30th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico explained

Session:30th
Start:2017
End:2021
Speaker:Carlos Johnny Méndez
Pro Tempore:José Pichy Torres Zamora
Majority Leader:Gabriel Rodríguez Aguiló
Majority Whip:Urayoán Hernández
Minority Leader:Rafael Hernández Montañez
Minority Whip:Ramón Luis Cruz
Seats:51
Term Length:4 years
Party1: 34 PNP
Party2: 16 PPD
Party3: 1 PIP
Voting System1:First-past-the-post
Last Election:November 8, 2016
Next Election:November 3, 2020
Legislature:18th
Upper House:26th
Session1:1st
Session1start:January 14, 2017
Session1end:June 30, 2017
Session2:2nd
Session2start:August 19, 2017
Session2end:November 19, 2017
Session3:3rd
Session3start:January 13, 2018
Session3end:June 30, 2018
Session4:4th
Session4start:August 18, 2018
Session4end:November 18, 2018
Session5:5th
Session5start:January 12, 2019
Session5end:June 30, 2019
Session6:6th
Session6start:August 17, 2019
Session6end:November 17, 2019
Session7:7th
Session7start:January 11, 2020
Session7end:June 30, 2020
Session8:8th
Session8start:August 15, 2020
Session8end:November 15, 2020
Previous:29th
Next:31st

The 30th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico is the lower house of the 18th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico and will meet from January 2, 2017, to January 1, 2021. All members were elected in the General Elections of 2016. The House has a majority of members from the New Progressive Party (PNP).

The body is counterparted by the 26th Senate of Puerto Rico in the upper house.

Composition

Leadership

! Office! Representative! District! Party
SpeakerJohnny MéndezDistrict 36PNP
Speaker pro temJosé Pichy Torres ZamoraAt-largePNP
Majority LeaderGabriel Rodríguez AguilóDistrict 13PNP
Majority WhipUrayoán HernándezDistrict 26PNP
Minority LeaderRafael Hernández MontañezDistrict 11PPD
Minority WhipRamón Luis CruzDistrict 34PPD
Minority LeaderDenis MárquezAt-largePIP

Non-officers

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SecretaryElizabeth Stuart Villanueva[1]
Sergeant-at-ArmsHenry Tallaboa Collazo

Members

District! Name! Political party
data-sort-value="1" District 1Eddie CharbonierPNP
data-sort-value="2" District 2Luis Raúl TorresPPD
data-sort-value="3" District 3Juan O. Morales RodríguezPNP
data-sort-value="4" District 4Víctor ParésPNP
data-sort-value="5" District 5Jorge Navarro SuárezPNP
data-sort-value="6" District 6Antonio "Tony" SotoPNP
data-sort-value="7" District 7Luis Pérez OrtizPNP
data-sort-value="8" District 8Yashira Lebrón RodríguezPNP
data-sort-value="9" District 9Nelson del VallePNP
data-sort-value="10" District 10Pedro Julio SantiagoPNP
data-sort-value="11" District 11Rafael "Tatito" HernándezPPD
data-sort-value="12" District 12Guillermo (Guillo) Miranda RiveraPNP
data-sort-value="13" District 13Gabriel Rodríguez AguilóPNP
data-sort-value="14" District 14José O. González MercadoPNP
data-sort-value="15" District 15Joel I. Franqui AtilesPNP
data-sort-value="16" District 16Félix G. Lassalle ToroPNP
data-sort-value="17" District 17Wilson Román LópezPNP
data-sort-value="18" District 18José (Che) Pérez CorderoPNP
data-sort-value="19" District 19Maricarmen Mas RodríguezPNP
data-sort-value="20" District 20Carlos Bianchi AngleróPPD
data-sort-value="21" District 21Lydia Méndez SilvaPPD
data-sort-value="22" District 22Michael A. Quiñones IrizarryPNP
data-sort-value="23" District 23Víctor M. TorresPNP
data-sort-value="24" District 24José A. Banchs AlemánPNP
data-sort-value="25" District 25Jacqueline Rodríguez HernándezPNP
data-sort-value="26" District 26Urayoán HernándezPNP
data-sort-value="27" District 27Manuel O. ClaudioPNP
data-sort-value="28" District 28Rafael "June" RiveraPNP
data-sort-value="29" District 29José Aníbal DíazPPD
data-sort-value="30" District 30Luis "Narmito" OrtízPPD
data-sort-value="31" District 31Jesús Santa RodríguezPPD
data-sort-value="32" District 32José "Conny" VarelaPPD
data-sort-value="33" District 33Ángel PeñaPNP
data-sort-value="34" District 34Ramón Luis CruzPPD
data-sort-value="35" District 35Reynaldo VargasPNP
data-sort-value="36" District 36Carlos "Johnny" MéndezPNP
data-sort-value="37" District 37Ángel BulerínPNP
data-sort-value="38" District 38Javier Aponte DalmauPPD
data-sort-value="39" District 39Roberto Rivera RuízPPD
data-sort-value="40" District 40Angel Matos GarcíaPPD
data-sort-value="0" rowspan=10 At-largeNéstor A. Alonso VegaPNP
José Aponte HernándezPNP
José "Quiquito" MeléndezPNP
Lourdes RamosPNP
María Milagros CharbonierPNP
Brenda López de ArrarásPPD
Luis Vega RamosPPD
Jesús Manuel Ortiz GonzálezPPD
Denis MárquezPIP
data-sort-value="0" Manuel NatalIndependent

