The 17th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico was the 17th session of the Puerto Rican legislature that met from January 14, 2013 until January 1, 2017. All members of the House of Representatives and the Senate were elected in the General Elections of 2012. The House and the Senate both had a majority of members from the Popular Democratic Party (PPD).
The house sessions are composed by the 25th Senate of Puerto Rico and the 29th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico.
Leadership
Senate
+ Office District Senator Party President At-large Eduardo Bhatia PPD President pro tempore At-large José Luis Dalmau PPD Majority Leader At-large Aníbal José Torres PPD Majority Whip At-large Rossana López León PPD Minority Leader At-large Larry Seilhamer Rodríguez PNP Minority Whip District II - Bayamón Carmelo Ríos PNP
House of Representatives
Office District Representative Party Speaker of the House At-Large Jaime Perelló PPD Speaker Pro Tem 39th District Roberto Rivera PPD Majority Leader At-large Charlie Hernández PPD Majority Whip 20th District Carlos Bianchi Angleró PPD Minority Leader At-Large Jenniffer González PNP
Members
Senate
+ District Name Political party At-large Angel Rosa PPD At-large Aníbal José Torres PPD At-large Antonio Fas Alzamora PPD At-large Cirilo Tirado PPD At-large Eduardo Bhatia PPD At-large Rossana López León PPD District I San Juan José Nadal Power PPD District I San Juan Ramón Luis Nieves PPD District IV Mayagüez–Aguadilla Gilberto Rodríguez PPD District IV Mayagüez–Aguadilla María Teresa González PPD District V Ponce Martín Vargas Morales PPD District V Ponce Ramón Ruiz PPD District VI Guayama Ángel M. Rodríguez Otero PPD District VI Guayama Miguel A. Pereira PPD District VII Humacao Jorge Suárez PPD District VII Humacao José Luis Dalmau PPD District VIII Carolina Luis Daniel Rivera PPD District VIII Carolina Pedro A. Rodríguez PPD At-large Itzamar Peña PNP At-large Larry Seilhamer Rodríguez PNP At-large Margarita Nolasco PNP At-large Thomas Rivera Schatz PNP District II Bayamón Carmelo Ríos PNP District II Bayamón Migdalia Padilla PNP District III Arecibo Ángel Martínez PNP District III Arecibo José Joito Pérez PNP At-large Maria de Lourdes Santiago PIP
House
+ District Name Political party At-large Brenda López de Arrarás PPD At-large Charlie Hernández PPD At-large Eduardo Ferrer Ríos PPD At-large Jaime Perelló PPD At-large Jorge Colberg Toro PPD At-large Luis Vega Ramos PPD District 2 Luis Raúl Torres PPD District 3 Sonia Pacheco PPD District 4 José Luis Báez PPD District 11 Rafael "Tatito" Hernández PPD District 15 César Hernández PPD District 16 José "Tony" Rodríguez PPD District 17 Armando Franco PPD District 19 Efraín de Jesús PPD District 20 Carlos Bianchi Angleró PPD District 21 Lydia Méndez Silva PPD District 23 Nelson Torres Yordán PPD District 25 Víctor "Cacho" Vassallo PPD District 27 José "Pito" Torres PPD District 29 Carlos Vargas Ferrer PPD District 30 Luis "Narmito" Ortíz PPD District 31 Jesús Santa Rodríguez PPD District 32 José "Conny" Varela PPD District 34 Ramón Luis Cruz PPD District 35 Narden Jaime Espinosa PPD District 38 Javier Aponte Dalmau PPD District 39 Roberto Rivera Ruíz PPD District 40 Ángel Matos García PPD At-large Jenniffer González PNP At-large José Aponte Hernández PNP At-large José Enrique Meléndez PNP At-large Lourdes Ramos PNP At-large María Milagros Charbonier PNP District 1 José "Nuno" López PNP District 5 Jorge Navarro Suárez PNP District 6 Antonio "Tony" Soto PNP District 7 Luis Pérez Ortíz PNP District 8 Antonio "Toñito" Silva PNP District 9 Ángel "Gary" Rodríguez PNP District 10 Pedro Julio Santiago PNP District 12 Héctor Torres Calderón PNP District 13 Gabriel Rodríguez Aguiló PNP District 14 Ricardo Llerandi PNP District 18 Ángel Muñoz PNP District 22 Waldemar Quiles Rodríguez PNP District 24 Luis "Tato" León PNP District 26 Urayoán Hernández PNP District 28 Rafael "June" Rivera PNP District 33 Ángel Peña PNP District 36 Carlos "Johnny" Méndez PNP District 37 Ángel Bulerín PNP
See also List of Legislative Assemblies of Puerto Rico
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