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{{Short description|Non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox official post
| post = Resident Commissioner
| body = Puerto Rico
| insignia = Seal of the United States House of Representatives.svg
| insigniasize = 
| insigniacaption = 
| image = File:Hernández Rivera Pablo 119th Congress.jpg
| incumbent = [[Pablo José Hernández Rivera]]
| incumbentsince = January 3, 2025
| seat = [[Puerto Rico]]
| department = [[United States House of Representatives]]
| termlength = Four years, renewable<ref name=PuRicoGonz.NYT19/>
| formation = January 2, 1900
| first = [[Federico Degetau]]
| website = 
| salary = [[US$]]174,000
}}
{{Infobox U.S. congressional district
| state = Puerto Rico
| district number = AL
| image name = PR01 109.gif
| image width = 300
| image caption = 
| representative = [[Pablo José Hernández Rivera]]{{efn|Hernández Rivera caucuses with the Democratic Party.}}
| member type = Resident Commissioner
| party = Democratic
| residence = San Juan
| english area = 3,515
| percent urban = 
| percent rural = 
| population = 3,193,694
| population year = 2019
| median income = 14,412
| percent white = 6.8
| percent black = 8.5
| percent asian = 0.2
| percent native american = 0.4
| percent hispanic = 80.5
| percent other race = 3.6
| percent blue collar = 20.5
| percent white collar = 67.9
| percent gray collar = 11.6
| cpvi  = 
}}

The '''resident commissioner of Puerto Rico''' ({{Langx|es|Comisionado Residente de Puerto Rico}}) is a [[Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives|non-voting member]] of the [[United States House of Representatives]] elected by the voters of the [[Commonwealth (U.S. insular area)|U.S. Commonwealth]] of [[Puerto Rico]] every four years,<ref name="PuRicoGonz.NYT19">{{cite news |last=Wines |first=Michael |date=July 26, 2019 |title=She's Puerto Rico's Only Link to Washington. She Could Be Its Future Governor. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/26/us/Jenniffer-Gonzalez-Colon-puerto-rico.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> the only member of the House of Representatives who serves a four-year term. Because the commissioner represents the entire territory of Puerto Rico irrespective of its population, and is not subject to [[United States congressional apportionment|congressional apportionment]] like those House members representing the 50 states, '''Puerto Rico's at-large congressional district''' is the largest congressional district by population in all of the United States.

Commissioners function in every respect as a member of Congress, including sponsoring legislation and serving on [[United States congressional committee|congressional committees]], where they can vote on legislation,<ref name=PuRicoFuster.NewsW90>{{cite magazine |magazine=[[Newsweek]]
 |title=Our 51st State? |date=August 29, 1990
 |author=James R. Fuster, Member of Congress from Puerto Rico}}</ref> but they cannot vote on the final disposition of legislation on the House floor.<ref name=cq>{{cite news |title=Commish. Jenniffer González-Colón, Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico's At-Large District, Republican
|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/jenniffer_gonzalez_colon/412723|publisher=govtrack.us|date=2017-01-03 |access-date=2017-09-28}}</ref> They receive a salary of $174,000 per year<ref>{{cite web
 |url=https://www.senate.gov/CRSReports/crs-publish.cfm?pid='*2%404P%5C%5B%3A%22%40%20%20%0A
 |title=Salaries of Members of Congress : Recent actions and Historical Tables
 |first=Ida A. |last=Brudnick |publisher=Senate.gov |access-date=2015-03-03}}</ref> and are identified as ''Member of Congress.''<ref name=PuRicoFuster.NewsW90/>

{{asof|2025}} the commissioner is [[Pablo José Hernández Rivera]] of the [[Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)|Popular Democratic Party]] (PPD), the youngest person to hold the post. He is also affiliated with the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] (D) at the national level.

Other [[Territories of the United States|U.S. territories]] have a similar representative position called a ''[[Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives|delegate]]''.

