The election for Resident Commissioner to the United States House of Representatives took place on November 7, 2000, the same day as the larger Puerto Rican general election and the United States general elections, 2000.
The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico is a non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives elected by the voters of Puerto Rico every four years, the only member of the House of Representatives who serves a four-year term. Commissioners function in every respect as a member of Congress, including sponsoring legislation and serving on congressional committees, where they can vote on legislation, except that they are denied a vote on the final disposition of legislation on the House floor. They receive a salary of $174,000 per year.
The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they comprise the legislature of the United States.
Manuel Rodríguez Orellana is a legal scholar, lawyer, lecturer, columnist, published poet and political leader of the Puerto Rican Independence Movement. He is the son of former Dean of the University of Puerto Rico School of Law (1944-1960), Manuel Rodríguez Ramos.
The Puerto Rican Independence Party is a social-democratic political party in Puerto Rico that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from United States suzerainty.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Popular Democratic | Anibal Acevedo Vilá | 983,488 | 49.34 | |||
New Progressive | Carlos Romero Barcelo (inc.) | 905,690 | 45.43 | |||
Puerto Rican Independence | Manuel Rodríguez Orellana | 95,067 | 4.77 | |||
N/A | 9,238 | 0.46 | ||||
Total votes | 1,993,483 | 100.00 | ||||
Popular Democratic gain from New Progressive | ||||||
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