23rd Senate of Puerto Rico

The 23rd Senate of Puerto Rico was the upper house of the 15th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico that met from January 2, 2005 to January 1, 2009. All members were elected in the General Elections of 2004. The Senate had a majority of members from the New Progressive Party (PNP).

23rd Senate of Puerto Rico
In session
January 2, 2005 – January 1, 2009
Leadership
PresidentKenneth McClintock
President pro temOrlando Parga
Majority LeaderMargarita Nolasco
Majority WhipCarlos Pagán
Minority LeaderJosé Luis Dalmau
Minority WhipSila Mari González
Non-officers
Structure
Seats27 voting members
Parties representedPNP
PPD
PIP
Elections
Legislature
15th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico
Lower house
27th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
Sessions
1stJanuary 14, 2005 – January 12, 2006
2ndJanuary 13, 2006 – January 11, 2007
3rdJanuary 12, 2007 – January 10, 2008
4thJanuary 11, 2008 – January 1, 2009
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The body is counterparted by the 27th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico in the lower house.

Leadership

PositionNamePartyDistrict
President of the SenateKenneth McClintockPNPAt-Large
President pro TemporeOrlando Parga FigueroaPNPAt-Large
Majority LeaderMargarita NolascoPNPVI
Majority WhipCarlos PagánPNPIV
Minority LeaderJosé Luis DalmauPPDVII
Minority WhipSila Mari GonzálezPPDAt-Large

Members

Membership

DistrictNameParty
ISan Juan Roberto Arango PNP
Carlos Díaz PNP
IIBayamón Migdalia Padilla Alvelo PNP
Carmelo Ríos Santiago PNP
IIIArecibo José Emilio González Velázquez PNP
Pedro Rossello PNP
IVMayagüez-Aguadilla Luis Daniel Muñiz Cortes PNP
Carlos Pagán PNP
VPonce Modesto Agosto Alicea PPD
Bruno Ramos PPD
VIGuayama Margarita Nolasco PNP
Cirilo Tirado Rivera PPD
VIIHumacao José Luis Dalmau PPD
Sixto Hernández Serrano PPD
VIIICarolina Héctor Martínez Maldonado PNP
Lornna Soto Villanueva PNP
At-Large Luz Arce FerrerPNP
Eudaldo Báez GalibPPD
Norma BurgosPNP
Jorge De Castro FontPNP
Antonio Fas AlzamoraPPD
José Garriga PicóPNP
Sila María González CalderónPPD
Juan Eugenio Hernández MayoralPPD
Kenneth McClintockPNP
Orlando Parga FigueroaPNP
María de Lourdes SantiagoPIP

 Summary of the November 2, 2004 Puerto Rico Senate election results
Parties District
Votes
District
%
District
Seats
At Large
Votes
At Large
%
At Large
Seats
Total
New Progressive Party (Partido Nuevo Progresista) 1,845,204 48.6 11 845,228 44.3 6 17
Popular Democratic Party (Partido Popular Democrático) 1,768,374 46.6 5 767,626 40.3 4 9
Puerto Rican Independence Party (Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño) 160,632 4.2 0 178,541 9.4 1 1
Independent Movement of the Eastern Region (Movimiento Independiente Region Este) 2,936 0.1 0 - - - -
Independent - - - 97,673 5.1 0 -
Others 826 0.0 0 297 0.0 0 -
Total (turnout 81.7 %) 3,777,972 100.0 16 1,889,365 100.0 11 27
Blank and Null Votes 17,245 0.4 - 17,245 0.7 - -
Total votes cast 3,795,217 - - 1,906,610 - - -
Source: (in Spanish) Elections Puerto Rico

References

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