Resident Commissioners from Puerto Rico
The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico is a nonvoting representative of the United States House of Representatives elected by Puerto Ricans every 4 years. The representative is allowed to, and serves as process observer, in U.S. Congress commitees.
List of former Commisioners
| Name |
Party |
Born |
Died |
Term(s) Served |
| Anibal Acevedo Vila |
PPD Dem |
February 13, 1962 |
- |
2001- |
| Carlos Romero Barcelo |
PNP |
September 4, 1932 |
- |
1993-2001 |
| Antonio Colorado |
PPD Dem |
September 8, 1939 |
- |
1992-1993 |
| Jaime B. Fuster |
Dem |
January 12, 1941 |
- |
1985-1992 |
| Baltasar Corrada Del Rio |
PNP |
April 10, 1935 |
- |
1977-1985 |
| Jaime Benitez |
PPD |
October 29, 1908 |
May 30, 2001 |
1973-1977 |
| Jorge Luis Cordova |
PNP |
April 20, 1907 |
September 16, 1994 |
1969-1973 |
| Santiago Polanco Abreu |
PPD |
October 30, 1920 |
January 18, 1988 |
1965-1969 |
| Antonio Fernós Isern |
PPD |
May 10, 1895 |
January 19, 1974 |
1946-1965 |
| Jesús T. Piñero |
PPD |
April 16, 1897 |
November 19, 1952 |
1945-1946 |
| Bolívar Pagán |
Coalitionist |
May 16, 1897 |
February 9, 1961 |
1939-1945 |
| Santiago Iglesias Pantín |
Coalitionist |
February 22, 1872 |
December 5, 1939 |
1933-1939 |
| José Lorenzo Pesquera |
Nonpartisan |
August 10, 1882 |
July 25, 1950 |
1932-1933 |
| Felix Cordova Davila |
Unionist |
November 20, 1878 |
December 3, 1938 |
1917-1932 |
| Luis Muñoz Rivera |
Unionist |
July 17, 1859 |
November 15, 1916 |
1911-1916 |
| Tulio Larrinaga |
Unionist |
January 15, 1847 |
April 28, 1917 |
1905-1911 |
| Federico Degetau |
PR Republican |
December 5, 1862 |
January 20, 1914 |
1901-1905 |
