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Puerto Rico's at-large congressional district |
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Resident Commissioner | |
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Area | 3,515 sq mi (9,100 km2) |
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Population (2000) | 3,808,610 |
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Median household income | 14,412 |
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Occupation | |
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Puerto Rico is represented by a non-voting Resident Commissioner in the United States House of Representatives. The current Resident Commissioner is Jenniffer González.
Resident Commissioners Pre-Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Resident Commissioner
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Local Party
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National Party
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Dates
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Notes
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District created: March 4, 1901
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Federico Degetau y González
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Republican
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Republican
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March 4, 1901 - March 3, 1905
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Declined to run
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Tulio Larrínaga
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Union Party
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March 4, 1905 - March 3, 1911
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Declined to run
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Luis Muñoz Rivera
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Union Party
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March 4, 1911 - November 15, 1916
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Died
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Vacant
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November 16, 1916 - August 6, 1917
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Special election July 16, 1917
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Félix L. M. Córdova Dávila
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Union Party
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August 7, 1917 - April 11, 1932
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Appointed Puerto Rico Supreme Court justice
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Vacant
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April 12, 1932 - April 14, 1932
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José Lorenzo Pesquera
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Independent
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April 15, 1932 - March 3, 1933
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Declined to run
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Santiago Iglesias Pantín
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Socialist
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March 4, 1933 - December 5, 1939
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Died
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Vacant
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December 5, 1939 - December 26, 1939
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Bolívar Pagán
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Republican Union
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December 26, 1939 - January 3, 1945
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Declined to run
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Jesús T. Piñero Jiménez
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Popular Democratic
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Democratic
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January 3, 1945 - September 2, 1946
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Appointed Governor of Puerto Rico
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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)
№
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Portrait
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Name (Birth–Death)
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Took office
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Left office
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Party
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Affiliation within U.S. politics
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Note
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Antonio Fernós Isern (1895–1974)
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September 11, 1946
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January 3, 1965
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Popular Democratic Party
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Democrat
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Declined to run
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style="background-color:Template:Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)/meta/color; color:white;"| 2
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Santiago Polanco Abreu (1920–1988)
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January 3, 1965
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January 3, 1969
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Popular Democratic Party
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Democrat
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Defeated
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style="background-color:Template:New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico/meta/color; color:white;"| 3
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Jorge L. Córdova Díaz (1907–1994)
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January 3, 1969
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January 3, 1973
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New Progressive Party
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Democrat
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Defeated
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style="background-color:Template:Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)/meta/color; color:white;"| 4
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Jaime Benítez (1908–2001)
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January 3, 1973
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January 3, 1977
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Popular Democratic Party
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Democrat
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Defeated
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style="background-color:Template:New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico/meta/color; color:white;"| 5
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Baltasar Corrada del Río (1935-)
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January 3, 1977
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January 3, 1985
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New Progressive Party
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Democrat
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Elected mayor of San Juan, PR
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style="background-color:Template:Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)/meta/color; color:white;"| 6
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Jaime B. Fuster Berlingeri (1941–2007)
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January 3, 1985
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March 4, 1992
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Popular Democratic Party
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Democrat
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Appointed Puerto Rico Supreme Court justice
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style="background-color:Template:Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)/meta/color; color:white;"| 7
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Antonio J. Colorado Laguna (1939-)
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March 4, 1992
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January 3, 1993
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Popular Democratic Party
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Democrat
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Defeated
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style="background-color:Template:New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico/meta/color; color:white;"| 8
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Carlos A. Romero Barceló (1932-)
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January 3, 1993
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January 3, 2001
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New Progressive Party
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Democrat
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Defeated
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style="background-color:Template:Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)/meta/color; color:white;"| 9
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Aníbal S. Acevedo Vilá (1962-)
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January 3, 2001
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January 3, 2005
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Popular Democratic Party
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Democrat
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Elected Governor of Puerto Rico
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style="background-color:Template:New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico/meta/color; color:white;"| 10
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Luis G. Fortuño Burset (1960-)
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January 3, 2005
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January 3, 2009
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New Progressive Party
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Republican
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Elected Governor of Puerto Rico
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style="background-color:Template:New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico/meta/color; color:white;"| 11
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Pedro R. Pierluisi Urrutia (1959-)
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January 3, 2009
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January 3, 2017
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New Progressive Party
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Democrat
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Retired in 2016 to run for Governor of Puerto Rico
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style="background-color:Template:New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico/meta/color; color:white;"| 12
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Jenniffer A. González Colón (1976-)
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January 3, 2017
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Present
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New Progressive Party
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Republican
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References