28th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico | |||||||||||||||||
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In session | |||||||||||||||||
January 2, 2009 – January 1, 2013 | |||||||||||||||||
Leadership | |||||||||||||||||
Speaker | Jenniffer González | ||||||||||||||||
Speaker pro tem | Gabriel Rodríguez Aguiló | ||||||||||||||||
Majority Leader | Rolando Crespo (2009–2011) Johnny Méndez (2011–2013) | ||||||||||||||||
Majority Whip | Angel Pérez Otero | ||||||||||||||||
Minority Leader | Héctor Ferrer (2009-2012) Luis Raúl Torres (2012) | ||||||||||||||||
Minority Whip | Luis Raúl Torres (2009-2012) | ||||||||||||||||
Non-officers | |||||||||||||||||
Structure | |||||||||||||||||
Seats | 54 voting members | ||||||||||||||||
Parties represented | PNP PPD | ||||||||||||||||
Length of term | 4 years | ||||||||||||||||
Elections | |||||||||||||||||
Legislature | |||||||||||||||||
16th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico | |||||||||||||||||
Upper house | |||||||||||||||||
24th Senate of Puerto Rico | |||||||||||||||||
Sessions | |||||||||||||||||
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The 28th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico was the lower house of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico and met from January 14, 2009, to January 8, 2013. All members were elected in the General Elections of 2008. The House had a majority of members from the New Progressive Party (PNP).
The body was counterparted by the 24th Senate of Puerto Rico in the upper house.
Composition
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | |||
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PNP | PPD | PIP | Vacant | ||
End of previous legislature | 32 | 18 | 1 | 51 | 0 |
Begin | 37 | 16 | 0 | 54 | 1 |
Latest voting share | 72.5% | 27.5% |
Leadership
Position | Name | Party | District |
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Speaker of the House | Jenniffer González Colón | PNP | At-Large |
Speaker Pro Tempore | Gabriel Rodríguez Aguiló | PNP | District 13 |
Majority Leader | Carlos J. Méndez Núñez | PNP | District 36 |
Majority Whip | Angel Pérez Otero | PNP | District 6 |
Minority Leader | Luis Raúl Torres Cruz | PPD | District 2 |
Minority Whip | Vacant | PPD |
Membership
[*] Elected by Addition (Defeated in elections, but holds a seat because of Section 9 of Article III of the Constitution. See above.)