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{{Short description|Dominican-American politician (born 1954)}}
{{family name hatnote|Espaillat|Rodríguez|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Adriano Espaillat
| image               = Rep. Adriano Espaillat 117th Official Photo.jpg
| office = Chair of the [[Congressional Hispanic Caucus]]
| termstart = January 3, 2025
| predecessor = [[Nanette Barragán]]
| state1               = [[New York (state)|New York]]
| district1            = {{ushr|NY|13|13th}}
| term_start1          = January 3, 2017
| term_end1            = 
| predecessor1         = [[Charles Rangel]]
| successor1           = 
| state_senate2       = New York State
| district2           = [[New York's 31st State Senate district|31st]]
| term_start2         = January 1, 2011
| term_end2           = December 31, 2016
| predecessor2        = [[Eric Schneiderman]]
| successor2          = [[Marisol Alcantara]]
| state_assembly3     = New York
| district3           = [[New York's 72nd State Assembly district|72nd]]
| term_start3         = January 1, 1997
| term_end3           = December 31, 2010
| predecessor3        = [[John Brian Murtaugh]]
| successor3          = [[Guillermo Linares]]
| birth_name          = Adriano de Jesús Espaillat Rodríguez
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1954|9|27}}
| birth_place         = [[Santiago de los Caballeros|Santiago]], [[Dominican Republic]]
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| party               = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| spouse              = {{marriage|Martha Madera|1979}}
| children            = 2
| relatives           = [[Buenaventura Báez]] (third-great-grandfather)<br>[[Marcos Antonio Cabral]] (second-great-grandfather)<br>[[Mario Fermín Cabral y Báez]] (great-grandfather)
| education           = [[Queens College]] ([[Bachelor of Sciences|BS]])
| website             = {{url|espaillat.house.gov|House website}}
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'''Adriano de Jesús Espaillat Rodríguez''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|ɑː|d|r|i|ˈ|ɑː|n|oʊ|_|ˌ|ɛ|s|p|aɪ|ˈ|j|ɑː|t}} {{respell|AH|dree|AH|noh|_|ESS|py|YAHT}}; born September 27, 1954) is a [[Dominican Americans|Dominican-American]] politician who has served as the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] for {{ushr|NY|13}} since 2017. He is the first Dominican American and first formerly [[Undocumented immigration to the United States|undocumented immigrant]] to serve in Congress.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cdn.com.do/noticias/estados-unidos/2017/01/03/adriano-espaillat-es-juramentado-como-congresista-de-eeuu/ |title=Adriano Espaillat es juramentado como congresista de EEUU - CDN |access-date=2017-01-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104163056/http://www.cdn.com.do/noticias/estados-unidos/2017/01/03/adriano-espaillat-es-juramentado-como-congresista-de-eeuu/ |archive-date=2017-01-04 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He previously served in the [[New York State Senate]] and the [[New York State Assembly]].<ref name="dominicana">{{cite web |url=http://www.lanaciondominicana.com/ver_noticia.php?id_noticia=15359&sesion_periodico=41 |title=El poder politico de Nueva York tambien honró el dia de Duarte |language=es |publisher=La Nación Dominicana |date=February 1, 2010 |access-date=February 6, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111171611/http://lanaciondominicana.com/ver_noticia.php?id_noticia=15359&sesion_periodico=41 |archive-date=2014-11-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Espaillat was a ranking member of the New York Senate Housing, Construction and Community Development Committee and chaired the Senate Latino Caucus. He represented the neighborhoods of [[Marble Hill, Manhattan|Marble Hill]], [[Inwood, Manhattan|Inwood]], [[Washington Heights, Manhattan|Washington Heights]], [[Hamilton Heights, Manhattan|Hamilton Heights]], [[Manhattanville, Manhattan|Manhattanville]], [[Morningside Heights, Manhattan|Morningside Heights]], [[East Harlem]] and the [[Upper West Side]] in Manhattan.

Espaillat is a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]. He challenged then-Representative [[Charles Rangel]] in the Democratic primaries in 2012 and 2014, eventually winning the Democratic nomination in 2016 after Rangel announced his retirement. Espaillat represents one of the most Democratic districts in the country, with a [[Cook Partisan Voting Index]] of D+38.<ref name="2022 Report">{{cite web |last1=Wasserman |first1=David |title=Introducing the 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI) |url=https://www.cookpolitical.com/cook-pvi/2022-partisan-voting-index/introducing-2022-cook-partisan-voting-index |website=The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter |access-date=July 13, 2022}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Espaillat was born on September 27, 1954, in [[Santiago de los Caballeros|Santiago]], [[Dominican Republic]],<ref name="Official bio"/><ref name="New Members 2011"/> to Melba (née Rodríguez) and Ulises Espaillat. His father was named after 19th-century liberal Dominican president [[Ulises Espaillat]].

Espaillat has claimed that Dominican president Ulises Espaillat was his great-grandfather;<ref>{{cite news|last1=Eligon|first1=John|title=Running for the House on Pride in His Roots, and Pure Energy|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/19/nyregion/state-senator-adriano-espaillat-runs-for-the-house-on-pride-and-energy.html|access-date=9 November 2016|work=The New York Times|date=18 June 2012|quote=Mr. Espaillat says he is a descendant of one of the Dominican Republic's most notable political figures — Ulises Francisco Espaillat, who held the presidency for about five months in 1876.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=De Washington Heitghts a Washington DC, Espaillat rompe 70 años de poder afroamericano|url=http://www.elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=485900|access-date=9 November 2016|publisher=El Nuevo Diario|date=1 July 2016|location=New York|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109152812/http://www.elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=485900|archive-date=9 November 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> however, according to Dominican genealogist Edwin Espinal Hernández, a fellow of the Dominican Institute of Genealogy, Espaillat is not a descendant of former President Ulises Espaillat nor is related by him by blood, according to his research. 

