Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
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The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico is a nonvoting representative of the United States House of Representatives elected by Puerto Ricans every four years. The Commissioner is allowed to serve on U.S. Congressional committees, and functions in every respect as a Representative except for being allowed a vote on the final disposal of legislation (a "floor vote").
List of former Commisioners
| Term(s) served | Name | Puerto Rican Party | United States Party |
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| 2005 – present | Luis Fortuño | PNP | Republican |
| 2001-2005 | Anibal Acevedo Vila | PPD | Democratic |
| 1993 – 2001 | Carlos Romero Barcelo | PNP | Democratic |
| 1992 – 1993 | Antonio Colorado | PPD | Democratic |
| 1985 – 1992 | Jaime Fuster | PPD | Democratic |
| 1977 – 1985 | Baltasar Corrada del Río | PNP | Republican |
| 1973 – 1977 | Jaime Benitez | PPD | |
| 1969 – 1973 | Jorge Luis Cordova | PNP | |
| 1965 – 1969 | Santiago Polanco Abreu | PPD | |
| 1946 – 1965 | Antonio Fernós Isern | PPD | |
| 1945 – 1946 | Jesús T. Piñero | PPD | |
| 1939 – 1945 | Bolívar Pagán | Coalitionist | |
| 1933 – 1939 | Santiago Iglesias Pantín | Coalitionist | |
| 1932 – 1933 | José Lorenzo Pesquera | Nonpartisan | |
| 1917 – 1932 | Felix Cordova Davila | Unionist | |
| 1911 – 1916 | Luis Muñoz Rivera | Unionist | |
| 1905 – 1911 | Tulio Larrinaga | Unionist | |
| 1901 – 1905 | Federico Degetau | Republican |