== History ==
The United States Congress had seated non-voting "delegates" from various territories since 1794 as the country expanded across [[North America]]; these territories were all eventually admitted as states. The position of delegate was a legislative position with a two-year term, just like a member of Congress.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://congressionalresearch.com/RL31856/document.php?study=Resident+Commissioner+from+Puerto+Rico|title=Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico|last=Rundquist|first=Paul S.|website=congressionalresearch.com|access-date=2019-08-03}}</ref>

The United States acquired several overseas possessions as a result of the [[Spanish–American War]]. While the House of Representatives voted in 1900 for Puerto Rico to select a delegate, Congress instead devised a new form of territorial representative in the resident commissioner. [[United States Senate|United States senator]] [[John Coit Spooner]] argued that granting a territory a ''delegate'' implied that it was on the path to statehood, which he asserted was not guaranteed for the new possessions acquired in the war, such as Puerto Rico and the Philippines.<ref name=":0" /> In fact, more than a century later, neither has become a state. (Puerto Rico remains a U.S. territory, while [[Philippines|the Philippines]] [[Treaty of Manila (1946)|became an independent republic]] in 1946.)

The original resident commissioner positions served a two-year term,<ref>{{USPL|56|191}}, §39 ({{USStat|31|86}})</ref> though it was later extended to four years starting in 1920.<ref>{{USPL|64|368}}, §36 ({{USStat|39|963}})</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/R40555.html|title = Delegates to the U.S. Congress: History and Current Status}}</ref> The position also had executive responsibility in addition to legislative ones. The term had been used as to parts of the [[British Empire]] (see [[Resident Commissioner#The British Empire and the Commonwealth of Nations|resident commissioner]]), but in an almost opposite sense; sent or recognized as [[The Crown|the Crown's]] representative to manage a territory. In the American sense, resident commissioner always refers to a representative of a territory to the [[Federal government of the United States|national government]].<ref name=":0" />

This representation has evolved over time. At first, the resident commissioner could not even be present on the floor of the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]; floor privileges were granted in 1902.<ref name=":0" /> In 1904, the officeholder gained the right to speak during debate and serve on the [[United States House Committee on Insular Affairs|Committee on Insular Affairs]], which had responsibility for the territories gained in the Spanish-American War.<ref name=":0" />

In 1933, Resident Commissioner Santiago Iglesias was appointed to additional committees, and each of his successors has served on other committees also.<ref name=":0" /> But only in 1970 did the resident commissioner gain the right to vote in committees, gain [[Seniority in the United States House of Representatives|seniority]], or hold leadership positions.<ref name=":0" />

The present-day resident commissioner, like the delegates from other territories and the [[District of Columbia]], has almost all of the rights of other House members, including being able to sponsor bills and offer amendments and motions.<ref name=":0" /> Territorial representatives remain unable to vote on matters before the full House.

The position of resident commissioner in Washington is described as a democratic anomaly and does not meet any of the principles of true political representation. The resident commissioner acts as a case of macro-clientelism between the sole resident commissioner and all Puerto Ricans.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/opinion/punto-de-vista/el-comisionado-residente-y-el-clientelismo/|title = El comisionado residente y el clientelismo | date=February 6, 2025 }}</ref>

==Summary of resident commissioners of Puerto Rico==
{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
* 1901–1905: [[Federico Degetau]]
* 1905–1911: [[Tulio Larrínaga]]
* 1911–1916: [[Luis Muñoz Rivera]]
* 1916–1917: ''vacant''
* 1917–1932: [[Félix Córdova Dávila]]
* 1932–1932: ''vacant''
* 1932–1933: [[José Lorenzo Pesquera]]
* 1933–1939: [[Santiago Iglesias]]
* 1939–1939: ''vacant''
* 1939–1945: [[Bolívar Pagán]]
* 1945–1946: [[Jesús T. Piñero]]
* 1946–1946: ''vacant''
* 1946–1965: [[Antonio Fernós-Isern]]
* 1965–1969: [[Santiago Polanco Abreu]]
* 1969–1973: [[Jorge Luis Córdova]]
* 1973–1977: [[Jaime Benítez Rexach]]
* 1977–1985: [[Baltasar Corrada del Río]]
* 1985–1992: [[Jaime Fuster]]
* 1992–1993: [[Antonio Colorado]]
* 1993–2001: [[Carlos Romero Barceló]]
* 2001–2005: [[Aníbal Acevedo Vilá]]
* 2005–2009: [[Luis Fortuño]]
* 2009–2017: [[Pedro Pierluisi]]
* 2017–2025: [[Jenniffer González-Colón]]
* 2025–present: [[Pablo Hernández Rivera]]
}}
{{Clear}}