Adriano Espaillat is second-great-grandson of the military hero Pedro Ignacio Espaillat, who is descended from black African former slaves of [[Francisco Espaillat]], an 18th-century French slaveholder and governor of the Dominican province of Cibao during the Spanish colony.<ref name="Hoy-Espinal">{{cite news |last1=Espinal Hernández |first1=Edwin |author1-link=Edwin Espinal Hernández |title=Adriano Espaillat: representante de una estirpe negra en la Cámara de Representantes |url=https://hoy.com.do/adriano-espaillat-representante-de-una-estirpe-negra-en-la-camara-de-representantes/ |access-date=14 December 2023 |work=Areíto |publisher=Hoy |date=15 July 2023 |language=es}}</ref> However, Espaillat is —via his mother— the great-grandson of former Dominican Senate President [[Mario Fermín Cabral y Báez]] through an illegitimate daughter, which makes him a descendant of 19th-century Dominican President [[Buenaventura Báez]].<ref name="Hoy-Espinal"/> He is related via his father to several historical Dominican figures, including senators, congressmen, presidents (such as [[Antonio Guzmán Fernández|Antonio Guzmán]] and [[Danilo Medina]]) and military officers of the Dominican Republic.<ref name="Hoy-Espinal"/>

He and his family moved to the United States in 1964. After overstaying a tourist visa, the Espaillats became [[Green card|lawful permanent residents]] (Green Card holders) in 1965.<ref name="csny">{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2017-03-31 |title=Rep. Adriano Espaillat is a symbol of opposition to Donald Trump. But will he get anything done? |url=https://www.cityandstateny.com/articles/personality/interviews-and-profiles/adriano-espaillat-democratic-opposition-to-donald-trump.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403070709/https://www.cityandstateny.com/articles/personality/interviews-and-profiles/adriano-espaillat-democratic-opposition-to-donald-trump.html/ |archive-date=3 April 2017 |access-date=2019-01-05 |work=CSNY |format=Text}}</ref>

Espaillat grew up in [[Washington Heights, Manhattan|Washington Heights]]. He graduated from [[Bishop Dubois High School]] in 1974 and earned his [[Bachelor of Science|B.S.]] degree in political science at [[Queens College, City University of New York]] in 1978.<ref name="Official bio"/>

==Personal life==
Espaillat lives in [[Inwood, Manhattan]]. He is a member of [[Phi Beta Sigma]] fraternity.<ref name="csny"/>

Espaillat married Martha Madera in 1979.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hacuadvocates.net/app/person/14374|title=Profile: Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)}}</ref> He has two children and is a grandfather.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://espaillat.house.gov/about|title=About Congressmember Adriano Espaillat|date=3 December 2012}}</ref> He is a [[Yankees]] fan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/in-focus/2021/04/04/one-on-one-with-congressman-adriano-espailla|title=One-On-One With Congressman Adriano Espaillat|accessdate=5 April 2023}}</ref>

Espaillat is a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]], but disagrees with the Church on certain issues.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-18|title=Catholic Members of Congress Release Statement of Principles|url=https://delauro.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/catholic-members-congress-release-statement-principles|access-date=2021-09-08|website=Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro|language=en}}</ref>

==Earlier career==
Espaillat served as the Manhattan Court Services Coordinator for the New York City Criminal Justice Agency, a nonprofit organization that provides indigent legal services and works to reduce unnecessary pretrial detention and post-sentence incarceration costs. As a state-certified conflict resolution mediator and volunteer with the Washington Heights Inwood Conflict Resolutions and Mediation Center, Espaillat helped resolve hundreds of conflicts.<ref name="nysenate.gov">{{cite web|url=http://www.nysenate.gov/senator/adriano-espaillat/bio|title=Senator Adriano Espaillat|access-date=8 March 2017}}</ref>

He later worked as director of the Washington Heights Victims Services Community Office, an organization offering counseling and other services to families of victims of homicides and other crimes. From 1994 to 1996, Espaillat served as the director of Project Right Start, a national initiative funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to combat substance abuse by educating the parents of preschool children.<ref name="nysenate.gov"/>

Before his election to the New York State Assembly, Espaillat was an active voice on [[Manhattan Community Board 12]], and president of the 34th Precinct Community Council. Espaillat also served on Governor [[Mario Cuomo]]'s Dominican-American Advisory Board from 1991 to 1993.<ref name="nysenate.gov"/>

==New York State Assembly==
Espaillat served in the [[New York State Assembly]] from 1997 to 2010. He was elected in 1996, defeating 16-year incumbent [[John Brian Murtaugh]] in the Democratic primary. Espaillat chaired the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus, and committees on small business and children & families.

In the Assembly, Espaillat was a vocal advocate for tenants, consumers, veterans, immigrants and local businesses. He passed laws encouraging the construction and preservation of affordable housing, giving low-income day care workers the right to organize and obtain health care, and sponsored measures to improve hospital translation services. He also established a higher education scholarship fund for relatives of the victims of American Airlines Flight 587, which crashed on November 12, 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=Assembly Task Force on New Americans|url=http://assembly.state.ny.us/comm/NewAmer/20030225/|work=2002 Report}}</ref> Despite national Republican and conservative criticism, Espaillat strongly supported efforts in 2007 to allow undocumented immigrants to obtain driver's licenses.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hakim|first=Danny|title=Spitzer Tries New Tack on Immigrant Licenses|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/28/nyregion/28spitzer.html?pagewanted=all|newspaper=New York Times|date=October 28, 2007}}</ref>

After a wave of assaults and murders against livery cab drivers in 2000 that left over 10 dead, Espaillat passed legislation strengthening penalties for violent crimes against livery drivers and enabled their families to receive New York State Crime Victims Board funding. Livery cabs work in less affluent neighborhoods of New York that typically lack access to yellow cabs.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fountain|first=John|title=Stricter Sentences for Livery-Cab Crimes|newspaper=New York Times|date=July 13, 2000}}</ref>

Espaillat took legal action against power utility [[Consolidated Edison|Con Edison]] after equipment failures led to a two-day blackout in Upper Manhattan in July 1999 that caused financial damage to restaurants, bodegas and other small businesses.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wald|first=Matthew|title=Nuclear Agency Delays Reopening of Con Ed's Indian Point 2 Plant|newspaper=New York Times|date=July 21, 2000}}</ref> Con Edison subsequently agreed to invest an additional $100 million in Upper Manhattan electrical infrastructure at no cost to ratepayers and was required to refund customers billed for expenses related to the blackout.<ref>{{cite news|last=Perez-Pena|first=Richard|title=Pataki Signs Bill Requiring Con Ed Rebate|newspaper=New York Times|date=August 9, 2000}}</ref>

