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23rd Senate of Puerto Rico

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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
Structure
Seats27 voting members
Parties representedPNP
PPD
PIP
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
← 22nd
24th →

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).

The body is counterparted by the 27th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico in the lower house.

Leadership

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Position Name Party District
President of the Senate Kenneth McClintock PNP At-Large
President pro Tempore Orlando Parga Figueroa PNP At-Large
Majority Leader Margarita Nolasco PNP VI
Majority Whip Carlos Pagán PNP IV
Minority Leader José Luis Dalmau PPD VII
Minority Whip Sila Mari González PPD At-Large

Members

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Membership

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District Name Party
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 Ferrer PNP
Eudaldo Báez Galib PPD
Norma Burgos PNP
Jorge De Castro Font PNP
Antonio Fas Alzamora PPD
José Garriga Picó PNP
Sila María González Calderón PPD
Juan Eugenio Hernández Mayoral PPD
Kenneth McClintock PNP
Orlando Parga Figueroa PNP
María de Lourdes Santiago PIP
PartyAt-largeDistrictTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
New Progressive Party845,22844.7461,845,20448.841117
Popular Democratic Party767,62640.6341,768,37446.8159
Puerto Rican Independence Party178,5419.451160,6324.2501
Independent Movement of the Eastern Region2,9360.0800
Other parties2970.0208260.0200
Independents97,6735.1700
Total1,889,365100.00113,777,972100.001627
Valid votes1,889,36599.10
Invalid votes5,3180.28
Blank votes11,9270.63
Total votes1,906,610100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,440,13178.14
Source: Puerto Rico Election Archive

References

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