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    WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 21: House Homeland Security Committee member Rep. Norma Torres (D-CA) questions witnesses during a hearing about worldwide threats to the United States in the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill on October 21, 2015 in Washington, DC. National Counterterrorism Center Director Nicholas Rasmussen, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey were questioned about ISIS recruitment of young women, its use of social media and their limited resources due to budget sequestration. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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    Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) (R) arrives for the first House Democratic caucus meeting of the 114th Congress in the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center January 7, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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    Rep. Darren Soto, the first U.S. congressman of Puerto Rican descent to represent Florida.
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    The Great 38: 115th Congress to contain a record number of Latinos

    The 115th Congress is set to include the largest number of Latino legislators in the nation’s history. Here are all 38 of them.

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