==New York State Senate==

[[File:Brewer Espaillat 563 Columbus Av 87 St jeh.jpg|thumb|left|Office on Columbus Avenue]]

===Elections===
====2010====
Espaillat ran for state senate in 2010 after incumbent [[Eric Schneiderman]] announced his campaign for [[New York Attorney General|New York attorney general]]. Espaillat received more than 50% of the vote in a four-way Democratic party. In 2012, Espaillat defeated then-Assemblyman [[Guillermo Linares]] 62% - 38% in the Democratic primary.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2012/09/14/espaillat-defeats-linares-state-senate-primary-race|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20121221045026/http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2012/09/14/espaillat-defeats-linares-state-senate-primary-race|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 21, 2012|title=Espaillat defeats Linares in State Senate primary|date=September 14, 2012|newspaper=Columbia Spectator}}</ref>

====2014====
After losing to [[Charles Rangel]] in the Democratic primary for Congress, Espaillat announced candidacy for reelection to his state senate seat, facing former city councilman [[Robert Jackson (New York politician)|Robert Jackson]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nypost.com/2014/06/26/after-loss-to-rangel-espaillat-to-focus-on-re-election-in-albany/|title=After loss to Rangel, Espaillat to focus on re-election in Albany|last1=Toback|first1=Ross|date=June 26, 2014|work=New York Post|last2=Campanile|first2=Carl}}</ref> He was reelected with 50.3% of the vote to Jackson's 42.7%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://columbiaspectator.com/news/2014/09/10/espaillat-re-elected-state-senate-slight-majority-over-jackson|title=Espaillat re-elected to State Senate in slight majority over Jackson - Columbia Daily Spectator|access-date=8 March 2017}}</ref>

===Tenure===
[[File:Adriano-Espaillat.jpg|thumb|right|Adriano Espaillat in 2014.]]
In 2011, Espaillat led the fight to safeguard and strengthen rent regulation for over 1 million affordable housing apartments that was set to expire that year.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/uptown/freshman-state-sen-espaillat-bat-1m-tenants-rent-regulation-article-1.109933|title=Freshman state Sen. Espaillat going to bat for more than 1M tenants from rent regulation changes|last=Lombardi|first=Frank|date=April 14, 2011|newspaper=Daily News|location=New York}}</ref> While tenant protections had been weakened in the past, the agreement reached that year made it more difficult to convert affordable housing to market rate and created a new Tenant Protection Unit within the state's housing agency.

Espaillat also passed legislation increasing enforcement against businesses that sell alcohol to minors and authored the Notary Public Advertising Act, to crack down on public notaries who prey on vulnerable immigrants by offering fraudulent legal services.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://bronxpresspolitics.blogspot.com/2011/07/smiling-dynamo-recounts-rookie-year.html|title=Smiling Dynamo recounts rookie year|last=McHugh|first=Brendan|date=July 6, 2011|newspaper=Bronx Press Politics}}</ref> He voted in favor of marriage equality legislation in 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20110608/washington-heights-inwood/latino-politicians-call-on-albany-pass-marriage-equality-legislation|title=Latino Politicians Call on Albany to Pass Marriage Equality Legislation|last=Zanoni|first=Carla|date=June 8, 2011|newspaper=DNAinfo|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118120444/http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20110608/washington-heights-inwood/latino-politicians-call-on-albany-pass-marriage-equality-legislation|archive-date=November 18, 2015}}</ref>

===State Senate committee assignments===
*Housing, Construction & Community Development (Ranking Member)
*Environmental Conservation
*Higher Education
*Codes
*Rules
*Judiciary
*Finance
*Insurance

==U.S. House of Representatives==
=== Elections ===
====2012====
{{main|2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 13}}
In 2012, Espaillat ran in the Democratic primary for New York's 13th congressional district, in a crowded field that included 42-year incumbent Charles Rangel. The seat had long been a majority-black district, but redistricting after the 2010 census made it a 55% Hispanic-majority district.<ref name="wapo-vuln">{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/charles-rangel-more-vulnerable-than-ever/2012/05/11/gIQA5Gt9HU_blog.html | title=Charles Rangel more vulnerable than ever  | author=Weiner, Rachel | newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] | date=May 11, 2012}}</ref>

In the Democratic primary, which effectively determined the outcome in this heavily Democratic district, Rangel defeated Espaillat by a narrow margin, receiving 44% of the vote to Espaillat's 42%. The margin of victory was fewer than 1,000 votes. Espaillat carried the Bronx portion of the district and several areas in Upper Manhattan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vote.nyc.ny.us/downloads/pdf/results/2012/FederalPrimary/1.14%20CROSSOVER%20DEM%20CONGRESS%20DISTRICT%2013%20RECAP.pdf|title=Board of Elections Results}}</ref>

The election was marked by reports that Spanish-speaking voters were either turned away at the polls or forced to use affidavit ballots.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/10/nyregion/adriano-espaillat-concedes-defeat-by-charles-rangel-will-drop-challenge.html|title=Rangel's Opponent Gives Up And Will Halt Court Challenge|last=Chen|first=David|date=July 9, 2012|newspaper=New York Times}}</ref> The [[New York City Board of Elections]] was also sharply criticized for its poor handling of the election and subsequent legal proceedings.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/troubling-actions-board-elex-members-article-1.1108812|title=Troubling actions by Board of Elex members|last=Gonzalez|first=Juan|date=July 6, 2012|newspaper=Daily News|location=New York}}</ref>

====2014====
{{main|2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 13}}
In 2014, Espaillat ran against Rangel again, losing for the second consecutive time, 47.7% to 43.1%.