==List of resident commissioners of Puerto Rico==

===Resident commissioners under U.S. colonial administration=== 

{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"

|- 
! No.
! Resident Commissioner
! Party
! U.S.<br />affiliation
! Years
! Congress
! Electoral history

|- 
| colspan=7 | District established March 4, 1901

|- 
! 1
| align=left | [[File:Federico Degetau y González.JPG|100px]]<br />'''[[Federico Degetau|Federico Degetau y González]]'''<br>{{Small|([[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]])}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (Puerto Rico)|Republican]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1901 –<br /> March 3, 1905
'''3 years, 364 days'''
| {{USCongressOrdinal|57|58}}
| [[1900 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico|Elected in 1900]].<br />[[1902 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico|Re-elected in 1902]].<br />Retired.

|- 
! 2
| align=left | [[File:Tulio Larrinaga.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Tulio Larrínaga]]'''<br>{{Small|([[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]])}}
| {{Party shading/Unionist}} | [[Union Party of Puerto Rico|Unionist]]
| {{Data missing<!--start+end-->|date=February 2020}}
| nowrap | March 4, 1905 –<br /> March 3, 1911
'''5 years, 364 days'''
| {{USCongressOrdinal|59|61}}
| [[1904 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico|Elected in 1904]].<br />[[1906 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico|Re-elected in 1906]].<br />[[1908 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico|Re-elected in 1908]].<br />Retired.

|- 
! 3
| align=left | [[File:Luis Munoz Rivera.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Luis Muñoz Rivera]]'''<br>{{Small|([[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]])}}
| {{Party shading/Unionist}} | [[Union Party of Puerto Rico|Unionist]]
| {{Data missing<!--start+end-->|date=February 2020}}
| nowrap | March 4, 1911 –<br /> November 15, 1916
'''5 years, 256 days'''
| {{USCongressOrdinal|62|64}}
| [[1910 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico|Elected in 1910]].<br />[[1912 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico|Re-elected in 1912]].<br />[[1914 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico|Re-elected in 1914]].<br />[[1916 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico|Re-elected in 1916]].<br />Died.

|- 
! –
| colspan=3 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | November 16, 1916 –<br /> August 6, 1917
| {{USCongressOrdinal|64|65}}
|
|- 
! 4
| align=left | [[File:Félix Córdova Dávila.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Félix Córdova Dávila|Félix L. M. Córdova Dávila]]'''<br>{{Small|([[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]])}}
| {{Party shading/Unionist}} | [[Union Party of Puerto Rico|Unionist]]
| {{Data missing<!--start+end-->|date=February 2020}}
| nowrap | August 7, 1917 –<br /> April 11, 1932
'''14 years, 238 days'''
| {{USCongressOrdinal|65|72}}
| [[1917 Puerto Rico's at-large congressional district special election|Elected to finish Rivera's term]].<br />[[1920 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico|Re-elected in 1920]].<br />[[1924 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico|Re-elected in 1924]].<br />[[1928 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico|Re-elected in 1928]].<br />Resigned to become Justice of the [[Supreme Court of Puerto Rico]].

|- 
! –
| colspan=3 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | April 12, 1932 –<br /> April 14, 1932
| {{USCongressOrdinal|72}}
|
|- 
! 5
| align=left | [[File:José Lorenzo Pesquera.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[José Lorenzo Pesquera]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Bayamon, Puerto Rico|Bayamon]])}}
| {{Party shading/Independent}} | [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| {{Data missing<!--start+end-->|date=February 2020}}
| nowrap | April 15, 1932 –<br /> March 3, 1933
'''322 days'''
| {{USCongressOrdinal|72}}
| [[1932 Puerto Rico's at-large congressional district special election|Elected to finish Dávila's term]].<br />Retired.

