15th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico
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The 15th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico meets from January 2, 2005, to January 1, 2009. All members of the House of Representatives and the Senate were elected in the General Elections of 2004. The House and the Senate both have a majority of members from the New Progressive Party. It is the first time in Puerto Rican history in which the majority of the Assembly is from a different party than of the Governor of Puerto Rico.
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[edit] Major legislation
None so far.
[edit] Senate leadership
| Office | Senator | Party | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Kenneth McClintock | PNP | Elected as a Senator At-Large |
| Majority Leader | Margarita Nolasco | PNP | District Num. VI (District 26-30) Guayama |
| Minority Leader | Jose Luis Dalmau | PPD | Elected as a Senator At-Large |
| Minority Leader | Maria de Lourdes Santiago | PIP | Elected as a Senator At-Large |
[edit] House leadership
| Office | Representative | Party | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker of the House | Jose Aponte | PNP | Elected as a Representative At-Large |
| Majority Leader | Iris Miriam Ruiz | PNP | Elected as a Representative At-Large |
| Minority Leader | Hector Ferrer | PPD | Elected as a Representative At-Large |
| Minority Leader | Victor Garcia San Inocencio | PIP | Elected as a Representative At-Large |
[edit] Members
Members of the 15th Legislative Assembly as of June 2005:
[edit] Senate
There are 17 PNP, 9 PPD, and 1 PIP in the higher chamber of the 15th Legislative Assembly
| Senator | Party | District |
|---|---|---|
| Modesto Agosto Alicea | PPD | District Num. V (District 21-25) Ponce |
| Lucy Arce | PNP | Senator At-Large |
| Roberto Arango | PNP | District Num. I (District 1-5) San Juan |
| Eudaldo Baez Galib | PPD | Senator At-Large |
| Norma Burgos | PNP | Senator At-Large |
| Jose Luis Dalmau | PPD | District Num. VII (District 31-35) Humacao |
| Jorge de Castro Font | PNP | Senator At-Large |
| Carlos Díaz | PNP | District Num. I (District 1-5) San Juan |
| Antonio Faz Alzamora | PPD | Senator At-Large |
| Jose Garriga Pico | PNP | Senator At-Large |
| Sila Maria Gonzalez Calderon | PPD | Senator At-Large |
| Jose Gonzalez Velazquez | PNP | District Num. III (District 11-15) Arecibo |
| Juan Hernandez Mayoral | PPD | Senator At-Large |
| Sixto Hernandez Serrano | PPD | District Num. VII (District 31-35) Humacao |
| Hector Martinez | PNP | District Num. VII (District 36-40) Carolina |
| Kenneth McClintock | PNP | Senator At-Large |
| Luis Daniel Muñiz | PNP | District Num. IV (District 16-20) Mayaguez |
| Margarita Nolasco | PNP | District Num. VI (District 26-30) Guayama |
| Carlos Pagan | PNP | District Num. IV (District 16-20) Mayaguez |
| Orlando Parga | PNP | Senator At-Large |
| Migdalia Padilla | PNP | District Num. II (District 6-10) Bayamón |
| Bruno Ramos | PPD | District Num. V (District 21-25) Ponce |
| Carmelo Rios | PNP | District Num. II (District 6-10) Bayamón |
| Pedro Rossello | PNP | District Num. II (District 11-15) Arecibo |
| Maria de Lourdes Santiago | PIP | Senator At-Large |
| Lornna Soto | PNP | District Num. VII (District 36-40) Carolina |
| Cirilio Tirado | PPD | District Num. VI (District 26-30) Guayama |
[edit] House of Representatives (incomplete)
| Representative | Party | District |
|---|---|---|
| Francisco Gonzalez | PNP | District Num. 1 San Juan |
| Luis R. Torres | PPD | District Num. 2 San Juan |
| Albita Rivera | PNP | District Num. 3 San Juan |
| Liza Fernandez | PNP | District Num. 4 San Juan |
| Jorge Navarro | PNP | District Num. 5 San Juan |
| Angel A. Perez | PNP | District Num. 6 |
| Luis Perez | PNP | District Num. 7 |
| Antonio Silva | PNP | District Num. 8 |
| Nelson Del Valle | PNP | District Num. 9 |
| Bernardo Marquez | PNP | District Num. 10 |
| Jose Javier Garcia | PPD | District Num. 11 |
| Hector A. Torres | PNP | District Num. 12 |
| Gabriel Rodríguez | PNP | District Num. 13 |
| Carlos Molina | PNP | District Num. 14 |
| Jose E. Concepción | PNP | District Num. 15 |
| Sergio Ortiz | PPD | District Num. 16 |
| Jorge L. Rivera | PNP | District Num. 17 |
| Julio C. Roman | PNP | District Num. 18 |
| Carlos M. Hernandez | PPD | District Num. 19 |
| Norman Ramirez | PNP | District Num. 20 |
| Lydia Mendez | PPD | District Num. 21 |
| Javier A. Rivera | PNP | District Num. 22 |
| Rafael A. Garcia | PPD | District Num. 23 |
| Roberto Cruz | PPD | District Num. 24 |
| Ramon A. Reyes | PPD | District Num. 25 |
| Jose L. Jimenez | PNP | District Num. 26 |
| Carmen I. Gonzalez | PPD | District Num. 27 |
| Rafael Rivera | PNP | District Num. 28 |
| Pedro I. Cintron | PNP | District Num. 29 |
| Jorge L. Ramos | PNP | District Num. 30 |
| Sylvia Rodríguez | PPD | District Num. 31 |
| Jose M. Varela | PNP | District Num. 32 |
| Angel R. Peña | PNP | District Num. 33 |
| Cristóbal Colon | PNP | District Num. 34 |
| Joel Rosario | PPD | District Num. 35 |
| Carlos Mendez | PNP | District Num. 36 |
| Angel Bulerín | PNP | District Num. 37 |
| Pedro A. Rodríguez | PPD | District Num. 38 |
| Roberto Rivera | PPD | District Num. 39 |
| Epifanio Jiménez | PNP | District Num. 40 |
| Jose F. Aponte | PNP | Representative At-Large |
| Iris M. Ruiz | PNP | Representative At-Large |
| Maria de Lourdes Ramos | PNP | Representative At-Large |
| Jennifer A. González | PNP | Representative At-Large |
| Jose Chico | PNP | Representative At-Large |
| Rolando Crespo | PNP | Representative At-Large |
| Héctor Ferrer | PPD | Representative At-Large |
| Carlos Vizcarrondo | PPD | Representative At-Large |
| Ferdinand Pérez | PPD | Representative At-Large |
| Jorge Colberg | PPD | Representative At-Large |
| Victor Garcia | PIP | Representative At-Large |
[edit] Changes in membership of the 15th Legislative Assembly
- June 6, 2005: Margarita Nolasco substitutes Jorge de Castro Font as Majority Leader of the Senate.
[edit] Notes
This is not the first time that the majority of the Legislature has been of a party different from the governor. In 1969-1972, the NPP controlled the House, the PDP controlled the Senate and the Governor was the late Luis A. Ferré (NPP). Between 1981 and 1984 the Governor was Carlos Romero Barcelo (NPP) and the Senate, and the House from 1982 to 1984 were controlled by the PDP.
