Official portrait of Nydia M. Velázquez
U.S. House

Nydia M. Velázquez

U.S. Representative for New York’s 7th District

Party
Democrat
In office since
January 5, 1993
Current term ends
January 3, 2027
Next election
November 2026
2026 election

Not an active 2026 candidate in FEC filings

This seat is on the November 3, 2026 ballot, but FEC records do not list Velázquez as an active candidate who has raised money this cycle. Members who are retiring, or whose campaigns have not reported to the FEC, don’t appear in these records.

Committee assignments2
  • House Committee on Small BusinessRanking Member
  • House Committee on Financial Services
    • Housing and Insurance
    • Financial Institutions
Contact
Washington office
2302 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-3207

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Sources. Office, committee and contact records from the public congress-legislators dataset; portrait from the Government Publishing Office; 2026 fundraising totals from the Federal Election Commission. Updated September 24, 2026.

More on Velázquez: Congress.gov · FEC filings · Ballotpedia · Wikipedia · GovTrack