Changes in membership

Commissions

Standing commissions

! scope=col style="text-align: left" | Name! scope=col style="text-align: left" | President! scope=col style="text-align: left" | Vice President! scope=col style="text-align: left" | Secretary|-| Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Environmental Affairs| Joel I. Franqui Atiles| Félix G. Lassalle Toro| Michael A. Quiñones Irizarry|-| Calendars and Special Rules of Debate| Gabriel Rodríguez Aguiló| Urayoán Hernández Alvarado| José E. Torres Zamora|-| Consumer, Banking and Insurance Affairs| Yashira Lebrón Rodríguez| Victor L. Parés Otero| Néstor A. Alonso Vega|-| Cooperatives| José A. Banchs Alemán| Juan O. Morales Rodríguez| Yashira Lebrón Rodríguez|-| Development of the Capital City and Youth Affairs| Eddie Charbonier Chinea| Jorge Navarro Suárez| Juan O. Morales Rodríguez|-| Economic Development Planning, Telecommunications, Public-Private Partnerships and Energy| Victor L. Parés Otero| Antonio L. Soto Torres| Eddie Charbonier Chinea|-| Education, Arts and Culture| Guillermo Miranda Rivera| Rafael Rivera Ortega| Angel R. Peña Ramírez|-| Ethics| José A. Banchs Alemán| Luis Pérez Ortiz| Samuel Pagán Cuadrado|-| Federal, International and Status Affairs| José F. Aponte Hernández| José E. Meléndez Ortiz| María M. Charbonier Laureano|-| Government| Jorge Navarro Suárez| Antonio L. Soto Torres| Angel R. Peña Ramírez|-| Health| Juan O. Morales Rodríguez| María M. Charbonier Laureano| Néstor A. Alonso Vega|-| Housing and Urban Development| Luis Pérez Ortiz| Jacqueline Rodríguez Hernández| Angel Bulerín Ramos|-| Integrated Development of the Eastern Region| Angel R. Peña Ramírez| Samuel Pagán Cuadrado| María M. Charbonier Laureano|-| Integrated Development of the Northeastern Region| Samuel Pagán Cuadrado| Angel R. Peña Ramírez| María de Lourdes Ramos Rivera|-| Integrated Development of the North Central Region| Michael A. Quiñones Irizarry| Rafael Rivera Ortega| Félix G. Lassalle Toro|-| Integrated Development of the South Center Region| Ramón L. Rodríguez Ruiz| Jacqueline Rodríguez Hernández| José A. Banchs Alemán|-| Integrated Development of the Southern Region| Jacqueline Rodríguez Hernández| Víctor M. Torres González| José A. Banchs Alemán|-| Integrated Development of the Western Region| Maricarmen Mas Rodríguez| José J. Pérez Cordero| José Luis Rivera Guerra|-| Internal Affairs| Pedro J. Santiago Guzman| Angel Bulerín Ramos| Angel R. Peña Ramírez|-| Judiciary| María M. Charbonier Laureano| José E. Meléndez Ortiz| Angel R. Peña Ramírez|-| Labor Affairs| Angel R. Peña Ramírez| Michael A. Quiñones Irizarry| Yashira Lebrón Rodríguez|-| Municipal Affairs and Regionalization| José O. González Mercado| Víctor M. Torres González| Yashira Lebrón Rodríguez|-| Public Safety| Félix G. Lassalle Toro| Luis Pérez Ortiz| Eddie Charbonier Chinea|-| Retirement System and Veteran Affairs| María de Lourdes Ramos Rivera| Guillermo Miranda Rivera| Maricarmen Mas Rodríguez|-| Small and Medium Businesses, and Commerce| Nelson Del Valle Colón| Joel I. Franqui Atiles| Jorge Navarro Suárez|-| Social Welfare and Tourism| Néstor A. Alonso Vega| Eddie Charbonier Chinea| Guillermo Miranda Rivera|-| Special Needs Education and People with Disabilities| Rafael Rivera Ortega| Néstor A. Alonso Vega| Guillermo Miranda Rivera|-| Transportation and Infrastructure| José Luis Rivera Guerra| Luis Pérez Ortiz| Félix G. Lassalle Toro|-| Treasury, Budget and Supervision, Management, and Economic Stability of Puerto Rico (PROMESA)| Antonio L. Soto Torres| Luis Pérez Ortiz| Eddie Charbonier Chinea|-| Women's Affairs| María de Lourdes Ramos Rivera| Yashira Lebrón Rodríguez| Pedro J. Santiago Guzman|-| Youth Affairs, Recreation and Sports| José J. Pérez Cordero| Ramón L. Rodríguez Ruiz| Félix G. Lassalle Toro|-

Joint commissions

! scope=col style="text-align: left" | Name! scope=col style="text-align: left" | President! scope=col style="text-align: left" | Vice President! scope=col style="text-align: left" | Secretary|-| Córdova Fernós Program of Congressional Internships| Eddie Charbonier Chinea|||-| Continuous Revision of the Penal Code and for the Reform of Criminal Laws| María M. Charbonier Laureano| José E. Meléndez Ortiz| José E. Torres Zamora|-| Jorge Alberto Ramos Comas Legislative Internship Program| Eddie Charbonier Chinea|||-| Legislative Donations| Antonio L. Soto Torres| Juan O. Morales Rodríguez| Luis Pérez Ortiz|-| Public-Private Partnerships of Puerto Rico| Larry Seilhamer|||-| Special Reports from the Comptroller| José A. Banchs Alemán| Maricarmen Mas Rodríguez| Angel R. Peña Ramírez|-[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cámara regresará con propuesta de Reforma Educativa. Laura. Quintero. Spanish. 10 January 2017. 18 January 2017.
  2. Web site: Renuncia el representante José Luis Rivera Guerra. 13 January 2019.
  3. Web site: Juramenta nuevo representante por el Distrito 17. 13 January 2019.
  4. Web site: Comisiones y Proyectos Especiales.