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").
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 Barcelo | PNP | Democratic |
| 1992 - 1993 | Antonio Colorado | PPD | Democratic |
| 1985 - 1992 | Jaime Fuster | PPD | Democratic |
| 1977 - 1985 | Baltasar Corrada del Río | PNP | Democratic |
| 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 |
See also
- List of United States Congressional districts
- Resident Commissioners from the Philippines
- In most other U.S. overseas teritories, a similar representatie position is styled Delegate.
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