====2016====
{{main|2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 13}}
In November 2015, Espaillat announced he would give up his state senate seat to run for Congress again. He was running for an open seat; Rangel had announced in 2014 that he would not seek a 22nd term in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/candidates-replace-rep-charles-rangel-article-1.2423776|title=Field of candidates looking to replace Rep. Charles Rangel increases by two|last=Blain|first=Glenn|date=November 4, 2015|work=[[New York Daily News]]}}</ref> In the Democratic primary, he narrowly defeated his nearest challenger, state assemblyman [[Keith L. T. Wright]], with 36% of the vote. This made him an overwhelming favorite in the general election, which he won with 89% of the vote.

When Espaillat took office on January 3, 2017, he became only the third person to represent what is now the 13th in 72 years. [[Adam Clayton Powell Jr.]] held the district from 1945 to 1971; Rangel had won the seat after defeating Powell in the 1970 primary. The district had been numbered as the 22nd district from 1945 to 1953, the 16th from 1953 to 1963, the 18th from 1963 to 1973, the 19th from 1973 to 1983, the 16th from 1983 to 1993, the 15th from 1993 to 2013, and has been the 13th since 2013.

==== 2018 ====
{{Main|2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 13}}
Espaillat ran for a second term and defeated Republican Jineea Butler in the general election, winning 94.6% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-01-28 |title=New York Election Results: 13th House District |url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/new-york-house-district-13 |access-date=2025-03-14 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

==== 2020 ====
{{Main|2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 13}}
Espaillat ran for a third term and defeated Republican Lovelynn Gwinn in the general election, winning 90.8% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-11-03 |title=New York Election Results: 13th Congressional District |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-new-york-house-district-13.html |access-date=2025-03-14 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

==== 2022 ====
{{Main|2022 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 13}}
Espaillat ran for a fourth term and was unopposed in the general election.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-11-08 |title=New York 13th Congressional District Election Results |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/08/us/elections/results-new-york-us-house-district-13.html |access-date=2025-03-14 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

==== 2024 ====
{{Main|2024 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 13}}
Espaillat ran for a fifth term and defeated Republican Ruben Vargas in the general election, winning 83.5% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-11-05 |title=New York 13th Congressional District Election Results |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/11/05/us/elections/results-new-york-us-house-13.html |access-date=2025-03-14 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

===Tenure===
[[File:P20210825AS-1951 (51645285649).jpg|thumb|right|Espaillat with [[President of the United States|President]] [[Joe Biden]] and [[Tom Suozzi]] in 2021]]
Espaillat serves as a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and the Committee on Small Business. He is a member of the [[Congressional Hispanic Caucus]] (CHC) and was appointed chair of the CHC Task Force for Transportation, Infrastructure and Housing.

In August 2017, after the [[2017 Unite the Right rally]] in [[Charlottesville, Virginia]], Espaillat and Pennsylvania Representative [[Dwight E. Evans]] introduced legislation banning [[Confederate monuments]] on federal property.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/347026-democrats-unveil-bill-to-ban-confederate-monuments-on-federal-property/|title=Dems unveil bill to ban Confederate monuments on federal property|first=Cristina|last=Marcos|date=August 17, 2017|access-date=May 8, 2018}}</ref>

Prior to 2017, no one had attempted to be in both the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. In the [[2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 13|2016 House elections]], after Espaillat defeated Rangel in the Democratic primary. Espaillat, an [[Black Hispanic and Latino Americans|Afro-Latino]], signaled that he wanted to join the CBC as well as the CHC, but it was reported that he was rebuffed, and it was insinuated that the cause was bad blood over his repeated primary challenges of Rangel in previous cycles.<ref>{{cite web |last=Caygle |first=Heather |date=February 3, 2017 |title=Black Caucus chafes at Latino who wants to join |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/congressional-black-caucus-hispanic-adriano-espaillat-234575 |access-date=January 26, 2021 |work=[[Politico]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Congressional Hispanic Caucus to Change Leadership as it Looks to Rethink Messaging to Latino Voters {{!}} Rep. Adriano Espaillat |url=https://espaillat.house.gov/media/in-the-news/congressional-hispanic-caucus-change-leadership-it-looks-rethink-messaging-latino |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=espaillat.house.gov |language=en}}</ref>

Espaillat has been critical of [[Brazil]]'s president [[Jair Bolsonaro]]. In March 2019 he and 29 other Democratic lawmakers wrote Secretary of State [[Mike Pompeo]] a letter that read in part, "Since the election of far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro as president, we have been particularly alarmed by the threat Bolsonaro's agenda poses to the LGBTQ+ community and other minority communities, women, labor activists, and political dissidents in Brazil."<ref>{{cite news |title=Brazil's far-right president tweeted out a pornographic video to condemn Carnival |url=https://www.vox.com/world/2019/3/6/18253070/jair-bolsonaro-tweet-golden-showers-pompeo |work=[[Vox (website)|Vox]] |date=March 6, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Reps. Susan Wild and Ro Khanna Urge Sec. of State Pompeo to Condemn Human Rights Abuses in Brazil |url=https://wild.house.gov/media/press-releases/reps-susan-wild-and-ro-khanna-urge-sec-state-pompeo-condemn-human-rights-abuses |website=www.wild.house.gov|date=March 6, 2019 }}</ref>

In January 2023, Espaillat introduced a resolution ([https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/28/ H.Res.28]) condemning the Supreme Court's decision to overturn ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' and ''[[Planned Parenthood v. Casey]]'' as well as committing to advancing reproductive justice and judicial reform. On February 1, 2023, Espaillat was named Ranking Member of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee. The same month, Espaillat introduced a bill ([https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1124/text?s=7&r=3 H.R 1124]) which would abolish the death penalty under Federal law.

