16th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico

The 16th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico will meet from January 2, 2009, to January 1, 2013. All members of the House of Representatives and the Senate were elected in the General Elections of 2008. The House and the Senate both have a majority of members from the New Progressive Party.

Leadership

Senate

Office	Senator	Party	District
President	Thomas Rivera Schatz	PNP	At-Large
Vice President	Margarita Nolasco	PNP	At-Large
Majority Leader	Roberto Arango (2009-2011)	PNP	District I
	Larry Seilhamer (2011–present)	PNP	District V
Minority Leader	Jose Luis Dalmau	PPD	District VII

House of Representatives

Office	Representative	Party	District
Speaker of the House	Jennifer Gonzalez	PNP	At-Large
Speaker Pro Tem	Gabriel Rodriguez Aguilo	PNP	District 13
Majority Leader	Rolando Crespo (2008-2011)	PNP	At-large
	Johnny Méndez (2011–present)	PNP	District 36
Minority Leader	Hector Ferrer	PPD	At-Large

Changes in membership

Senate

District	Former senator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's installation
VIII - Carolina	Héctor Martínez	Resigned March 12, 2011 after being found guilty for corruption.[1]	Roger Iglesias	June 25, 2011
I - San Juan	Roberto Arango	Resigned August 28, 2011 after personal scandal.[2]	Liza Fernández	May 1, 2012
VI - Guayama	Antonio Soto Díaz	Resigned September 14, 2011 due to investigation on his campaign finances.[3]	Miguel A. Rodríguez	May 2012
At-large	Eder Ortíz	Resigned December 31, 2011 to become PPD Electoral Commissioner.[4]	Angel Rodríguez Otero	August 24, 2012[5]

House of Representatives

District	Former senator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's installation<noinclude>
At-large	Iris Miriam Ruíz	Resigned on March 1, 2010 after being appointed Ombudswoman.[6]	José Torres Zamora	June 2, 2010
16	Iván Rodríguez Traverzo	Expelled on December 10, 2010 after accusations of bribery.[7]	Eric Alfaro	April 11, 2011
At-large	Luis Farinacci	Resigned January 19, 2011 after allegations of domestic violence.[8]	Pedro A. Rodríguez	March 3, 2011
At-large	Rolando Crespo	Resigned February 27, 2011 after positive drug test.[9]	José Enrique Meléndez	May 23, 2011
At-large	Héctor Ferrer	Resigned March 15, 2012 after allegations of domestic abuse.[10]	Eduardo Ferrer	May 24, 2012
4	Liza Fernández	Resigned to fill vacant seat in the Senate of Puerto Rico.	Víctor Parés	May 24, 2012

References

1. Fortuño exige la renuncia de Martínez on El Vocero (March 7, 2011)
2. Renuncia el Senador Roberto Arango on El Nuevo Día; Rodríguez Sánchez, Israel (August 28, 2011)
3. El Chuchín renuncia a su escaño en el Senado on El Nuevo Día (September 14, 2011)
4. Alvarez Jaimes, Yennifer (December 20, 2011). "Eder Ortíz renuncia al Senado". El Vocero.
5. Muñiz, Alba (August 24, 2012). "Senado juramenta a Angel Rodríguez como nuevo senador del PPD". Primera Hora.
6. "Confirmada Iris Miriam Ruiz como procuradora del Ciudadano". Primera Hora (Puerto Rico). 2 March 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
7. "Informe de pesquisa contra Iván Rodríguez Traverzo está a punto de caramelo". Primera Hora (Puerto Rico). 15 December 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
8. Renuncia el representante Luis Farinacci on Primera Hora (January 19, 2011)
9. Rolando Crespo oficializa su renuncia a la Cámara on El Nuevo Día (February 27, 2011)
10. Renuncia de Héctor Ferrer dejaría tres vacantes on El Nuevo Día (February 24, 2012)

External links

• Puerto Rico State Elections Commission (Spanish)