Nydia Velazquez net worth and salary: Nydia Velazquez is a Politician who has a net worth of $3 million. Nydia Velazquez was born in in March 28, 1953. In 1993, this Democratic Party politician was elected to the United States House of Representatives for New York's twelfth district. She served in this capacity for twenty years and, in 2013, was re-elected to Congress as a representative of her state's seventh district.
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💰Nydia Velazquez Net worth: $3 million (Updated at 15 March 2019)

About

In 1993, this Democratic Party politician was elected to the United States House of Representatives for New York's twelfth district. She served in this capacity for twenty years and, in 2013, was re-elected to Congress as a representative of her state's seventh district.

Before Fame

After graduating in her mid teens from the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, she earned her master's degree in political science from New York University. In 1983, she began her political career as a member of the New York City Council.

Trivia

The first Puerto Rican female member of the U.S. House of Representatives, she chaired the Congressional Hispanic Caucus for several years.

Family Life

The children of a sugar cane farmer and political activist, she and her eight siblings grew up in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. After settling in the United States, she married Paul Bader.