Ms. Velázquez, 72, a 16-term congresswoman, said it was time for a new generation of Democrats to step forward. By Maya King Representative Nydia M. Velázquez, a Democratic trailblazer who was the ...

Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) is retiring from Congress at the end of her term after serving for over three decades in the House. Velázquez, the first Puerto Rican woman elected to Congress, announced ...

New York Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D) is stepping down after more than a dozen terms. “For more than three decades, I have had the privilege of a lifetime serving the people of New York City in the United ...

Democrat Nydia Velázquez will not seek reelection next year after 34 years in Congress, saying, “the time is right for me to move on and for a new generation of leaders to step forward.” Velázquez, 72 ...

Rep. Nydia Velázquez knew it was time to retire when Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral race. “What I saw during that election was that so many young people were hungry for a change and that ...

Rep. Nydia Velázquez announced Thursday evening that she will not seek re-election in 2026, marking the end of a historic 16-term career in Congress. “Serving the people of New York City for over ...

Democratic Rep. Nydia Velázquez of New York — the first Puerto Rican woman ever elected to Congress — announced she will not seek re-election next year after more than three decades in office. "For ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Democratic New York Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez will not seek reelection next year, becoming the latest long-time House member to step down ...

As Rep. Nydia Velázquez, the Puerto Rican progressive pioneer nicknamed “La Luchadora” for her willingness to fight for her community, exits her historic 16-term seat, her Thursday retirement ...

Rep. Nydia Velázquez, whose congressional district covers parts of Brooklyn and Queens — including Long Island City, Astoria, Ridgewood, Bushwick, Williamsburg and East New York — has announced she ...

Having marked in August one year since its founding, fledgling OnWord Theatre is winding up 2025 with its second fully staged production, the West Coast premiere of Dael Orlandersmith’s one-person ...

Democrat Stacey Plaskett appeared to text with Jeffrey Epstein during a 2019 Michael Cohen testimony before the House Oversight Committee on Cohen's former boss, Donald Trump. The Washington Post ...