Since being elected to Congress, Espaillat has sought to build a network of [[Dominican Americans|Dominican]] elected officials in and around his district, frequently dubbed "The Squadriano" (a portmanteau of "Adriano" and "[[Squad (U.S. Congress)|the Squad]]").<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2022/09/how-rep-adriano-espaillat-built-squadriano/376969/|title=How Rep. Adriano Espaillat built the Squadriano|last=Coltin|first=Jeff|date=September 12, 2022|access-date=June 16, 2024|website=[[City & State]]}}</ref> Espaillat is a member of the Vote Blue Coalition, a progressive group and [[Political action committee#Non-connected PACs|federal PAC]] created to support Democrats in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania through voter outreach and mobilization efforts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://votebluenyc.org/coalition/ |title=Coalition |website=Vote Blue |language=en |access-date=2024-07-17}}</ref>

Following his win for a fifth term, Espaillat was elected as the first Black chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in November 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-27 |title=U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat elected first Black chair of Congressional Hispanic Caucus |url=https://www.blackcatholicmessenger.org/rep-espaillat-first-black-chair-of-chc/ |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=Black Catholic Messenger |language=en}}</ref>

===Committee assignments===
*[[United States House Committee on Appropriations|Committee on Appropriations]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://appropriations.house.gov/about/membership|author=Committee on Appropriations|title=Membership|date=8 September 2014|access-date=April 28, 2022|archive-date=28 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428005112/https://appropriations.house.gov/about/membership|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="SiteCC">{{cite web |author=Adriano Espaillat |title=Committees and Caucuses |url=https://espaillat.house.gov/about/committees-and-caucuses |access-date=April 28, 2022}}</ref>
**[[United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch|Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch]] (Ranking Member)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://appropriations.house.gov/subcommittees/legislative-branch-117th-congress|author=Committee on Appropriations|title=Legislative Branch|access-date=April 28, 2022}}</ref><ref name=SiteCC/>
**[[United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies|Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies]]
*[[United States House Committee on the Budget|Committee on the Budget]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Members {{!}} The U.S. House Committee on the Budget - House Budget Committee |url=https://budget.house.gov/about/members |access-date=2023-09-29 |website=budget.house.gov |language=en}}</ref>

=== Caucus leadership ===
*Congressional Hispanic Caucus, deputy chair
*Latino-Jewish Caucus, co-chair<ref name="espaillat.house.gov">{{Cite web |title=Committees and Caucuses {{!}} Rep. Adriano Espaillat |url=http://espaillat.house.gov/about/committees-and-caucuses |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=espaillat.house.gov |language=en}}</ref>

===Caucus memberships ===
* [[Congressional Caucus for the Equal Rights Amendment]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Membership|author=|url=https://bush.house.gov/era/about/membership|format=|publisher=Congressional Caucus for the Equal Rights Amendment|date=|accessdate=17 September 2024}}</ref> 
* Congressional Progressive Caucus
* Labor Caucus
* Foster Youth Caucus
* LGBT Equality Caucus
* Black Maternal Health Caucus
* New Americans Caucus
* Expand Social Security Caucus
* Tri-Caucus
* Pro-Choice Caucus
* Steel Caucus
* Wine Caucus
* Medicare for All Caucus
* Friends of the Dominican Republic Caucus
* Friends of Ecuador Caucus<ref name="espaillat.house.gov"/>

==Political positions==
===Guns===
In March 2021, Espaillat and Representative [[Brad Schneider]] proposed legislation to regulate [[privately made firearm]]s. This was pitched as an effort to curb [[gun violence]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Conant |first=Erika |title=Ending the "Ghost Guns" loophole is the latest in Rep. Adriano Espaillat's fight to end gun violence |url=https://aldianews.com/articles/politics/ending-ghost-guns-loophole-latest-rep-adriano-espaillats-fight-end-gun-violence |website=Al Dia |date=8 March 2021 |access-date=13 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=ESPAILLAT, SCHNEIDER INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO CLOSE THE GHOST GUNS LOOPHOLE |url=https://espaillat.house.gov/media/press-releases/espaillat-schneider-introduce-legislation-close-ghost-guns-loophole |website=Espaillat House |date=2 March 2021 |access-date=13 April 2021}}</ref>

===Immigration===
Espaillat visited an immigration detention facility in [[Carrizo Springs, Texas]], vowing that the U.S. needs to do a better job of connecting migrant children detained at the southern border with their families.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Caldwell |first1=Julian |title=Rep. Espaillat on His Visit to the Border: 'We Must Do Better' |url=https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/inside-city-hall/2021/03/27/rep--espaillat-on-his-visit-to-the-border---we-must-do-better- |website=Spectrum News New York 1 |access-date=13 April 2021}}</ref> The first former undocumented immigrant in Congress, Espaillat claimed he overstayed a tourist visa in the 1960s and is a staunch supporter of the [[American Dream and Promise Act]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nelson |first1=Steven |title=House OKs path to citizenship for millions, including 'Dreamers' |url=https://nypost.com/2021/03/18/house-oks-path-to-citizenship-for-millions-including-dreamers/ |website=New York Post |date=18 March 2021 |access-date=13 April 2021}}</ref>

===Israel===
Espaillat supports Israel's right to defend itself. In 2019, Espaillat supported the [[Israel Anti-Boycott Act]], an effort that called for criminal penalties of up to $1 million for companies that support the Boycott, Divest and Sanctions Movement against Israel.<ref>{{cite web |last=Shabazz |first=Saeed |title=Activists: Israel Anti-Boycott Act unconstitutional |url=http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2019/jan/24/activists-israel-anti-boycott-act-unconstitutional/ |website=New York Amsterdam News |date=24 January 2019 |access-date=13 April 2021}}</ref> In August 2019, he released a statement condemning Israeli Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]]'s decision to deny Representatives [[Rashida Tlaib]] and [[Ilhan Omar]] entry into Israel.<ref>{{cite web |title=CONGRESSMAN ADRIANO ESPAILLAT STATEMENT ON THE DECISION TO DENY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS FROM ENTERING ISRAEL |url=https://espaillat.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-adriano-espaillat-statement-decision-deny-members-congress-entering |website=Congressman Espaillat Office |date=16 August 2019 |access-date=13 April 2021}}</ref> In 2023, he voted to provide Israel with support following [[2023 Hamas attack on Israel]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Demirjian |first=Karoun |date=2023-10-25 |title=House Declares Solidarity With Israel in First Legislation Under New Speaker |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/25/us/politics/house-israel-vote.html |access-date=2023-10-30 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Washington |first=U. S. Capitol Room H154 |last2=p:225-7000 |first2=DC 20515-6601 |date=2023-10-25 |title=Roll Call 528 Roll Call 528, Bill Number: H. Res. 771, 118th Congress, 1st Session |url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023528 |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives |language=en}}</ref>

