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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is the first Hispanic woman and the first Cuban-American to be elected to U.S. Congress. She was first elected to office in 1982 as a state legislator. After serving four years in the Florida House of Representatives, she served four years in the Florida Senate. As a teacher and business-woman, she maintains her Florida teaching certification.