|-
! 6
| align=left | [[File:Santiago Iglesias.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Santiago Iglesias|Santiago Iglesias Pantín]]'''<br>{{Small|([[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]])}}
| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} |[[Coalition (Puerto Rico)|Coalitionist]]
| {{Data missing<!--start+end-->|date=September 2025}}
| nowrap | March 4, 1933 –<br /> December 5, 1939
'''6 years, 276 days'''
| {{USCongressOrdinal|73|76}}
| [[1932 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico|Elected in 1932]].<br />[[1936 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico|Re-elected in 1936]].<br />Died.

|- 
! –
| colspan=3 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | December 5, 1939 –<br /> December 26, 1939
| {{USCongressOrdinal|76}}
|
|- 
! 7
| align=left | [[File:Bolívar Pagán.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Bolívar Pagán]]'''<br>{{Small|([[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]])}}
| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} |[[Coalition (Puerto Rico)|Coalitionist]]
| {{Data missing<!--start+end-->|date=September 2025}}
| nowrap | December 26, 1939 –<br /> January 3, 1945
'''5 years, 1 day'''
| {{USCongressOrdinal|76|78}}
| Appointed to finish Iglesias Pantín's term.<br />[[1940 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico|Elected in 1940]].<br />Retired.

|- 
! 8
| align=left | [[File:Jesus T. Piñero.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Jesús T. Piñero|Jesús T. Piñero Jiménez]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Canovanas, Puerto Rico|Canovanas]])}}
| {{Party shading/Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)}} | [[Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico|Popular Democratic]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1945 –<br /> September 2, 1946
'''1 year, 242 days'''
| {{USCongressOrdinal|79}}
| [[1944 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico|Elected in 1944]].<br />Resigned to become [[Governor of Puerto Rico]].

|}

===Resident commissioners under the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico===

{{legend2|#FFB6B6|[[Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)|Popular Democratic Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} (7)<br />
{{legend2|#D7EAF9|[[New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico|New Progressive Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} (6)

'''U.S. party affiliation'''

{{legend2|#B0CEFF | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} (11)<br />
{{legend2|#FFB6B6 | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} (2)<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|--
! No.
! Resident Commissioner
! Party
! Affiliation<br />{{nobold|{{small|within U.S. politics}}}}
! Years
! Congress
! Electoral history

|--
! 9
| align=left | [[File:Antonio Fernos-Isern.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Antonio Fernós-Isern]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Santurce, Puerto Rico|Santurce]])}}
| {{party shading/Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)}} | [[Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)|Popular Democratic]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | September 11, 1946 –<br />January 3, 1965

'''18 years, 23 days'''
| {{USCongressOrdinal|79|88}}
| Appointed to finish Piñero's term.<br />[[1948 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico|Re-elected in 1948]].<br />[[1952 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico|Re-elected in 1952]].<br />[[1956 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico|Re-elected in 1956]].<br />[[1960 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico|Re-elected in 1960]].<br />Retired.

|--
! 10
| align=left | [[File:Santiago Polanco Abreu.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Santiago Polanco Abreu]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Isabela, Puerto Rico|Isabela]])}}
| {{party shading/Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)}} | [[Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)|Popular Democratic]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1965 –<br />January 3, 1969

'''4 years'''

| {{USCongressOrdinal|89|90}}
| [[1964 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico|Elected in 1964]].<br />Lost re-election.

|--
! 11
| align=left | [[File:Jorge Luis Córdova Díaz.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Jorge Luis Córdova]]'''<br>{{Small|([[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]])}}
| {{party shading/New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)}} | [[New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)|New Progressive]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1969 –<br />January 3, 1973

'''4 years'''
| {{USCongressOrdinal|91|92}}
| [[1968 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico|Elected in 1968]].<br />Lost re-election.

|--
! 12
| align=left | [[File:Jaime Benítez.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Jaime Benítez]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Cayey, Puerto Rico|Cayey]])}}
| {{party shading/Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)}} | [[Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)|Popular Democratic]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1973 –<br />January 3, 1977

'''4 years'''
| {{USCongressOrdinal|93|94}}
| [[1972 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico|Elected in 1972]].<br />Lost re-election.

|--
! 13
| align=left | [[File:Corrada.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Baltasar Corrada del Río]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico|Rio Piedras]])}}
| {{party shading/New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)}} | [[New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)|New Progressive]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1977 –<br />January 3, 1985

