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21st Senate of Puerto Rico
Session of the Puerto Rico Legislature
Session of the Puerto Rico Legislature
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| session | 21st |
| start | 1997 |
| end | 2001 |
| president | Charlie Rodríguez |
| pro_tempore | Aníbal Marrero Pérez (1997-2000) |
| Lucy Arce (2000) | |
| majority_leader | José Enrique Meléndez (PNP) |
| minority_leader | Antonio Fas Alzamora (PPD) |
| Rubén Berríos (PIP) | |
| seats | 28 |
| non_officers | 2 |
| party1 | PNP |
| party2 | PPD |
| party3 | PIP |
| majority | PNP |
| legislature | 13th |
| lower_house | 25th |
| session1 | 1st |
| session1start | January 14, 1997 |
| session1end | January 12, 1998 |
| session2 | 2nd |
| session2start | January 13, 1998 |
| session2end | January 11, 1999 |
| session3 | 3rd |
| session3start | January 12, 1999 |
| session3end | January 10, 2000 |
| session4 | 4th |
| session4start | January 11, 2000 |
| session4end | January 1, 2001 |
| previous | 20th |
| next | 22nd |
Lucy Arce (2000) Rubén Berríos (PIP)
The 21st Senate of Puerto Rico was the upper house of the 13th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico that met from January 2, 1997, to January 1, 2001. All members were elected in the General Elections of 1996. The Senate had a majority of members from the New Progressive Party (PNP).
The body is counterparted by the 25th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico in the lower house.
Leadership
| Position | Name | Party | District | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President of the Senate | Charlie Rodríguez | PNP | At-Large | |
| President pro Tempore | Aníbal Marrero Pérez | PNP | At-Large | |
| Majority Leader | José Enrique Meléndez | PNP | VI | |
| Majority Whip | PNP | |||
| Minority Leader | Antonio Fas Alzamora | PPD | At-large | |
| Minority Whip | PPD |
Members
Summary
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | PNP | PPD | Ind | Vacant | End of previous legislature | 27 | Begin | 31 | January 28, 2012 | 28 | Latest voting share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 9 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | 3 |
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Membership
| District | Name | Party | I - San Juan | II - Bayamón | III - Arecibo | IV - Mayagüez-Aguadilla | V - Ponce | VI - Guayama | VII - Humacao | VIII - Carolina | At-Large | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior González | PNP | |||||||||||
| Jorge Santini | PNP | |||||||||||
| Aníbal Marrero Pérez | PNP | |||||||||||
| Ramón Luis Rivera Jr. | PNP | |||||||||||
| Norma Carranza | PNP | |||||||||||
| Víctor Marrero Padilla | PNP | |||||||||||
| Carlos Pagán | PNP | |||||||||||
| Jorge Ramos Comas | PPD | |||||||||||
| Modesto Agosto Alicea | PPD | |||||||||||
| Bruno Ramos | PPD | |||||||||||
| Carmen Luz Berríos | PNP | |||||||||||
| José Enrique Meléndez | PNP | |||||||||||
| Carlos Dávila López | PNP | |||||||||||
| Luis Felipe Navas | PNP | |||||||||||
| Roger Iglesias | PNP | |||||||||||
| Luisa Lebrón | PNP | |||||||||||
| Luz Arce Ferrer | PNP | |||||||||||
| Eudaldo Báez Galib | PPD | |||||||||||
| Rubén Berríos | PIP | |||||||||||
| Eduardo Bhatia | PPD | |||||||||||
| Antonio Fas Alzamora | PPD | |||||||||||
| Velda González de Modestti | PPD | |||||||||||
| Kenneth McClintock | PNP | |||||||||||
| Mercedes Otero | PPD | |||||||||||
| Sergio Peña Clos | PNP | |||||||||||
| Roberto Rexach Benítez | PNP | |||||||||||
| Enrique Rodríguez Negrón | PNP |
References
References
- New Progressive [[Roberto Arango]] (District I) resigned [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2011/08/29/2011-08-29_puerto_rico_senator_roberto_arango_resigns_amid_nude_photo_scandal_pics_surface_.html?r=news/politics]
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