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Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico

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The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico is a nonvoting member of the United States House of Representatives elected by the voters of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico every four years.

The Commissioner is allowed to serve on congressional committees, and functions in every respect as a Representative except being denied a vote on the final disposal of legislation (a "floor vote").

[edit] List of Resident Commissioners

This is a complete list of Current and Former Resident Commissioners of Puerto Rico:

Year(s) served Name Puerto Rican Party United States Party
2005 - present Luis Fortuño PNP Republican
2001 - 2005 Aníbal Acevedo-Vilá PPD Democratic
1993 - 2001 Carlos Romero Barceló PNP Democratic
1992 - 1993 Antonio Colorado PPD Democratic
1985 - 1992 Jaime Fuster PPD Democratic
1977 - 1985 Baltasar Corrada del Río PNP Republican & Democratic (in different periods)
1973 - 1977 Jaime Benitez PPD Democratic
1969 - 1973 Jorge Luis Córdova Díaz PNP Republican
1965 - 1969 Santiago Polanco Abreu PPD
1946 - 1965 Antonio Fernós Isern PPD
1945 - 1946 Jesús T. Piñero PPD
1939 - 1945 Bolívar Pagán Coalitionist
1933 - 1939 Santiago Iglesias Pantín Coalitionist
1932 - 1933 José Lorenzo Pesquera Nonpartisan
1917 - 1932 Felix Cordova Davila Unionist
1911 - 1916 Luis Muñoz Rivera Unionist
1905 - 1911 Tulio Larrinaga Unionist
1901 - 1905 Federico Degetau Republican


Puerto Rico's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators: None (territory of the USA with commonwealth status)

Representative(s): Luis Fortuño (Resident Commissioner) (R)

All delegations: Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming — American Samoa • District of Columbia • Guam • Puerto Rico • U.S. Virgin Islands

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Lists of United States congressional delegations (lists of House members, lists of Senators)
Alabama (H S) • Alaska (H S) • Arizona (H S) • Arkansas (H S) • California (H S) • Colorado (H S) • Connecticut (H S) • Delaware (H S) • Florida (H S) • Georgia (H S) • Hawaii (H S) • Idaho (H S) • Illinois (H S) • Indiana (H S) • Iowa (H S) • Kansas (H S) • Kentucky (H S) • Louisiana (H S) • Maine (H S) • Maryland (H S) • Massachusetts (H S) • Michigan (H S) • Minnesota (H S) • Mississippi (H S) • Missouri (H S) • Montana (H S) • Nebraska (H S) • Nevada (H S) • New Hampshire (H S) • New Jersey (H S) • New Mexico (H S) • New York (H S) • North Carolina (H S) • North Dakota (H S) • Ohio (H S) • Oklahoma (H S) • Oregon (H S) • Pennsylvania (H S) • Rhode Island (H S) • South Carolina (H S) • South Dakota (H S) • Tennessee (H S) • Texas (H S) • Utah (H S) • Vermont (H S) • Virginia (H S) • Washington (H S) • West Virginia (H S) • Wisconsin (H S) • Wyoming (H S)
American Samoa • District of Columbia • Guam • Puerto Rico • Virgin Islands

(Obsolete: Dakota Territory • Northwest Territory • Orleans Territory • Philippines)

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