25th Senate of Puerto Rico explained

Session:25th
Start:2013
End:2017
President:Eduardo Bhatia
Pro Tempore:José Luis Dalmau
Majority Leader:Aníbal José Torres
Majority Whip:Rossana López
Minority Leader1:Larry Seilhamer
Minority Leader2:María de Lourdes Santiago
Minority Whip:Carmelo Ríos
Secretary:Tania Barbarossa
Sergeant:Luis A. Ramos Rivera
Seats:27
Term Length:4 years
Structure:Senate-of-puerto-rico-25th-structure.svg
Party1: 18 PPD
Party2: 8 PNP
Party3: 1 PIP
Voting System1:First-past-the-post
Last Election:November 6, 2012
Next Election:November 8, 2016
Legislature:17th
Lower House:29th
Session1:1st
Session1start:January 14, 2013
Session1end:June 30, 2013
Session2:2nd
Session2start:August 19, 2013
Session2end:November 19, 2013
Session3:3rd
Session3start:January 13, 2014
Session3end:June 30, 2014
Session4:4th
Session4start:August 18, 2014
Session4end:November 18, 2014
Session5:5th
Session5start:January 12, 2015
Session5end:June 30, 2015
Session6:6th
Session6start:August 17, 2015
Session6end:November 17, 2015
Session7:7th
Session7start:January 11, 2016
Session7end:June 30, 2016
Session8:8th
Session8start:August 15, 2016
Session8end:November 15, 2016
Previous:24th
Next:26th

The 25th Senate of Puerto Rico is the upper house of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico and will meet from January 2, 2013, to January 1, 2017. All members were elected in the General Elections of 2012. The Senate has a majority of members from the Popular Democratic Party (PPD).[1] [2] [3] The body is counterparted by the 29th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico in the lower house.

Leadership

! Office! Senator! District! Party
Presidentnowrap Eduardo BhatiaAt-largePPD
President pro temporeJosé Luis DalmauDistrict VII HumacaoPPD
Majority LeaderAníbal José TorresAt-largePPD
Majority WhipRossana López LeónAt-largePPD
Minority LeaderLarry Seilhamer RodríguezAt-largePNP
Minority WhipCarmelo RíosPNP
Minority LeaderMaria de Lourdes SantiagoAt-largePIP

Members

DistrictNamePolitical party
At-largeAngel RosaPPD
At-largeAníbal José TorresPPD
At-largeAntonio Fas AlzamoraPPD
At-largeCirilo TiradoPPD
At-largeEduardo BhatiaPPD
At-largeRossana López LeónPPD
District I San JuanJosé Nadal PowerPPD
District I San JuanRamón Luis NievesPPD
District IV Mayagüez - AguadillaGilberto RodríguezPPD
District IV Mayagüez - AguadillaMaría Teresa GonzálezPPD
District V PonceMartín Vargas MoralesPPD
District V PonceRamón RuizPPD
District VI GuayamaÁngel M. Rodríguez OteroPPD
District VI GuayamaMiguel A. PereiraPPD
District VII HumacaoJorge SuárezPPD
District VII HumacaoJosé Luis DalmauPPD
District VIII CarolinaLuis Daniel RiveraPPD
District VIII CarolinaPedro A. RodríguezPPD
At-largeItzamar PeñaPNP
At-largeLarry Seilhamer RodríguezPNP
At-largeMargarita NolascoPNP
At-largeThomas Rivera SchatzPNP
District II BayamónCarmelo RíosPNP
District II BayamónMigdalia PadillaPNP
District III AreciboÁngel Martínez SantiagoPNP
District III AreciboJosé Joito PérezPNP
At-largeMaria de Lourdes SantiagoPIP

Non-officers

PostNamePolitical party
SecretaryTania Barbarossa[4] PPD
Serjeant-at-ArmsLuis A. Ramos RiveraPPD

Notes and References

  1. Web site: El Senado será dominado por populares . 7 November 2012 . El Nuevo Día . es . 30 January 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130130163122/http://www.elnuevodia.com/elsenadoseradominadoporpopulares-1380506.html . live .
  2. Web site: SENADORES POR DISTRITO RESULTADOS POR DISTRITO SENATORIAL . 29 December 2012 . Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico . es . 7 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130115040903/http://div1.ceepur.org/REYDI_Escrutinio/index.html . 15 January 2013 .
  3. Web site: SENADORES POR ACUMULACIÓN RESULTADOS ISLA . 29 December 2012 . Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico . es . 7 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130115040903/http://div1.ceepur.org/REYDI_Escrutinio/index.html . 15 January 2013 .
  4. Web site: Cronología de los Secretarios del Senado . es . . August 11, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130901180935/http://senado.pr.gov/Pages/PasadosSecretarios.aspx . 2013-09-01 . dead .