Puerto Rico's At-large congressional district

Puerto Rico's At-large congressional district
Current Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi (D–San Juan)
Area 3,515 mi²
Population (2000) 3,808,610
Median income $14,412
Ethnicity 80.5% White, 8.5% Black, 0.2% Asian, 98.8% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American, 6.8% other
Occupation 20.5% blue collar, 67.9% white collar, 11.6% gray collar

Puerto Rico is represented by a non-voting Resident Commissioner in the United States House of Representatives. The current Resident Commissioner is Pedro Pierluisi.

List of Resident Commissioners

Representative Lived Party Time Served Notes
District created: March 4, 1901
Federico Degetau y González (1862-1914) Republican March 4, 1901 - March 3, 1905 Declined to run
Tulio Larrinaga (1847-1917) Union Party March 4, 1905 - March 3, 1911 Declined to run
Luis Muñoz Rivera (1859-1916) Union Party March 4, 1911 - November 15, 1916 Died
Vacant November 16, 1916 - August 6, 1917 Special election July 16, 1917
Félix L. M. Córdova Dávila (1878-1938) Union Party August 7, 1917 - April 11, 1932 Appointed Puerto Rico Supreme Court justice
Vacant April 12, 1932 - April 14, 1932
José Lorenzo Pesquera (1882-1950) Independent April 15, 1932 - March 3, 1933 Declined to run
Santiago Iglesias Pantín (1872-1939) Republican March 4, 1935 - December 5, 1939 Died
Vacant December 5, 1939 - December 26, 1939
Bolívar Pagán (1897-1961) Republican December 26, 1939 - January 3, 1945 Declined to run
Jesús T. Piñero Jiménez (1897-1952) Democratic January 3, 1945 - September 2, 1946 Appointed Governor of Puerto Rico
Vacant September 2, 1946 - September 11, 1946
Antonio Fernós Isern (1895-1974) Democratic September 11, 1946 - January 3, 1965 Declined to run
Santiago Polanco Abreu (1920-1988) Democratic January 3, 1965 - January 3, 1969 Defeated
Jorge L. Córdova Díaz (1907-1994) Republican January 3, 1969 - January 3, 1973 Defeated
Jaime Benítez (1908-2001) Democratic January 3, 1973 - January 3, 1977 Defeated
Baltasar Corrada del Río (b. 1935) Democratic January 3, 1977 - January 3, 1985 Elected mayor of San Juan, PR
Jaime B. Fuster Berlingeri (1941-2007) Democratic January 3, 1985 - March 4, 1992 Appointed Puerto Rico Supreme Court justice
Antonio J. Colorado Laguna (b. 1939) Democratic March 4, 1992 - January 3, 1993 Defeated
Carlos A. Romero Barceló (b. 1932) Democratic January 3, 1993 - January 3, 2001 Defeated
Aníbal S. Acevedo Vilá (b. 1962) Democratic January 3, 2001 - January 3, 2005 Elected Governor of Puerto Rico
Luis G. Fortuño Burset (b. 1960) Republican January 3, 2005 - January 3, 2009 Elected Governor of Puerto Rico
Pedro R. Pierluisi Urrutia (b. 1959) Democratic PNP January 3, 2009 - Present
All districts: At-large
See also: Puerto Rico's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
All U.S. districts – Apportionment – Redistricting – Gerrymandering – Maps
Resident Commissioners of Puerto Rico (Comisionado Residente de Puerto Rico)

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