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Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico 
Residence Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Term length Four years, renewable Inaugural holder Federico Degetau Formation January 2, 1900 Website pierluisi.house.gov Puerto Rico 
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The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico (Spanish: El Comisionado Residente de Puerto Rico) is a non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives elected by the voters of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico every four years. The Resident Commissioner is the only member of the House of Representatives who serves a four-year term.[1]
The Commissioner is allowed to serve on congressional committees, and functions in every respect as a Representative except being denied a vote on the final disposition of legislation on the House floor.
In most other U.S. territories, a similar representative position is styled Delegate.
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List of Resident Commissioners
This is a complete list of Resident Commissioners of Puerto Rico:
Year(s) served Name Puerto Rican Party National Party 1901–1905 Federico Degetau Republican Republican 1905–1911 Tulio Larrinaga Unionist 1911–1916 Luis Muñoz-Rivera Unionist 1917–1932 Félix Córdova Dávila Unionist 1932–1933 José Lorenzo Pesquera Nonpartisan 1933–1939 Santiago Iglesias-Pantín Coalitionist Socialist 1939–1945 Bolívar Pagán Coalitionist Socialist 1945–1946 Jesús T. Piñero Popular Democratic Democratic 1946–1965 Antonio Fernós-Isern Popular Democratic Democratic 1965–1969 Santiago Polanco-Abreú Popular Democratic Democratic 1969–1973 Jorge Luis Córdova-Díaz New Progressive Republican 1973–1977 Jaime Benítez Popular Democratic Democratic 1977–1985 Baltasar Corrada-Del Río New Progressive Democratic 1985–1992 Jaime Fuster Popular Democratic Democratic 1992–1993 Antonio Colorado Popular Democratic Democratic 1993–2001 Carlos Romero Barceló New Progressive Democratic 2001–2005 Aníbal Acevedo Vilá Popular Democratic Democratic 2005–2009 Luis Fortuño New Progressive Republican 2009-present Pedro Pierluisi New Progressive Democratic See also
References
- ^ "111th House Freshmen: Pedro Pierluisi, D-Puerto Rico (AL)". Congressional Quarterly. 2008-11-05. http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000002982727. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
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