'''8 years'''
| {{USCongressOrdinal|95|98}}
| [[1976 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico|Elected in 1976]].<br />[[1980 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico|Re-elected in 1980]].<br />Retired to run for [[List of mayors of San Juan, Puerto Rico|mayor of San Juan]].

|--
! 14
| align=left | [[File:Fuster.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Jaime Fuster]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Condado, Puerto Rico|Condado]])}}
| {{party shading/Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)}} | [[Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)|Popular Democratic]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1985 –<br />March 3, 1992

'''7 years, 60 days'''
| {{USCongressOrdinal|99|102}}
| [[1984 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico|Elected in 1984]].<br />[[1988 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico|Re-elected in 1988]].<br />Resigned to become Justice of the [[Supreme Court of Puerto Rico]].

|--
! 15
| align=left | [[File:Antonio Colorado.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Antonio Colorado]]'''<br>{{Small|([[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]])}}
| {{party shading/Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)}} | [[Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)|Popular Democratic]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1992 –<br />January 3, 1993

'''305 days'''
| {{USCongressOrdinal|102}}
| Appointed to finish Fuster's term.<br />Lost election to full term.

|--
! 16
| align=left | [[File:Carlos Antonio Romero-Barceló.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Carlos Romero Barceló]]'''<br>{{Small|([[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]])}}
| {{party shading/New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)}} | [[New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)|New Progressive]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1993 –<br />January 3, 2001

'''8 years'''
| {{USCongressOrdinal|103|106}}
| [[1992 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico|Elected in 1992]].<br />[[1996 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico|Re-elected in 1996]].<br />Lost re-election.

|--
! 17
| align=left | [[File: Anibal Acevedo Vila.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Aníbal Acevedo Vilá]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Hato Rey, Puerto Rico|Hato Rey]])}}
| {{party shading/Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)}} | [[Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)|Popular Democratic]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | January 3, 2001 –<br />January 3, 2005

'''4 years'''
| {{USCongressOrdinal|107|108}}
| [[2000 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico|Elected in 2000]].<br />Retired to [[2004 Puerto Rican general election|run for Governor of Puerto Rico]].

|--
! 18
| align=left | [[File:Fortuno main.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Luis Fortuño]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Guaynabo, Puerto Rico|Guaynabo]])}}
| {{party shading/New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)}} | [[New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)|New Progressive]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | January 3, 2005 –<br />January 3, 2009

'''4 years'''
| {{USCongressOrdinal|109|110}}
| [[2004 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico|Elected in 2004]].<br />Retired to [[2008 Puerto Rican general election|run for Governor of Puerto Rico]].

|--
! 19
| align=left | [[File:Pedro-Pierluisi-cropped.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Pedro Pierluisi]]'''<br>{{Small|([[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]])}}
| {{party shading/New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)}} | [[New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)|New Progressive]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | January 3, 2009 –<br />January 3, 2017

'''8 years'''
| {{USCongressOrdinal|111|114}}
| [[2008 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico|Elected in 2008]].<br />[[2012 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico|Re-elected in 2012]].<br />Retired to [[2016 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election|run for Governor of Puerto Rico]].

|--
! 20
| align=left | [[File:Jenniffer Gonzalez (cropped).jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Jenniffer González-Colón]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Carolina, Puerto Rico|Carolina]])}}
| {{party shading/New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)}} | [[New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)|New Progressive]]
| {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | January 3, 2017 –<br />January 2, 2025

'''8 years'''
| {{USCongressOrdinal|115|118}}
| [[2016 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico|Elected in 2016]].<br />[[2020 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico|Re-elected in 2020]].<br />Retired to [[2024 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election|run for Governor of Puerto Rico]].

|--
! 21
| align=left | [[File:Pablo Hernández Rivera 119th congress.webp|100px]]<br>'''[[Pablo Hernández Rivera]]''' <br>{{Small|([[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]])}}
| {{party shading/Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)}} | [[Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)|Popular Democratic]]
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | January 3, 2025 –<br />present 
| {{USCongressOrdinal|119|present}}
| [[2024 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico|Elected in 2024]].

