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16th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico

Session of the Puerto Rico Legislature

The 16th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico will meet from January 2, 2009, to January 1, 2013. All members of the House of Representatives and the Senate were elected in the General Elections of 2008. The House and the Senate both have a majority of members from the New Progressive Party.

Leadership

Senate

Office	Senator	Party	District
President	nowrap	Thomas Rivera Schatz	PNP	At-Large
Vice President	nowrap	Margarita Nolasco	PNP	At-Large
Majority Leader	nowrap	Roberto Arango (2009-2011)	PNP	District I
nowrap	Larry Seilhamer (2011–present)	PNP	District V
Minority Leader	nowrap	Jose Luis Dalmau	PPD	District VII

House of Representatives

Office	Representative	Party	District
Speaker of the House	nowrap	Jennifer Gonzalez	PNP	At-Large
Speaker Pro Tem	nowrap	Gabriel Rodriguez Aguilo	PNP	District 13
Majority Leader	nowrap	Rolando Crespo (2008-2011)	PNP	At-large
nowrap	Johnny Méndez (2011–present)	PNP	District 36
Minority Leader	nowrap	Hector Ferrer	PPD	At-Large

Changes in membership

Senate

SORT by the date the seat became vacant

District
Former senator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's
installation
VIII - Carolina	nowrap	Héctor Martínez	Resigned March 12, 2011 after being found guilty for corruption.	nowrap	Roger Iglesias	June 25, 2011
I - San Juan	nowrap	Roberto Arango	Resigned August 28, 2011 after personal scandal.	nowrap	Liza Fernández	url=https://twitter.com/wapatv/status/200665950947782658	title=Wapa Televisión on Twitter	work=Twitter	access-date=2017-03-20	language=en}}
VI - Guayama	nowrap	Antonio Soto Díaz	Resigned September 14, 2011 due to investigation on his campaign finances.	nowrap	Miguel A. Rodríguez	May 10, 2012
At-large	nowrap	Eder Ortíz	Resigned December 31, 2011 to become PPD Electoral Commissioner.	nowrap	Angel Rodríguez Otero	August 24, 2012

House of Representatives

District
Former senator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's
installation
At-large	nowrap	Iris Miriam Ruíz	Resigned on March 1, 2010 after being appointed Ombudswoman.	nowrap	José Torres Zamora	June 2, 2010
16	nowrap	Iván Rodríguez Traverzo	Expelled on December 10, 2010 after accusations of bribery.	nowrap	Eric Alfaro	April 11, 2011
At-large	nowrap	Luis Farinacci	Resigned January 19, 2011 after allegations of domestic violence.	nowrap	Pedro A. Rodríguez	March 3, 2011
At-large	nowrap	Rolando Crespo	Resigned February 27, 2011 after positive drug test.	nowrap	José Enrique Meléndez	May 23, 2011
At-large	nowrap	Héctor Ferrer	Resigned March 15, 2012 after allegations of domestic abuse.	nowrap	Eduardo Ferrer	May 24, 2012
4	nowrap	Liza Fernández	Resigned to fill vacant seat in the Senate of Puerto Rico.	nowrap	Víctor Parés	May 24, 2012

References

[http://www.vocero.com/noticias-es/fortuno-exige-la-renuncia-del-senador-martinez Fortuño exige la renuncia de Martínez]{{dead link. (August 2016)
[http://www.elnuevodia.com/renunciaelsenadorrobertoarango-1052087.html Renuncia el Senador Roberto Arango] {{Webarchive. link. (2014-02-26 on ''[[El Nuevo Día]]''; Rodríguez Sánchez, Israel (August 28, 2011))
"Wapa Televisión on Twitter". Twitter.
[http://www.elnuevodia.com/elchuchinrenunciaasuescanoenelsenado-1066922.html El Chuchín renuncia a su escaño en el Senado] on ''[[El Nuevo Día]]'' (September 14, 2011)
Alvarez Jaimes, Yennifer }}{{dead link. (December 20, 2011). "Eder Ortíz renuncia al Senado". [[El Vocero]].
Muñiz, Alba. (August 24, 2012). "Senado juramenta a Angel Rodríguez como nuevo senador del PPD". [[Primera Hora (Puerto Rico).
(2 March 2010). "Confirmada Iris Miriam Ruiz como procuradora del Ciudadano". [[Primera Hora (Puerto Rico)]].
(15 December 2010). "Informe de pesquisa contra Iván Rodríguez Traverzo está a punto de caramelo". [[Primera Hora (Puerto Rico)]].
[http://www.primerahora.com/renunciaelrepresentanteluisfarinacci-464386.html Renuncia el representante Luis Farinacci] on ''[[Primera Hora (Puerto Rico). Primera Hora]]'' (January 19, 2011)
[https://archive.today/20121217150109/https://www.adendi.com/archivo.asp?Xnum=901826&year=2011&mon=2 Rolando Crespo oficializa su renuncia a la Cámara] on ''[[El Nuevo Día]]'' (February 27, 2011)
[http://www.elnuevodia.com/renunciadehectorferrerdejariatresvacantes-1197822.html Renuncia de Héctor Ferrer dejaría tres vacantes] on ''[[El Nuevo Día]]'' (February 24, 2012)

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