===Syria===
In 2023, Espaillat was among 56 Democrats to vote in favor of H.Con.Res. 21 which directed President [[Joe Biden]] to remove U.S. troops from [[Syria]] within 180 days.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/118-2023/h136 | title=H.Con.Res. 21: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of … -- House Vote #136 -- Mar 8, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=House Votes Down Bill Directing Removal of Troops From Syria | website=US News & World Report | date=8 March 2023 |url=http://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2023-03-08/house-votes-down-bill-directing-removal-of-troops-from-syria | access-date=4 April 2023}}</ref>

===Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023===
Espaillat was among the 46 Democrats who voted against final passage of the [[Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023]] in the House.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4029522-republicans-and-democrats-who-bucked-party-leaders-by-voting-no/|title=Republicans and Democrats who bucked party leaders by voting no|first=Jared|last=Gans|date=May 31, 2023|access-date=June 6, 2023|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]}}</ref>

==Electoral history==
===New York City Council===
{{Election box open primary begin no change
  | title = 1991 [[New York City Council]] District 10 election<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=511289|title=1991 NYC Council 10 - D Primary|website=ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=21 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=89815|title=1991 New York City Council 10|website=ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=21 April 2021}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = [[Guillermo Linares]]
  | votes = 1,843
  | percentage = 30.06}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = María A. Luna
  | votes = 1,585
  | percentage = 25.85}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Adriano Espaillat
  | votes = 1,550
  | percentage = 25.28}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Harry C. Fotopoulos
  | votes = 860
  | percentage = 14.03}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Raynard Edwards
  | votes = 294
  | percentage = 4.80}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 6,132
  | percentage = 100.00}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = [[Guillermo Linares]]
  | votes = 4,901
  | percentage = 84.79}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Conservative Party of New York State
  | candidate = Apolinar Trinidad
  | votes = 460
  | percentage = 7.96}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Liberal Party of New York
  | candidate = Adriano Espaillat
  | votes = 419
  | percentage = 7.25}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 5,780
  | percentage = 100.00}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
  | winner = Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}

===New York State Assembly===
{{Election box open primary begin no change
  | title = 1996 [[New York State Assembly]] District 72 election<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=122229|title=1996 NY Assembly 72 - D Primary|website=ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=21 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=122049|title=1996 NY Assembly 72|website=ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=21 April 2021}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Adriano Espaillat
  | votes = 3,604
  | percentage = 52.95}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = [[John Brian Murtaugh]] ([[incumbent]])
  | votes = 3,203
  | percentage = 47.05}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 6,807
  | percentage = 100.00}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Adriano Espaillat
  | votes = 15,098
  | percentage = 81.01}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Liberal Party of New York
  | candidate = [[John Brian Murtaugh]] ([[incumbent]])
  | votes = 2,216
  | percentage = 11.89}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Republican Party (United States)
  | candidate = Hector Ramirez
  | votes = 1,174
  | percentage = 6.30}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Independence Party of New York
  | candidate = Theo Maltas
  | votes = 150
  | percentage = 0.81}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 18,638
  | percentage = 100.00}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
  | winner = Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box open primary begin no change
  | title = 1998 [[New York State Assembly]] District 72 election<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=543572|title=1998 NY Assembly 72 - D Primary|website=ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=21 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=114108|title=1998 NY Assembly 72|website=ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=21 April 2021}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Adriano Espaillat ([[incumbent]])
  | votes = 4,323
  | percentage = 64.66}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Isabel Evangelista
  | votes = 2,363
  | percentage = 35.34}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 6,686
  | percentage = 100.00}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Adriano Espaillat ([[incumbent]])
  | votes = 12,387
  | percentage = 92.16}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Republican Party (United States)
  | candidate = Faisal M. Sipra
  | votes = 793
  | percentage = 5.90}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Independence Party of New York
  | candidate = Elizabeth Elliotte
  | votes = 261
  | percentage = 1.94}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 13,441
  | percentage = 100.00}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
  | winner = Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box open primary begin no change
  | title = 2000 [[New York State Assembly]] District 72 election<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=88815|title=2000 NY Assembly 72|website=ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=21 April 2021}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Adriano Espaillat ([[incumbent]])
  | votes = 20,724
  | percentage = 92.05}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Republican Party (United States)
  | candidate = Nilda Luz Rexach
  | votes = 1,610
  | percentage = 7.15}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Conservative Party of New York State
  | candidate = David J. Brache
  | votes = 179
  | percentage = 0.80}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 22,513
  | percentage = 100.00}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
  | winner = Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box open primary begin no change
  | title = 2002 [[New York State Assembly]] District 72 election<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=127024|title=2002 NY Assembly 72 - D Primary|website=ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=21 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6409|title=2002 NY Assembly 72|website=ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=21 April 2021}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Adriano Espaillat ([[incumbent]])
  | votes = 5,652
  | percentage = 79.85}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Rubén Dario Vargas
  | votes = 1,426
  | percentage = 20.15}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 7,078
  | percentage = 100.00}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Adriano Espaillat ([[incumbent]])
  | votes = 8,820
  | percentage = 85.03}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Republican Party (United States)
  | candidate = Nilda Luz Rexach
  | votes = 1,320
  | percentage = 12.73}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Independence Party of New York
  | candidate = Jose Reyes
  | votes = 233
  | percentage = 2.25}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 10,373
  | percentage = 100.00}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
  | winner = Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box open primary begin no change
  | title = 2004 [[New York State Assembly]] District 72 election<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=116448|title=2004 NY Assembly 72|website=ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=21 April 2021}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Adriano Espaillat ([[incumbent]])
  | votes = 22,230
  | percentage = 91.85}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Republican Party (United States)
  | candidate = Martin Chicon
  | votes = 1,973
  | percentage = 8.15}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 24,203
  | percentage = 100.00}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
  | winner = Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box open primary begin no change
  | title = 2006 [[New York State Assembly]] District 72 election<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=311598|title=2006 NY Assembly 72 - D Primary|website=ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=21 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=311596|title=2006 NY Assembly 72|website=ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=21 April 2021}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Adriano Espaillat ([[incumbent]])
  | votes = 3,975
  | percentage = 68.15}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Francesca Castellanos
  | votes = 1,156
  | percentage = 19.82}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Miguel Estrella
  | votes = 702
  | percentage = 12.04}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 5,833
  | percentage = 100.00}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Adriano Espaillat ([[incumbent]])
  | votes = 14,176
  | percentage = 90.02}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Republican Party (United States)
  | candidate = Martin Chicon
  | votes = 1,109
  | percentage = 7.04}}
{{Election box candidate no change
  | party = Coalition
  | candidate = Francesca Castellanos
  | votes = 463
  | percentage = 2.94}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 15,748
  | percentage = 100.00}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
  | winner = Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box open primary begin no change
  | title = 2008 [[New York State Assembly]] District 72 election<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=463718|title=2008 NY Assembly 72 - D Primary|website=ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=21 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=480431|title=2008 NY Assembly 72|website=ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=21 April 2021}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Adriano Espaillat ([[incumbent]])
  | votes = 4,542
  | percentage = 54.06}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = [[Miguel Martinez (politician)|Miguel Martinez]]
  | votes = 3,860
  | percentage = 45.94}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 8,402
  | percentage = 100.00}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Adriano Espaillat ([[incumbent]])
  | votes = 26,712
  | percentage = 94.15}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Republican Party (United States)
  | candidate = Bill Buran
  | votes = 1,661
  | percentage = 5.85}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 28,373
  | percentage = 100.00}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
  | winner = Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}

