Gutiérrez, Luis V. (Luis Vicente), 1953-

Luis Vicente Gutiérrez (born December 10, 1953) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Part, he notably served as the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 4th congressional district from 1993 to 2019.

Born and raised in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood, Gutiérrez moved with his parents to their hometown of San Sebastián, Puerto Rico after his freshman year of high school, learning to speak Spanish there. In 1974, Gutiérrez returned to Chicago and enrolled at Northeastern Illinois University, becoming involved in student activism and social justice issues there, writing for the student publication Que Ondee Sola and serving as the president of the Union for Puerto Rican Students. After briefly returning to Puerto Rico to marry, he worked in Chicago as a taxi cab driver, teacher, and child abuse caseworker. After unsuccessfully challenging incumbent Dan Rostenkowski for Democratic committeeman in Chicago's 32nd ward, he was appointed to the position of deputy superintendent in the Department of Streets and Sanitation by Chicago Mayor Harold Washington.

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