15th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico

Session of the Puerto Rico Legislature November 2014 The 15th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico met from January 2, 2005, to January 1, 2009. All members of the House of Representatives and the Senate were elected in the General Elections of 2004. The House and the Senate both had a majority of members from the New Progressive Party. It was the second time in Puerto Rican history in which the majority of the Assembly was from a different party than of the Governor of Puerto Rico. Meetings were held regarding the political status of Puerto Rico.United States Report by the President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status: Oversight Hearing Before the Committee on Resources, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, Second Session, Thursday, April 27, 2006 U.S. Government Printing Office Report by the President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status: Oversight Hearing Before the Committee on Resources, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, Second Session, Thursday, April 27, 2006 v. 4 2006 https://books.google.com/books?id=4ulGbvWQmusC&pg=PA96 2020-07-22 96 Major legislation Tax Justice Act (Ley de Justicia Contributiva), also known as the Puerto Rico tax reform. Government Fiscal Reform Act (Ley de Reforma Fiscal Gubernamental) Senate leadership Office Senator Party District President Kenneth McClintock NPP Elected as a Senator At-Large Vice President Orlando Parga NPP Elected as a Senator At-Large Rules Committee Chair Margarita Nolasco NPP District VI (House Districts 26-30) Guayama Majority Leader Margarita Nolasco NPP District VI (House Districts 26-30) Guayama Minority Leader Jose Luis Dalmau PDP District VII (House Districts 31-35) Humacao Minority Leader Maria de Lourdes Santiago PIP Elected as a Senator At-Large Majority Whip Carlos Pagán NPP District IV (House Districts 16-20) Mayagüez Minority Whip Sila Mari González Calderón PDP Elected as a Senator At-Large House leadership Office Representative Party District Speaker of the House Jose Aponte NPP Elected as a Representative At-Large Speaker Pro Tem Epifanio Jiménez NPP District 40 Carolina Majority Leader Iris Miriam Ruiz NPP Elected as a Representative At-Large Minority Leader Hector Ferrer PDP Elected as a Representative At-Large Minority Leader Víctor García San Inocencio PIP Elected as a Representative At-Large Members Members of the 15th Legislative Assembly as of June 2005: Senate There are 17 NPP, 9 PDP, and 1 PIP in the higher chamber of the 15th Legislative Assembly Senator Party District Modesto Agosto Alicea PDP District Num. V (District 21-25) Ponce Lucy Arce NPP Senator At-Large Roberto Arango NPP District Num. I (District 1-5) San Juan Eudaldo Baez Galib PDP Senator At-Large Norma Burgos NPP Senator At-Large Jose Luis Dalmau PDP District Num. VII (District 31-35) Humacao Jorge de Castro Font NPP Senator At-Large Carlos Díaz NPP District Num. I (District 1-5) San Juan Antonio Fas Alzamora PDP Senator At-Large Jose Garriga Pico NPP Senator At-Large Sila Mari González Calderón PDP Senator At-Large Jose Emilio Gonzalez Velazquez NPP District Num. III (District 11-15) Arecibo Juan Hernandez Mayoral PDP Senator At-Large Sixto Hernandez Serrano (resigned in 2006 upon confirmation as appeals judge) PDP District Num. VII (District 31-35) Humacao Víctor David Loubriel (resigned during 2nd day in office) NPP District Num. II (District 11-15) Arecibo Hector Martinez NPP District Num. VII (District 36-40) Carolina Kenneth McClintock NPP Senator At-Large Luis Daniel Muñiz NPP District Num. IV (District 16-20) Mayaguez Margarita Nolasco NPP District Num. VI (District 26-30) Guayama Carlos Pagan NPP District Num. IV (District 16-20) Mayaguez Orlando Parga NPP Senator At-Large Migdalia Padilla NPP District Num. II (District 6-10) Bayamón Bruno Ramos PDP District Num. V (District 21-25) Ponce Carmelo Ríos NPP District Num. II (District 6-10) Bayamón Pedro Rosselló (Sworn in Feb. 13, 2005; selected to fill Sen. Loubriel's vacancy) NPP District Num. II (District 11-15) Arecibo Maria de Lourdes Santiago PIP Senator At-Large Lornna Soto NPP District Num. VII (District 36-40) Carolina Jorge Suárez Cáceres (selected 2006 to fill Sen. Hernández Serrano's vacancy) PDP District Num. VII (District 31-35) Humacao Cirilo Tirado PDP District Num. VI (District 26-30) Guayama House of Representatives (incomplete) Representative Party District Francisco González PNP District Num. 1 San Juan Luis Raúl Torres PPD District Num. 2 San Juan Albita Rivera PNP District Num. 3 San Juan Liza Fernandez PNP District Num. 4 San Juan Jorge Navarro Suárez PNP District Num. 5 San Juan Angel Pérez Otero PNP District Num. 6 Luis Pérez Ortíz PNP District Num. 7 Antonio Silva PNP District Num. 8 Nelson Del Valle PNP District Num. 9 Bernardo Márquez PNP District Num. 10 Jose Javier Garcia PPD District Num. 11 Hector A. Torres PNP District Num. 12 Gabriel Rodríguez Aguiló PNP District Num. 13 Carlos Molina PNP District Num. 14 Jose E. Concepción PNP District Num. 15 Sergio Ortiz PPD District Num. 16 José L. Rivera PNP District Num. 17 Julio C. Roman PNP District Num. 18 Carlos M. Hernandez PPD District Num. 19 Norman Ramírez PNP District Num. 20 Lydia Méndez PPD District Num. 21 Javier A. Rivera PNP District Num. 22 Rafael A. Garcia PPD District Num. 23 Roberto Cruz PPD District Num. 24 Ramon A. Reyes PPD District Num. 25 Jose L. Jimenez PNP District Num. 26 Carmen I. Gonzalez PPD District Num. 27 Rafael Rivera Ortega PNP District Num. 28 Pedro I. Cintron PNP District Num. 29 Jorge L. Ramos PNP District Num. 30 Sylvia Rodríguez PPD District Num. 31 José "Conny" Varela PNP District Num. 32 Angel R. Peña PNP District Num. 33 Cristóbal Colón Ruiz PNP District Num. 34 Joel Rosario PPD District Num. 35 Carlos Mendez PNP District Num. 36 Angel Bulerín PNP District Num. 37 Pedro A. Rodríguez PPD District Num. 38 Roberto Rivera Ruiz PPD District Num. 39 Epifanio Jiménez PNP District Num. 40 Jose F. Aponte PNP Representative At-Large Iris Miriam Ruiz PNP Representative At-Large María de Lourdes Ramos PNP Representative At-Large Jenniffer González PNP Representative At-Large José Chico Vega PNP Representative At-Large Rolando Crespo PNP Representative At-Large Héctor Ferrer PPD Representative At-Large Carlos Vizcarrondo PPD Representative At-Large Ferdinand Pérez PPD Representative At-Large Jorge Colberg Toro PPD Representative At-Large Víctor García San Inocencio PIP Representative At-Large Changes in membership Senate District Former senator Reason for change Successor Date of successor'sinstallation III - Arecibo Víctor David Loubriel Resigned January 4, 2005 (2 days after being sworn in) Pedro Rosselló February 13, 2005 VII - Humacao Sixto Hernández Serrano Resigned August 16, 2006 after being confirmed as an appeals judge. Jorge Suárez Cáceres August 31, 2006 Changes in leadership June 6, 2005: Margarita Nolasco substitutes Jorge de Castro Font as Majority Leader of the Senate. De Castro retains most powers as Rules Committee Chair. June 6, 2005: Carlos Pagán substitutes Margarita Nolasco as Majority Whip of the Senate. March 11, 2008: Jorge de Castro Font substitutes Margarita Nolasco as Majority Leader of the Senate. March 11, 2008: Margarita Nolasco replaces Carlos Pagán as Majority Whip of the Senate. August 24, 2008: Jorge de Castro Font announces he is stepping down as Majority Leader after his office and apartment are searched by the FBI the day before. August 27, 2008: Senate President Kenneth McClintock recognizes Margarita Nolasco as Majority Leader of the Senate. September, 2008, Carlos Pagán replaces Margarita Nolasco as Majority Whip Notes This is not the first time that the majority of the Legislature has been of a party different from the governor. In 1969–1972, the NPP controlled the House, the PDP controlled the Senate and the Governor was the late Luis A. Ferré (NPP). Between 1981 and 1984 the Governor was Carlos Romero Barceló (NPP) and the Senate from 1981 to 1984, and the House from 1982 to 1984, were controlled by the PDP. Puerto Rico Politics See also List of Legislative Assemblies of Puerto Rico References External links The Office of Legislative Services / Oficina de Servicios Legislativos es The Office of Legislative Services / Oficina de Servicios Legislativos https://web.archive.org/web/20070510140825/http://www.oslpr.org/english/ 2007-05-10 Category:Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico by session