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.
Latest election
Senators elected in the May 2010 elections.
Senator | Electoral List | Party | Province |
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REINALDO DE LAS MERCEDES PARED PÉREZ | PLD | PLD | D.N. |
AMABLE ARISTY CASTRO | PRSC | PRSC | La Altagracia |
RAFAEL PORFIRIO CALDERÓN MARTÍNEZ | PLD | PLD | Azua |
MANUEL ANTONIO PAULA | PLD | PLD | Bahoruco |
EDIS FERNANDO MATEO VÁSQUEZ | PLD | PLD | Barahona |
ROSA SONIA MATEO ESPINOSA | PLD | PLD | Dajabon |
AMÍLCAR JESÚS ROMERO PORTUONDO | PLD | PLD | Duarte |
YVONNE CHAHÍN SASSO | PLD | PLD | El Seibo |
ADRIANO DE JESUS SÁNCHEZ ROA | PLD | PRSC | Elías Piña |
JOSÉ RAFAEL VARGAS PANTALEÓN | PLD | PLD | Espaillat |
RUBEN DARÍO CRUZ UBIERA | PLD | PLD | Hato Mayor |
JUAN OLANDO MERCEDES SENA | PLD | PLD | Independencia |
AMARILIS SANTANA CEDANO DE MARTÍNEZ | PLD | PLD | La Romana |
EUCLIDES RAFAEL SÁNCHEZ TAVÁREZ | PLD | PLD | La Vega |
ARÍSTIDES VICTORIA YEB | PLD | PLD | Maria Trinidad Sanchez |
FÉLIX MARÍA NOVA PAULINO | PLD | PLD | Monseñor Nouel |
HEINZ SIEGFRIED VIELUF CABRERA | PLD | PLD | Monte Cristi |
CHARLES NOEL MARIOTTI TAPIA | PLD | PLD | Monte Plata |
DIONIS ALFONSO SÁNCHEZ CARRASCO | PLD | PLD | Pedernales |
WILTON BIENVENIDO GUERRERO DUMÉ | PLD | PLD | Peravia |
FRANCIS EMILIO VARGAS FRANCISCO | PLD | PLD | Puerto Plata |
LUIS RENÉ CANAÁN ROJAS | PLD | PLD | Hermanas Mirabal |
PRIM PUJALS NOLASCO | PLD | PRSC | Samana |
TOMMY ALBERTO GALÁN GRULLÓN | PLD | PLD | San Cristobal |
FÉLIX RAMÓN BAUTISTA ROSARIO | PLD | PLD | San Juan |
JOSÉ MARÍA SOSA VÁSQUEZ | PLD | PLD | San Pedro de Macorís |
FÉLIX MARÍA VÁSQUEZ ESPINAL | PLD | PRSC | Sanchez Ramirez |
JULIO CÉSAR VALENTÍN JIMINIÁN | PLD | PLD | Santiago |
ANTONIO DE JESÚS CRUZ TORRES | PLD | PLD | Santiago Rodriguez |
MANUEL DE JESÚS GÜÍCHARDO VARGAS | PLD | PLD | Valverde |
CARLOS ANTONIO CASTILLO ALMONTE | PLD | PLD | San Jose de Ocoa |
CRISTINA ALTAGRACIA LIZARDO MÉZQUITA | PLD | PLD | Santo Domingo |
Party strengths in the Senate
The following table shows the composition of the Senate at the start of the most recent legislative periods.
Party | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 |
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Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) | ||||
Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) | ||||
Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC) | ||||
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See also
- Politics of the Dominican Republic
- List of political parties in the Dominican Republic
- List of Presidents of the Senate of the Dominican Republic
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