The 26th

Senate of Puerto Rico The Senate of Puerto Rico ( es, Senado de Puerto Rico) is the upper house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, the territorial legislature of Puerto Rico. The Senate, together with the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, control t ...

is the

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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 The Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) is a U.S. federal law enacted in 2016 that established a financial oversight board, a process for restructuring debt, and expedited procedures for approving critical i ...

. 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 The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, Constitución del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico) is the controlling government document of Puerto Rico. It is composed of nine articles detailing the structure of the government a ...

which mandates that in such a case the number of minority legislators should total 9.

Leadership

Members

Non-officers

Committees

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, Luis Berdiel Rivera , José Perez Rosa , Luis Daniel Muñiz , - , Appointments ,

Thomas Rivera Schatz Thomas Rivera Schatz (born June 10, 1966) is a Puerto Rican politician, legal advisor, attorney, and former prosecutor, who was the fourteenth and sixteenth President of the Senate of Puerto Rico. He is affiliated with New Progressive Party of ...

, 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 José Antonio "Chaco" Vargas Vidot (born May 22, 1954), better known simply by his two last names Vargas Vidot, is a Puerto Rican doctor of medicine, philanthropist, and politician focused on drug rehabilitation. His community service is channele ...

, 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 Abel Nazario Quiñones (born 24 June 1970) is former senator at large of the 26th Senate of Puerto Rico and was mayor of Yauco, Puerto Rico. He was first elected in 2000 representing the New Progressive Party (PNP). He was reelected in 2004 , ...

, 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 ,

, Miguel Romero , Miguel Laureano , - ,

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, Carlos J. Rodríguez Mateo , Migdalia Padilla Alvelo , Evelyn Vázquez Nieves , - ,

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, 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 Margarita Nolasco Santiago is a Puerto Rican politician, senator, and former Mayor of Coamo. She has been a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico since 2004. Early years and studies Margarita Nolasco obtained her bachelor's degree from the Ponti ...

, - , Municipal Matters , Margarita Nolasco , Itzamar Peña Ramírez , Miguel Romero , - ,

Public Safety Public security or public safety is the prevention of and protection from events that could endanger the safety and security of the public from significant danger, injury, or property damage. It is often conducted by a state government to ensur ...

, Henry Neumann Zayas , Zoé Laboy Alvarado , Luis Berdiel Rivera , - , Rules and Calendar ,

Carmelo Ríos Santiago Carmelo Javier Ríos Santiago (born May 21, 1973 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican politician, lawyer and senator. He has been a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico since 2005. Early years and studies Carmelo Ríos was born on May ...

, 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 A treasury is either *A government department related to finance and taxation, a finance ministry. *A place or location where treasure, such as currency or precious items are kept. These can be state or royal property, church treasure or i ...

, Migdalia Padilla Alvelo , Miguel Romero , Eric Correa Rivera , - ,

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José Luis Dalmau José Luis Dalmau Santiago (born September 19, 1966) is an attorney and politician. He is the current President of the Senate of Puerto Rico and President of the Popular Democratic Party. Early years and studies José Luis Dalmau Santiago was ...

, 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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