===New York State Senate===
{{Election box open primary begin no change
  | title = 2010 [[New York State Senate]] District 31 election<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=624936|title=2010 NY State Senate 31 - D Primary|website=ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=21 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=692569|title=2010 NY State Senate 31|website=ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=21 April 2021}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Adriano Espaillat
  | votes = 13,499
  | percentage = 52.57}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = [[Mark Levine (New York politician)|Mark Levine]]
  | votes = 9,696
  | percentage = 37.76}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Anna R. Lewis
  | votes = 1,942
  | percentage = 7.56}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Miosotis Munoz
  | votes = 541
  | percentage = 2.11}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 25,678
  | percentage = 100.00}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Adriano Espaillat
  | votes = 50,007
  | percentage = 83.88}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Republican Party (United States)
  | candidate = Stylo A. Sapaskis
  | votes = 6,388
  | percentage = 10.72}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Green Party of the United States
  | candidate = Ann J. Roos
  | votes = 2,158
  | percentage = 3.62}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Conservative Party of New York State
  | candidate = Raphael M. Klapper
  | votes = 964
  | percentage = 1.62}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = independent (politician)
  | candidate = [[Mark Levine (New York politician)|Mark Levine]] ([[write-in]])
  | votes = 59
  | percentage = 0.10}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
  | votes = 44
  | percentage = 0.07}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 59,620
  | percentage = 100.00}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
  | winner = Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box open primary begin no change
  | title = 2012 [[New York State Senate]] District 31 election<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=773870|title=2012 NY State Senate 31 - D Primary|website=ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=21 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=774178|title=2012 NY State Senate 31|website=ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=21 April 2021}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Adriano Espaillat ([[incumbent]])
  | votes = 11,138
  | percentage = 61.29}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = [[Guillermo Linares]]
  | votes = 6,927
  | percentage = 38.12}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
  | votes = 107
  | percentage = 0.59}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 18,172
  | percentage = 100.00}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Adriano Espaillat ([[incumbent]])
  | votes = 84,944
  | percentage = 91.11}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Republican Party (United States)
  | candidate = Martin Chicon
  | votes = 8,184
  | percentage = 8.78}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
  | votes = 106
  | percentage = 0.11}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 93,234
  | percentage = 100.00}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
  | winner = Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box open primary begin no change
  | title = 2014 [[New York State Senate]] District 31 election<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=792529|title=2014 NY State Senate 31 - D Primary|website=ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=21 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=793134|title=2014 NY State Senate 31|website=ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=21 April 2021}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Adriano Espaillat ([[incumbent]])
  | votes = 10,439
  | percentage = 49.89}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = [[Robert Jackson (New York politician)|Robert Jackson]]
  | votes = 9,019
  | percentage = 43.10}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Luis M. Tejada
  | votes = 1,466
  | percentage = 7.01}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 20,924
  | percentage = 100.00}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Adriano Espaillat ([[incumbent]])
  | votes = 37,089
  | percentage = 99.19}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
  | votes = 301
  | percentage = 0.81}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 37,390
  | percentage = 100.00}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
  | winner = Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}

