Puerto Rico Senatorial District VII, also known as the Senatorial District of Humacao, is one of the eight senatorial districts of

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and unincorporated ...

. It is currently represented by

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 ...

and Miguel Laureano (from the Popular Democratic Party and New Progressive Party respectively).

District profile

The Senatorial District VII has an approximate population of 462,914. It covers the following municipalities: *

Caguas Caguas (, ) is a city and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Central Mountain Range of Puerto Rico, south of San Juan and Trujillo Alto, west of Gurabo and San Lorenzo, and east of Aguas Buenas, Cidra, and Cayey. Caguas was founded ...

* Gurabo * Humacao * Juncos * Las Piedras * Maunabo * Naguabo *

Patillas Patillas (, ) is a beach town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the southeastern coast, south of San Lorenzo; west of Yabucoa and Maunabo; and east of Guayama and Arroyo. It is spread over 15 barrios and Patillas Pueblo (the down ...

San Lorenzo San Lorenzo is the Italian and Spanish name for Lawrence of Rome, Saint Lawrence, the 3rd-century Christian martyr, and may refer to: Places Argentina * San Lorenzo, Santa Fe * San Lorenzo Department, Chaco * Monte San Lorenzo, a mountain on t ...

Yabucoa Yabucoa () is a town and municipality in Puerto Rico located in the eastern region, north of Maunabo; south of San Lorenzo, Las Piedras and Humacao; and east of Patillas. Yabucoa is spread over 9 barrios and Yabucoa Pueblo (the downtown area ...

In previous distributions, the territory covered by the Senatorial District VII has changed. In 1972, the District included the municipalities of

Río Grande The Rio Grande ( and ), known in Mexico as the Río Bravo del Norte or simply the Río Bravo, is one of the principal rivers (along with the Colorado River) in the southwestern United States and in northern Mexico. The length of the Rio G ...

Luquillo Luquillo () is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the northeast coast, northwest of Fajardo; and east of Rio Grande. Luquillo is spread over 5 barrios and Luquillo Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the ci ...

Fajardo Fajardo (, ) is a town and municipality -Fajardo Combined Statistical Area. Fajardo is the hub of much of the recreational boating in Puerto Rico and a popular launching port to Culebra, Vieques, and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands. It is ...

, and Ceiba. However, it didn't include Arroyo, Maunabo, or

. In 1983, Aguas Buenas, Arroyo, Maunabo, and Patillas were reassigned to the District, while Río Grande, Luquillo, and Fajardo were reassigned to the District of Carolina. In the 1991 redistribution, Ceiba was assigned to the District of Carolina. In the 2002 redistribution, Arroyo was assigned to the District of Guayama,Distribución de Distritos Senatoriales y Representativos 2002
on ElectionsPuertoRico and in the 2011 redistribution, Aguas Buenas was reassigned to the District of San Juan.

Election results

2012

, - ! style="background-color:#FF0000" , , style="width: 130px" , Popular Democratic Party (PPD) , ,

, 117,610 , 26.37 , +2.65 , - ! style="background-color:#FF0000" , , style="width: 130px" , Popular Democratic Party (PPD) , , Jorge Suárez , 114,165 , 25.60 , +2.88 , - ! style="background-color:#0080FF" , , style="width: 130px" , New Progressive Party (PNP) , ,

José Ramón Díaz José Ramón Díaz Hernández (born January 6, 1973) is a Puerto Rican politician and Senator. Díaz has been a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico since 2008. Early years and studies José Ramón Díaz Hernández was born on January 6, 1973 in ...

, 98,361 , 22.06 , -2.02 , - ! style="background-color:#0080FF" , , style="width: 130px" , New Progressive Party (PNP) , , Luz M. Santiago , 97,800 , 21.93 , -2.14 , - ! style="background-color:#01DF3A" , , style="width: 130px" , Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) , , Maritza Algarín Sepúlveda , 5,552 , 1.24 , , - ! style="background-color:#01DF3A" , , style="width: 130px" , Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) , , Juan "Cholo" Lebrón , 5,081 , 1.14 , +0.18 , - ! style="background-color:#008080" , , style="width: 130px" , Movimiento Unión Soberanista (MUS) , , Vilma Calderón Jiménez , 2,417 , 0.54 , , - ! style="background-color:#800080" , , style="width: 130px" , Worker's People Party of Puerto Rico (PPT) , , Carlos R. Mercado Cotto , 1,378 , 0.31 , , - ! style="background-color:#FFBF00" , , style="width: 130px" , Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party (PPR) , , José Luis "Tito" Dones , 797 , 0.18 ,

2008

, - ! style="background-color:#0080FF" , , style="width: 130px" , New Progressive Party (PNP) , ,

, 117,408 , 24.08% , , - ! style="background-color:#0080FF" , , style="width: 130px" , New Progressive Party (PNP) , , Luz M. Santiago , 117,341 , 24.07 , , - ! style="background-color:#FF0000" , , style="width: 130px" , Popular Democratic Party (PPD) , ,

, 115,612 , 23.72 , -0.30 , - ! style="background-color:#FF0000" , , style="width: 130px" , Popular Democratic Party (PPD) , , Jorge Suárez , 110,777 , 22.72 , , - ! style="background-color:#FFBF00" , , style="width: 130px" , Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party (PPR) , , Sylvia Roldán Cruz , 7,227 , 1.48 , , - ! style="background-color:#FFBF00" , , style="width: 130px" , Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party (PPR) , , Angel Nieves Rivera , 6,740 , 1.38 , , - ! style="background-color:#01DF3A" , , style="width: 130px" , Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) , , Felícita Cotto Ortíz , 4,865 , 1.00 , , - ! style="background-color:#01DF3A" , , style="width: 130px" , Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) , , Juan Lebrón López , 4,678 , 0.96 ,

2004

, - ! style="background-color:#FF0000" , , style="width: 130px" , Popular Democratic Party (PPD) , ,

, 119,859 , 24.38% , +0.18 , - ! style="background-color:#FF0000" , , style="width: 130px" , Popular Democratic Party (PPD) , , Sixto Hernández Serrano , 118,329 , 24.07 , +0.07 , - ! style="background-color:#0080FF" , , style="width: 130px" , New Progressive Party (PNP) , , Pickie Díaz , 115,829 , 23.56 , , - ! style="background-color:#0080FF" , , style="width: 130px" , New Progressive Party (PNP) , , Rafy Uceta , 114,679 , 23.33 , , - ! style="background-color:#01DF3A" , , style="width: 130px" , Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) , , Raúl Tirado , 10,413 , 2.12 , , - ! style="background-color:#01DF3A" , , style="width: 130px" , Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) , , Víctor Torres Ortíz , 10,021 , 2.04 , -0.66

References

External links

Distribución de Distritos Senatoriales de Puerto Rico
{{Puerto Rico Senatorial districts Puerto Rico Senatorial districts