[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 214 (Thursday, December 18, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1227]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING GARY ACOSTA

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                            HON. JUAN VARGAS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 18, 2025

  Mr. VARGAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Gary Acosta for his 
many contributions to our community.
  Gary is an entrepreneur, investor, and advocate for the Latino 
community, and the co-founder and CEO of the National Association of 
Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP), whose mission is to 
advance sustainable Hispanic homeownership.
  Under Gary's leadership, NAHREP has grown to be the largest Latino 
business organization in the Nation with more than 58,000 members and 
100 local chapters, and created the Hispanic Wealth Project, a non-
profit committed to increasing household wealth in the Latino 
community.
  Gary is a founding partner of L'ATTITUDE Ventures, the largest 
venture capital fund in the Nation that invests exclusively in Latino-
led startups and has also launched and led several companies in real 
estate, mortgage, and technology.
  Additionally, Gary founded both AVANCE Sports and the National 
Hispanic Construction Alliance (NHCA), business organizations focused 
on advancing the professional and economic mobility of Latinos in these 
industries.
  Gary has been recognized by REALTOR as one of the 25 Most Influential 
People in Real Estate and by Latino Leaders Magazine as one of the 101 
Most Influential Latinos in America.
  Gary originally studied chemistry at the University of California, 
San Diego and Pomona College, worked at the Scripps Institute of 
Oceanography in San Diego, and became a junior underwriter at a 
community bank, where he learned firsthand about real estate and 
finance.
  I am glad to recognize Gary for his countless accomplishments and 
commend him for his exemplary efforts as one of the most influential 
Latino leaders in the country.

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