===U.S. House of Representatives===
{{Election box open primary begin no change
  | title = [[2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 13|2012 New York's 13th congressional district election]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=707649|title=2012 NY District 13 - D Primary|website=ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=21 April 2021}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = [[Charles Rangel]] ([[incumbent]])
  | votes = 19,187
  | percentage = 44.45}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Adriano Espaillat
  | votes = 18,101
  | percentage = 41.93}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Clyde Edward Williams Jr.
  | votes = 4,266
  | percentage = 9.88}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Joyce S. Johnson
  | votes = 1,018
  | percentage = 2.36}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = [[Craig Schley]]
  | votes = 598
  | percentage = 1.39}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 43,170
  | percentage = 100.00}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box open primary begin no change
  | title = [[2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 13|2014 New York's 13th congressional district election]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=796807|title=2014 NY District 13 - D Primary|website=ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=21 April 2021}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = [[Charles Rangel]] ([[incumbent]])
  | votes = 23,799
  | percentage = 47.76}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Adriano Espaillat
  | votes = 21,477
  | percentage = 43.10}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Michael A. Walrond Jr.
  | votes = 3,954
  | percentage = 7.94}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Yolanda Garcia
  | votes = 597
  | percentage = 1.20}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 49,827
  | percentage = 100.00}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box open primary begin no change
  | title = [[2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 13|2016 New York's 13th congressional district election]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=803968|title=2016 NY District 13 - D Primary|website=ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=21 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=807513|title=2016 NY District 13|website=ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=21 April 2021}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Adriano Espaillat
  | votes = 16,377
  | percentage = 35.87}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = [[Keith L. T. Wright]]
  | votes = 15,528
  | percentage = 34.01}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Clyde Edward Williams Jr.
  | votes = 5,003
  | percentage = 10.96}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = [[Adam Clayton Powell IV]]
  | votes = 2,986
  | percentage = 6.54}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = [[Guillermo Linares]]
  | votes = 2,504
  | percentage = 5.49}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = [[Suzan Johnson Cook]]
  | votes = 2,341
  | percentage = 5.13}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Michael Gallagher
  | votes = 435
  | percentage = 0.95}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = [[Sam Sloan]]
  | votes = 227
  | percentage = 0.50}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Yohanny Caceres
  | votes = 116
  | percentage = 0.25}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
  | votes = 138
  | percentage = 0.30}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 45,655
  | percentage = 100.00}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Adriano Espaillat
  | votes = 207,194
  | percentage = 88.64}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | candidate = ''Robert A. Evans Jr.''
  | party = Republican Party (United States)
  | votes = 13,129
  | percentage = 5.62}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | candidate = ''Robert A. Evans Jr.''
  | party = Independence Party of New York
  | votes = 2,960
  | percentage = 1.27}}
{{Election box candidate no change
  | candidate = Robert A. Evans Jr.
  | party = Total
  | votes = 16,089
  | percentage = 6.88}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Green Party of the United States
  | candidate = Daniel Vila Rivera
  | votes = 8,248
  | percentage = 3.53}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = independent (politician)
  | candidate = [[Scott L. Fenstermaker]]
  | votes = 1,877
  | percentage = 0.80}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
  | votes = 329
  | percentage = 0.14}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 233,737
  | percentage = 100.00}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
  | winner = Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change
  | title = [[2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 13|2018 New York's 13th congressional district election]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=832977|title=2018 NY District 13|website=ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=21 April 2021}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | candidate = ''Adriano Espaillat''
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | votes = 171,341
  | percentage = 89.85}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | candidate = ''Adriano Espaillat''
  | party = Working Families Party
  | votes = 8,694
  | percentage = 4.56}}
{{Election box winning candidate no change
  | candidate = Adriano Espaillat ([[incumbent]])
  | party = Total
  | votes = 180,035
  | percentage = 94.41}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | candidate = ''Jineea Butler''
  | party = Republican Party (United States)
  | votes = 9,535
  | percentage = 5.00}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | candidate = ''Jineea Butler''
  | party = Reform Party of New York State
  | votes = 733
  | percentage = 0.38}}
{{Election box candidate no change
  | candidate = Jineea Butler
  | party = Total
  | votes = 10,268
  | percentage = 5.38}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
  | votes = 385
  | percentage = 0.20}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 190,688
  | percentage = 100.00}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
  | winner = Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box open primary begin no change
  | title = [[2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 13|2020 New York's 13th congressional district election]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=873446|title=2020 NY District 13 - D Primary|website=ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=21 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=873484|title=2020 NY District 13|website=ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=21 April 2021}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Adriano Espaillat ([[incumbent]])
  | votes = 46,066
  | percentage = 58.94}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = James Felton Keith
  | votes = 19,799
  | percentage = 25.33}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Ramon Rodriguez
  | votes = 11,859
  | percentage = 15.17}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
  | votes = 434
  | percentage = 0.56}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 78,158
  | percentage = 100.00}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | candidate = ''Adriano Espaillat''
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | votes = 202,916
  | percentage = 79.46}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | candidate = ''Adriano Espaillat''
  | party = Working Families Party
  | votes = 28,925
  | percentage = 11.33}}
{{Election box winning candidate no change
  | candidate = Adriano Espaillat ([[incumbent]])
  | party = Total
  | votes = 231,841
  | percentage = 90.79}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Republican Party (United States)
  | candidate = Lovelynn "Love" Gwinn
  | votes = 19,829
  | percentage = 7.77}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Conservative Party of New York State
  | candidate = Christopher Morris-Perry
  | votes = 3,295
  | percentage = 1.29}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
  | votes = 405
  | percentage = 0.16}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 255,370
  | percentage = 100.00}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
  | winner = Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change
  | title = [[2022 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 13|2022 New York's 13th congressional district election]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.elections.ny.gov/contest/17|title=2022 NY District 13|publisher=[[New York State Board of Elections]]|date=8 November 2022}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | candidate = Adriano Espaillat ([[incumbent]])
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | votes = 116,589
  | percentage = 98.93}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
  | votes = 1,257
  | percentage = 1.07}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 117,846
  | percentage = 100.00}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
  | winner = Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change
  | title = [[2024 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District 13|2024 New York's 13th congressional district election]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.ny.gov/certified-november-5-2024-general-election-results-approved-12092024|title=2024 NY District 13|publisher=[[New York State Board of Elections]]|date=5 November 2024}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | candidate = Adriano Espaillat ([[incumbent]])
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | votes = 181,800
  | percentage = 83.02}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = ''Ruben Vargas''
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 32,071
| percentage = 14.65}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = ''Ruben Vargas''
| party = Conservative Party (New York)
| votes = 3,751
| percentage = 1.71}}
{{Election box candidate no change
| candidate = Ruben Vargas
| party = Total
| votes = 35,822
| percentage = 16.36}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
  | votes = 1,351
  | percentage = 0.62}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 218,973
  | percentage = 100.00}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
  | winner = Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
*[[List of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States Congress]]

==References==
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<ref name="Official bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.nysenate.gov/senator/adriano-espaillat/bio|title=Adriano Espaillat: Biography|publisher=[[New York State Senate]]|access-date=March 13, 2011}}</ref>
<ref name="New Members 2011">{{cite web|url=http://nycapitolnews.com/features/2011-01-06/2052.html |title=Legislative Preview: Meet The New Members |work=The Capitol |publisher=[[Manhattan Media]] |date=January 6, 2011 |access-date=March 13, 2011 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>}}

==External links==
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*[https://espaillat.house.gov Congressman Adriano Espaillat] official U.S. House website
*[https://www.adrianoespaillat.com/ Campaign website]
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