Puerto Rico's at-large congressional district

Puerto Rico is represented by a non-voting resident commissioner in the United States House of Representatives. The current resident commissioner is Jenniffer González.

Puerto Rico's at-large congressional district
Resident Commissioner
  Jenniffer Gonzalez[lower-alpha 1]
RSan Juan
Area3,515 sq mi (9,100 km2)
Population (2019)3,193,694
Median income14,412
Ethnicity
Occupation

List of resident commissioners pre-Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Resident Commissioner Local Party National Party Dates Electoral history
District created: March 4, 1901

Federico Degetau y González
Republican Republican March 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1905
[data unknown/missing]
Retired.

Tulio Larrínaga
Union Party [data unknown/missing] March 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1911
[data unknown/missing]
Retired.

Luis Muñoz Rivera
Union Party [data unknown/missing] March 4, 1911 –
November 15, 1916
[data unknown/missing]
Died.
Vacant November 16, 1916 –
August 6, 1917
Special election July 16, 1917

Félix L. M. Córdova Dávila
Union Party [data unknown/missing] August 7, 1917 –
April 11, 1932
Appointed Puerto Rico Supreme Court justice
Vacant April 12, 1932 –
April 14, 1932
[data unknown/missing]

José Lorenzo Pesquera
Independent [data unknown/missing] April 15, 1932 –
March 3, 1933
[data unknown/missing]
Retired.

Santiago Iglesias Pantín
Socialist [data unknown/missing] March 4, 1933 –
December 5, 1939
[data unknown/missing]
Died.
Vacant December 5, 1939 –
December 26, 1939
[data unknown/missing]

Bolívar Pagán
Republican Union [data unknown/missing] December 26, 1939 –
January 3, 1945
[data unknown/missing]
Retired.

Jesús T. Piñero Jiménez
Popular Democratic Democratic January 3, 1945 –
September 2, 1946
[data unknown/missing]
Resigned to become Governor of Puerto Rico.

Resident commissioners under the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

   Popular Democratic Party (6)
   New Progressive Party (6)

US Party Affiliation

   Democratic Party (10)
   Republican Party (2)

Resident Commissioner Party Affiliation
within U.S. politics
Years Electoral history
1
Antonio Fernós-Isern
Popular Democratic Democratic September 11, 1946 –
January 3, 1965
Appointed to finish Piñero's term.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1960.
Retired.
2
Santiago Polanco Abreu
Popular Democratic Democratic January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1969
Elected in 1964.
Lost re-election.
3
Jorge Luis Córdova
New Progressive Democratic January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1973
Elected in 1968.
Lost re-election.
4
Jaime Benítez
Popular Democratic Democratic January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1977
Elected in 1972.
Lost re-election.
5
Baltasar Corrada del Río
New Progressive Democratic January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1985
Elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1980.
Retired to run for mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
6
Jaime Fuster
Popular Democratic Democratic January 3, 1985 –
March 3, 1992
Elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1988.
Resigned to become Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico.
7
Antonio Colorado
Popular Democratic Democratic March 4, 1992 –
January 3, 1993
Appointed to finish Fuster's term.
Lost re-election.
8
Carlos Romero Barceló
New Progressive Democratic January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2001
Elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1996.
Lost re-election.
9
Aníbal Acevedo Vilá
Popular Democratic Democratic January 3, 2001 –
January 3, 2005
Elected in 2000.
Retired to run for Governor of Puerto Rico.
10
Luis Fortuño
New Progressive Republican January 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2009
Elected in 2004.
Retired to run for Governor of Puerto Rico.
11
Pedro Pierluisi
New Progressive Democratic January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2017
Elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2012.
Retired to run for Governor of Puerto Rico.
12
Jenniffer Gonzalez
New Progressive Republican January 3, 2017 –
present
Elected in 2016.

References

  1. Gonzalez caucuses with the Republican Party.


    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.