Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico is a nonvoting representative of the United States House of Representatives elected by Puerto Ricans every 4 years. The representative is allowed to, and serves as process observer, in U.S. Congress committees.
This is an Article on Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico. Page Contains Information, Facts Details or Explanation Guide About Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico List of former Commisioners
Term(s) served
Name
Puerto Rican Party
United States Party
2005 - present
Luis Fortuño (elected, but not sworn in)
PNP
Republican
2001-2004
Anibal Acevedo Vila
PPD
Democratic
1993 - 2001
Carlos Romero Barcelo
PNP
Democratic
1992 - 1993
Antonio Colorado
PPD
Democratic
1985 - 1992
Jaime Fuster
Democratic
1977 - 1985
Baltasar Corrada del Río
PNP
Republican
1973 - 1977
Jaime Benitez
PPD
1969 - 1973
Jorge Luis Cordova
PNP
1965 - 1969
Santiago Polanco Abreu
PPD
1946 - 1965
Antonio Fernós Isern
PPD
1945 - 1946
Jesús T. Piñero
PPD
1939 - 1945
Bolívar Pagán
Coalitionist
1933 - 1939
Santiago Iglesias Pantín
Coalitionist
1932 - 1933
José Lorenzo Pesquera
Nonpartisan
1917 - 1932
Felix Cordova Davila
Unionist
1911 - 1916
Luis Muñoz Rivera
Unionist
1905 - 1911
Tulio Larrinaga
Unionist
1901 - 1905
Federico Degetau
Republican
