24th Senate of Puerto Rico

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24th Senate of Puerto Rico
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In session
January 2, 2009 – January 1, 2013
Leadership
President Thomas Rivera Schatz
President pro tem Margarita Nolasco
Majority Leader Larry Seilhamer
Majority Whip Lucy Arce
Minority Leader José Luis Dalmau
Minority Whip Eduardo Bhatia
Non-officers
Secretary Brunilda Ortíz
Sergeant-at-Arms Billy Sánchez
Structure
Seats31 voting members
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Parties represented   PNP
  PPD
Length of term4 years
Legislature
16th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico
Lower house
28th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
Sessions
1stJanuary 14, 2009 – January 12, 2010
2ndJanuary 13, 2010 – January 11, 2011
3rdJanuary 12, 2011 – January 10, 2012
4thJanuary 11, 2012 – January 1, 2013
  23rd
25th  

The 24th Senate of Puerto Rico was the upper house of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico that met from January 2, 2009, to January 1, 2013. All members were elected in the General Elections of 2008. The Senate had a majority of members from the New Progressive Party (PNP).

Contents

The body is counterparted by the 28th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico in the lower house.

Leadership

PositionNamePartyDistrict
President of the Senate Thomas Rivera Schatz PNPAt-Large
President pro Tempore Margarita Nolasco Santiago PNPAt-Large
Majority Leader Larry Seilhamer Rodríguez PNPV
Majority Whip Luz Arce Ferrer PNPAt-large
Minority Leader José Luis Dalmau PPDAt-Large
Minority Whip Eduardo Bhatia PPDAt-Large

Members

Summary

AffiliationParty
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
PNP PPD Ind Vacant
End of previous legislature1791270
Begin2280310
January 28, 2012 [1] 20283
Latest voting share

Membership

DistrictNameParty
I - San Juan Liza Fernández Rodríguez PNP
Kimmey Raschke Martínez PNP
II - Bayamón Migdalia Padilla Alvelo PNP
Carmelo Ríos Santiago PNP
III - Arecibo José Emilio González Velázquez PNP
Angel Martínez Santiago PNP
IV - Mayagüez-Aguadilla Luis Daniel Muñiz Cortes PNP
Evelyn Vázquez Nieves PNP
V - Ponce Luis A. Berdiel Rivera PNP
Larry Seilhamer Rodriguez PNP
VI - Guayama Miguel RodríguezPNP
Carlos J. Torres Torres PNP
VII - Humacao José R. Díaz Hernández PNP
Luz M. Santiago Gonzalez PNP
VIII - Carolina Roger Iglesias PNP
Lornna Soto Villanueva PNP
At-Large Luz Arce Ferrer PNP
Eduardo Bhatia PPD
Norma Burgos PNP
José Luis Dalmau PPD
Antonio Fas Alzamora PPD
Alejandro García Padilla PPD
Sila María González Calderón PPD
Juan Eugenio Hernández Mayoral PPD
Margarita Nolasco Santiago PNP
Angel Rodríguez Otero PPD
Itzamar Peña Ramírez PNP
Thomas Rivera Schatz PNP
Melinda Romero Donnelly PNP
Cirilo Tirado Rivera PPD
Jorge Suárez Cáceres PPD
PartyAt-largeDistrictTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
New Progressive Party 886,19648.1261,887,96851.201622
Popular Democratic Party 803,41543.6391,632,54544.2809
Puerto Rican Independence Party 90,1714.90080,9202.1900
Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party 38,1032.07084,4372.2900
Other parties4120.0201,2240.0300
Independents23,1581.2600
Total1,841,455100.00153,687,094100.001631
Valid votes1,841,45598.95
Invalid votes8,4280.45
Blank votes11,0550.59
Total votes1,860,938100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,458,03675.71
Source: Puerto Rico Election Archive

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References

  1. New Progressive Roberto Arango (District I) resigned