Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico

Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
Incumbent
Jenniffer González
since January 3, 2017
United States House of Representatives
Seat Puerto Rico
Term length Four years, renewable
Formation January 2, 1900
First holder Federico Degetau
Website gonzalez-colon.house.gov

The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Comisionado/Comisionada Residente de Puerto Rico) is a non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives elected by the voters of Puerto Rico every four years, the only member of the House of Representatives who serves a four-year term. Commissioners function in every respect as a member of Congress, including sponsoring legislation and serving on congressional committees, where they can vote on legislation, except that they are denied a vote on the final disposition of legislation on the House floor.[1] They enjoy a salary of $174,000 per year.[2]

The current commissioner is Jenniffer González-Colón of the New Progressive Party (PNP), the first woman to hold the post. She is also affiliated with the Republican Party (R) at the national level.

Other U.S. territories have a similar representative position called a delegate.

List of commissioners

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Commish. Jenniffer González-Colón, Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico's At-Large District, Republican". govtrack.us. 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  2. ↑ Ida A. Brudnick. "Salaries of Members of Congress : Recent actions and Historical Tables". Senate.gov. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
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