26th Senate of Puerto Rico
In session
January 2, 2017 – January 1, 2021
Leadership
PresidentThomas Rivera Schatz
President pro temLarry Seilhamer
Majority LeaderCarmelo Ríos
Majority WhipÁngel Chayanne Martínez
Minority LeadersEduardo Bhatia
Juan Dalmau
Vargas Vidot
Minority WhipJosé Luis Dalmau
Structure
Seats30 voting members
26th Senate of Puerto Rico.svg
Parties represented  21 PNP
  7 PPD
  1 PIP
  1 Independent
Length of term4 years
Elections
Last electionNovember 6, 2016
Next electionNovember 8, 2020
Legislature
18th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico
Lower house
30th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
Sessions
1stJanuary 14, 2017 – June 30, 2017
2ndAugust 19, 2017 – November 19, 2017
3rdJanuary 13, 2018 – June 30, 2018
4thAugust 18, 2018 – November 18, 2018
5thJanuary 12, 2019 – June 30, 2019
6thAugust 17, 2019 – November 17, 2019
7thJanuary 11, 2020 – June 30, 2020
8thAugust 15, 2020 – November 15, 2020
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The 26th Senate of Puerto Rico is the upper house of the 18th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico. Its counterpart in the lower house is the 30th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico.

The body will meet from January 2, 2017, to January 1, 2021, while under the oversight of the fiscal control board established by PROMESA.

But in contrast to its standard composition, the numbers of legislators in this senate increased to 30 after the New Progressive Party (PNP in Spanish) won more than two thirds of the original 27 seats in contention during the 2016 general election. This provision was automatically triggered by Article Three of the Constitution of Puerto Rico which mandates that in such a case the number of minority legislators should total 9.

Leadership

  PPD    PNP    PIP    Independent
Office Senator District Party
President Thomas Rivera Schatz At-large PNP
President pro tempore Larry Seilhamer Rodríguez At-large PNP
Majority Leader Carmelo Ríos District II Bayamón PNP
Majority Whip Ángel Chayanne Martínez District III Arecibo PNP
Minority Leader Eduardo Bhatia At-large PPD
Minority Whip José Luis Dalmau District VII Humacao PPD
Minority Leader Juan Dalmau At-large PIP
Minority Leader Vargas Vidot At-large Independent

Members

  PPD    PNP    PIP    Independent
District Name Affiliation
District I San Juan Henry Neumann PNP
Miguel Romero PNP
District II Bayamón Migdalia Padilla PNP
Carmelo Ríos PNP
District III Arecibo Ángel Chayanne Martínez PNP
José Joito Pérez PNP
District IV Mayagüez–Aguadilla Luis Daniel Muñiz PNP
Evelyn Vázquez PNP
District V Ponce Luis Berdiel PNP
Nelson Cruz Santiago PNP
District VI Guayama Axel Roque PNP
Carlos Rodríguez Mateo PNP
District VII Humacao Miguel Laureano PNP
José Luis Dalmau PPD
District VIII Carolina Nayda Venegas PNP
Eric Correa PNP
At-large Zoé Laboy PNP
Abel Nazario PNP
Margarita Nolasco PNP
Itzamar Peña PNP
Thomas Rivera Schatz PNP
Larry Seilhamer PNP
Eduardo Bhatia PPD
Rossana López León PPD
Miguel Pereira PPD
José Nadal Power PPD
Cirilo Tirado PPD
Aníbal José Torres PPD
Miguel Pereira PPD
Juan Dalmau PIP
Vargas Vidot Independent

Non-officers

This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (December 2016)
  PNP
Post Name Political party
Secretary Manuel A. Torres[1] PNP
Serjeant-at-Arms Joel Fontánez González [a] PNP

Committees

Further information: List of current Senate of Puerto Rico Committees
Name President Vice President Secretary
Agriculture Luis Berdiel Rivera José Perez Rosa Luis Daniel Muñiz
Appointments Thomas Rivera Schatz Carlos J. Rodríguez Mateo Luis Berdiel Rivera
Banking,Commerce and Cooperativism Eric Correa Rivera Zoé Laboy Alvarado Axel Roque
Consumer Affairs and Essential Public Services Evelyn Vázquez Nieves Luis Daniel Muñiz Henry Neumann Zayas
Development of Community Initiatives Vargas Vidot Nayda Venegas Eric Correa Rivera
Development of the South Central Region Nelson Cruz Santiago Luis Berdiel Rivera Evelyn Vázquez Nieves
Education and University Reform Abel Nazario Luis Daniel Muñiz Axel Roque
Electoral System of Puerto Rico Miguel Laureano Itzamar Peña Ramírez Henry Neumann Zayas
Environmental Health and Natural Resources Carlos J. Rodríguez Mateo Luis Berdiel Rivera Itzamar Peña Ramírez
Ethics and Public Integrity Ángel Chayanne Martínez Luis Berdiel Rivera Migdalia Padilla Alvelo
Federal Relations, Politics and Economics Thomas Rivera Schatz Miguel Romero Miguel Laureano
Government Carlos J. Rodríguez Mateo Migdalia Padilla Alvelo Evelyn Vázquez Nieves
Health Ángel Chayanne Martínez Carlos J. Rodríguez Mateo José Perez Rosa
Innovation, Telecommunication,Urbanism and Infrastructure Miguel Laureano Eric Correa Rivera Axel Roque
Internal Affairs Larry Seilhamer Rodríguez Eric Correa Rivera Margarita Nolasco Santiago
Municipal Matters Margarita Nolasco Itzamar Peña Ramírez Miguel Romero
Public Safety Henry Neumann Zayas Zoé Laboy Alvarado Luis Berdiel Rivera
Rules and Calendar Carmelo Ríos Santiago Axel Roque Carlos J. Rodríguez Mateo
Social and Economical Revitalization Zoé Laboy Alvarado Migdalia Padilla Alvelo Evelyn Vázquez Nieves
Social Welfare and Family Affairs Nayda Venegas José Perez Rosa Margarita Nolasco
Tourism and Culture José Perez Rosa Evelyn Vázquez Nieves Itzamar Peña Ramírez
Treasury Migdalia Padilla Alvelo Miguel Romero Eric Correa Rivera
Veterans' Affairs José Luis Dalmau Zoé Laboy Alvarado Carlos J. Rodríguez Mateo
Western Development Luis Daniel Muñiz Evelyn Vázquez Nieves Zoé Laboy Alvarado
Women's Affairs Itzamar Peña Ramírez Migdalia Padilla Alvelo Nayda Venegas
Youth, Recreation and Sports Axel Roque Henry Neumann Zayas Nelson Cruz Santiago

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Notes

  1. ^ Senate (2013) "Rivera Schatz revalida como presidente del Senado"[2]

References

  1. ^ "Rivera Schatz revalida como presidente del Senado" (in Spanish). El Nuevo Día. January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  2. ^ "Rivera Schatz revalida como presidente del Senado" (in Spanish). El Nuevo Día. January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  3. ^ "Composición Comisiones Permanentes (translated to "Permanent Composition of Committees"" (in Spanish). Senado Puerto Rico. Archived from the original on 2017-05-09. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
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