Senate of the Dominican Republic
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The Senate (Senado) is the upper house of the Dominican Republic's bicameral National Congress. The lower house is the Chamber of Deputies.
It currently comprises 32 senators who are elected for four-year terms. The 31 provinces and the National District each return one senator. Until 2010, congressional elections were held in even numbered years not divisible by four. The next election is scheduled to be held in May 2016 to match with the presidential election, when the entire Chamber and Senate are replaced. There are no term limits for senators.
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Latest election [edit]
Senators elected in the May 2010 elections.
| Senator | Electoral List | Party | Province |
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| REINALDO DE LAS MERCEDES PARED PEREZ | PLD | PLD | D.N. |
| AMABLE ARISTY CASTRO | PRSC | PRSC | La Altagracia |
| RAFAEL PORFIRIO CALDERON MARTINEZ | PLD | PLD | Azua |
| MANUEL ANTONIO PAULA | PLD | PLD | Bahoruco |
| EDIS FERNANDO MATEO VASQUEZ | PLD | PLD | Barahona |
| ROSA SONIA MATEO ESPINOSA | PLD | PLD | Dajabon |
| AMILCAR JESUS ROMERO PORTUONDO | PLD | PLD | Duarte |
| MANUEL RAMON ANTONIO JACOBO REYES | PLD | PLD | El Seibo |
| ADRIANO DE JESUS SANCHEZ ROA | PLD | PRSC | Elías Piña |
| JOSE RAFAEL VARGAS PANTALEON | PLD | PLD | Espaillat |
| RUBEN DARIO CRUZ UBIERA | PLD | PLD | Hato Mayor |
| JUAN OLANDO MERCEDES SENA | PLD | PLD | Independencia |
| AMARILIS SANTANA CEDANO DE MARTINEZ | PLD | PLD | La Romana |
| EUCLIDES RAFAEL SANCHEZ TAVAREZ | PLD | PLD | La Vega |
| ARISTIDES VICTORIA YEB | PLD | PLD | Maria Trinidad Sanchez |
| FELIX MARIA NOVA PAULINO | PLD | PLD | Monseñor Nouel |
| HEINZ SIEGFRIED VIELUF CABRERA | PLD | PLD | Monte Cristi |
| CHARLES NOEL MARIOTTY TAPIA | PLD | PLD | Monte Plata |
| DIONIS ALFONSO SANCHEZ CARRASCO | PLD | PLD | Pedernales |
| WILTON BIENVENIDO GUERRERO DUME | PLD | PLD | Peravia |
| FRANCIS EMILIO VARGAS FRANCISCO | PLD | PLD | Puerto Plata |
| LUIS RENE CANAAN ROJAS | PLD | PLD | Hermanas Mirabal |
| PRIM PUJALS NOLASCO | PLD | PRSC | Samana |
| TOMMY ALBERTO GALAN GRULLON | PLD | PLD | San Cristobal |
| FELIX RAMON BAUTISTA ROSARIO | PLD | PLD | San Juan |
| JOSE MARIA SOSA VASQUEZ | PLD | PLD | San Pedro de Macorís |
| FELIX MARIA VASQUEZ ESPINAL | PLD | PRSC | Sanchez Ramirez |
| JULIO CESAR VALENTIN JIMINIAN | PLD | PLD | Santiago |
| ANTONIO DE JESUS CRUZ TORRES | PLD | PLD | Santiago Rodriguez |
| MANUEL DE JESUS GUICHARDO VARGAS | PLD | PLD | Valverde |
| CARLOS ANTONIO CASTILLO ALMONTE | PLD | PLD | San Jose de Ocoa |
| CRISTINA ALTAGRACIA LIZARDO MEZQUIZ | PLD | PLD | Santo Domingo |
Party strengths in the Senate [edit]
The following table shows the composition of the Senate at the start of the most recent legislative periods.
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