AdvertisementFirst Latina Elected To Congress Retires With A Warning To RepublicansDecember 14, 2018Peter GranitzfacebookEmailRep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., is retiring at the end of this year after three decades in the House. The first Latina elected to Congress, she is leaving with a warning for her party about the need to reach out to more women and minority voters. (NPR)