|}

==Recent elections==
===2000===
{{Election box begin no change |title=2000 Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 |party      = Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)
 |candidate  = [[Aníbal Acevedo Vilá]]
 |votes      = 983,488
 |percentage = 49.34
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 |party      = New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)
 |candidate  = [[Carlos Romero Barceló]] (incumbent)
 |votes      = 905,690
 |percentage = 45.43
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 |party      = Independence Party (Puerto Rico)
 |candidate  = [[Manuel Rodríguez Orellana]]
 |votes      = 95,067
 |percentage = 4.77
}}{{Election box write-in with party link no change
 |votes      = 9,238
 |percentage = 0.46
}}{{Election box total no change
 |votes      = 1,993,483
 |percentage = 100.00
}}{{Election box gain with party link no change
 |winner     = Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)
 |loser      = New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)
}}{{Election box hold with party link no change
 |winner     = Democratic Party (US)
}}{{Election box end}}

===2004===
{{Election box begin no change |title=2004 Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 |party      = New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)
 |candidate  = [[Luis Fortuño]]
 |votes      = 956,828
 |percentage = 48.83
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 |party      = Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)
 |candidate  = Roberto Prats Palerm
 |votes      = 945,691
 |percentage = 48.26
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 |party      = Independence Party (Puerto Rico)
 |candidate  = [[Edwin Irizarry Mora]]
 |votes      = 56,589
 |percentage = 2.89
}}{{Election box write-in with party link no change
 |votes      = 445
 |percentage = 0.02
}}{{Election box total no change
 |votes      = 1,959,553
 |percentage = 100.00
}}{{Election box gain with party link no change
 |winner     = New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)
 |loser      = Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)
}}{{Election box gain with party link no change
 |winner     = Republican Party (US)
 |loser      = Democratic Party (US)
}}{{Election box end}}

===2008===
{{Election box begin no change |title=2008 Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 |party      = New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)
 |candidate  = [[Pedro Pierluisi]]
 |votes      = 996,997
 |percentage = 52.70
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 |party      = Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)
 |candidate  = [[Alfredo Salazar]]
 |votes      = 799,746
 |percentage = 42.27
}}{{Election box candidate no change
 |color      = orange
 |party      = [[Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party|Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico]]
 |candidate  = Carlos Velazquez
 |votes      = 45,154
 |percentage = 2.39
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 |party      = Independence Party (Puerto Rico)
 |candidate  = Jessica Martinez
 |votes      = 37,129
 |percentage = 1.96
}}{{Election box write-in with party link no change
 |votes      = 12,773
 |percentage = 0.68
}}{{Election box total no change
 |votes      = 1,891,799
 |percentage = 100.00
}}{{Election box hold with party link no change
 |winner     = New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)
}}{{Election box gain with party link no change
 |winner     = Democratic Party (US)
 |loser      = Republican Party (US)
}}{{Election box end}}

===2012===
{{Election box begin no change |title=2012 Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 |party      = New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)
 |candidate  = [[Pedro Pierluisi]] (incumbent)
 |votes      = 905,066
 |percentage = 48.76
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 |party      = Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)
 |candidate  = [[Rafael Cox Alomar]]
 |votes      = 881,181
 |percentage = 47.47
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 |party      = Independence Party (Puerto Rico)
 |candidate  = Juan Manuel Mercado
 |votes      = 38,941
 |percentage = 2.10
}}{{Election box candidate no change
 |color      = purple
 |party      = [[Working People's Party (Puerto Rico)|Working People's]]
 |candidate  = Félix Córdova Iturregu
 |votes      = 13,120
 |percentage = 0.71
}}{{Election box candidate no change
 |color      = teal
 |party      = [[Movimiento Unión Soberanista|Sovereign Union Movement]]
 |candidate  = María de Lourdes Guzmán
 |votes      = 11,764
 |percentage = 0.63
}}{{Election box candidate no change
 |color      = orange
 |party      = [[Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party|Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico]]
 |candidate  = Sadiasept Guillont
 |votes      = 5,647
 |percentage = 0.30
}}{{Election box write-in with party link no change
 |votes      = 626
 |percentage = 0.03
}}{{Election box total no change
 |votes      = 1,856,345
 |percentage = 100.00
}}{{Election box hold with party link no change
 |winner     = New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)
}}{{Election box hold with party link no change
 |winner     = Democratic Party (US)
}}{{Election box end}}

