Ileana Ros Lehtinen

Sunday, January 01, 1989

Ileana Ros Lehtinen was born in Cuba in 1952 and immigrated to the United States in 1959. Ros Lehtinen is a politician who earned her Doctor of Education from the University of Miami in 2004. Ros Lehtinen served as a member of the Florida State House of Representatives (1982-1986), was a member of the Florida State Senate (1986-1989), and served as the U.S. Representative for Florida’s 27th congressional district from 1989 to 2019, becoming the first Latina elected to Congress.