| Source | WLS AM |
|---|---|
| Original Load Date | Nov. 21, 2025, 4:01 a.m. |
| Last Updated | Nov. 21, 2025, 4:01 a.m. |
| Original URL | https://www.wlsam.com/2025/11/20/rep-velazquez-announces-retirement/ |
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, D-N.Y., the first Puerto Rican woman elected to Congress,
announced Thursday she will not run for reelection.
The 72-year-old was first elected to Congress in 1992.
Velázquez told The New York Times that her party’s desire for generational
change was one of the reasons she wa...