===2016===
{{Election box begin no change |title=2016 Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 |party      = New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)
 |candidate  = [[Jenniffer González-Colón]]
 |votes      = 718,591
 |percentage = 48.80
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 |party      = Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)
 |candidate  = [[Héctor Ferrer]]
 |votes      = 695,073
 |percentage = 47.21
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 |party      = Independence Party (Puerto Rico)
 |candidate  = Hugo Rodriguez
 |votes      = 39,704
 |percentage = 2.70
}}{{Election box candidate no change
 |color      = purple
 |party      = [[Working People's Party (Puerto Rico)|Working People's]]
 |candidate  = Mariana Nogales Molinelli
 |votes      = 19,033
 |percentage = 1.29
}}{{Election box total no change
 |votes      = 1,472,401
 |percentage = 100.00
}}{{Election box hold with party link no change
 |winner     = New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)
}}{{Election box gain with party link no change
 |winner     = Republican Party (US)
 |loser      = Democratic Party (US)
}}{{Election box end}}

===2020===
{{Election box begin no change |title=2020 Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 |party      = New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)
 |candidate  = [[Jenniffer González-Colón]] (incumbent)
 |votes      = 490,273
 |percentage = 40.83
 |change     = 
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 |party      = Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)
 |candidate  = [[Aníbal Acevedo Vilá]]
 |votes      = 384,619
 |percentage = 32.03
 |change     = 
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 |party      = Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana
 |candidate  = Zayira Jordán Conde
 |votes      = 154,751
 |percentage = 12.89
 |change     = 
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 |party      = Project Dignity
 |candidate  = Ada Norah Henriquez
 |votes      = 94,059
 |percentage = 7.83
 |change     = 
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 |party      = Independence Party (Puerto Rico)
 |candidate  = Luis Piñero González II
 |votes      = 76,398
 |percentage = 6.36
 |change     = 
}}{{Election box write-in with party link no change
 |votes      = 788
 |percentage = 0.07
 |change     = 
}}{{Election box total no change
 |votes      = 1,200,888
 |percentage = 100.00
 |change     = 
}}{{Election box hold with party link no change
 |winner     = New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)
}}{{Election box hold with party link no change
 |winner     = Republican Party (US)
}}{{Election box end}}

===2024===
{{main|2024 United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico}}
{{Election results
|caption=2024 Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner election<ref>{{Cite web |title=CEE Event |url=https://elecciones2024.ceepur.org/Noche_del_Evento_120/index.html#en/default/COMISIONADO_RESIDENTE_Resumen.xml |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=elecciones2024.ceepur.org}}{{Verify quote|text=At best add archived url from the Wayback Machine or similar internet archives|date=November 2024}}</ref>
|party1=[[Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)|Popular Democratic Party]]|alliance1=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]|cand1=[[Pablo Hernández Rivera]]|votes1=482938
|party2=[[New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)|New Progressive Party]]|alliance2=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]|cand2=[[William Villafañe]]|votes2=379624
|party3=[[Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana|Citizens' Victory Movement]]|alliance3=[[Alianza de País]]|cand3=[[Ana Irma Rivera Lassén]]|votes3=107888
|party4=[[Proyecto Dignidad|Project Dignity]]|alliance4=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]|cand4=Viviana Ramírez Morales|votes4=56974
|party5=[[Puerto Rican Independence Party]]|alliance5=[[Alianza de País]]|cand5=Roberto Velázquez{{efn|name=Velázquez|[[Paper candidate]]}}|votes5=56498
|invalid=60996
|electorate=1,144,918
}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Puerto Rico|Politics}}
* [[List of United States congressional districts]]
* [[Resident Commissioner of the Philippines]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}{{Resident Commissioners of Puerto Rico}}
{{U.S. congressional delegations}}

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[[Category:1901 establishments in Puerto Rico]]
[[Category:At-large United States congressional districts]]
[[Category:Congressional districts of Puerto Rico|At-large]]
[[Category:Constituencies established in 1901]]
[[Category:Hispanic and Latino American members of the United States Congress|Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico]]
[[Category:Lists of political office-holders in Puerto Rico|resident commissioner]]
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