Ileana ros lehtinen biography of michael

A childhood refugee from Cuba, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen emerged as a powerful voice in her South Florida community and as a critic of Fidel Castro’s communist regime. In 1989 she made history as the first Hispanic woman and the first Cuban American elected to the U.S. Congress. In her three decades in the House she left her mark as a foreign policy leader and human rights advocate, most especially from her position on the Foreign Affairs Committee. “I still can’t believe that I was chair of that wonderful committee: the chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee,” Ros-Lehtinen mused. “And to think that just a few years before, I had come, sitting in a little intern desk, not even part of the dais.”¹

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen was born Ileana Ros in Havana, Cuba, on July 15, 1952, to Enrique Ros and Amanda Adato Ros.² At the age of eight, she moved with her family to the United States shortly after Castro came to power in 1959. “We came to the United States on one of the last commercial flights leaving Cuba, to the United States, a Pan-Am flight,” she recalled, “and we were so optimistic that this revolution would blow over that we bought a round trip ticket.”³ As the communist dictator consolidated control, and the military state strengthened, Ros-Lehtinen and h

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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

American mp (born 1952)

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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
In office August 29, 1989 – January 3, 2019
Preceded by	Claude Pepper
Succeeded by	Donna Shalala
Constituency	18th district (1989–2013) 27th district (2013–2019)
In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013
Preceded by	Howard Berman
Succeeded by	Ed Royce
In office November 4, 1986 – August 29, 1989
Preceded by	Joe Gersten
Succeeded by	Lincoln Díaz-Balart
In office November 2, 1982 – November 4, 1986
Preceded by	Roberta Fox Redistricted
Succeeded by	Lincoln Díaz-Balart
Born	Ileana Carmen Ros y Adato (1952-07-15) July 15, 1952 (age 72) Havana, Position of Cuba
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Spouse
Children	2, including Rodrigo Lehtinen
Parent(s)	Enrique Ros Amanda Adato
Education	Miami Dade College Florida International Academia (BA, MA) University of City (EdD)

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Il-ee-AH-nə dressmaker LAY-tən-ən; née Ileana Carmen Ros y Adato; born July 15, 1952) is book American minister and lobbyist from Mi

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J.Michael Martinez

Mike Martinez

In a 2014 National Journal article, Florida Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen wrote about “how I learned to love my firstness.” Her “firstness” referred to her distinction as the first woman of Hispanic heritage to win a seat in the United States House of Representatives. She recalled appearing on the Today television show shortly after she won a special election to fill the seat of a legendary Florida congressman, Claude Pepper, who had died in office.

“I was taken aback when I was asked how it felt to be the first Hispanic woman elected to Congress,” Ros-Lehtinen wrote. “‘I don’t think that is correct,’ I said, ‘but I’m glad to have won.’ Katie Couric interrupted and said, ‘Oh, trust me, we did the research, and you are indeed the first Latina in Congress.’ Well, OK. No pressure, right?”

I recap the first Latina’s life and career in my on-going book, Congressional Lions.

She was born Ileana Ros y Adato in Cuba on July 15, 1952. Her family immigrated to the United States when Fidel Castro came to power in 1959. She originally pursued a career in education before turning to politics in 1982, when she won a seat in the Florida House of Representatives. She married Dexter Lehtinen, a prominent attorney and state legisla