# 17th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico

The 17th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico was the 17th session of the Puerto Rican legislature that met from January 14, 2013 until January 1, 2017. All members of the House of Representatives and the Senate were elected in the General Elections of 2012. The House and the Senate both had a majority of members from the Popular Democratic Party (PPD).
The house sessions are composed by the 25th Senate of Puerto Rico and the 29th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico.

## Leadership
### Senate

PPD    PNP :
| Office | District | Senator | Party |
| President | At-large | Eduardo Bhatia | PPD |
| President pro tempore | At-large | José Luis Dalmau | PPD |
| Majority Leader | At-large | Aníbal José Torres | PPD |
| Majority Whip | At-large | Rossana López León | PPD |
| Minority Leader | At-large | Larry Seilhamer Rodríguez | PNP |
| Minority Whip | District II - Bayamón | Carmelo Ríos | PNP |

### House of Representatives

| Office | District | Representative | Party |
| Speaker of the House | At-Large | Jaime Perelló | PPD |
| Speaker Pro Tem | 39th District | Roberto Rivera | PPD |
| Majority Leader | At-large | Charlie Hernández | PPD |
| Majority Whip | 20th District | Carlos Bianchi Angleró | PPD |
| Minority Leader | At-Large | Jenniffer González | PNP |

## Members
### Senate

PPD    PNP    PIP :
| District | Name | Political party |
| At-large | Angel Rosa | PPD |
| At-large | Aníbal José Torres | PPD |
| At-large | Antonio Fas Alzamora | PPD |
| At-large | Cirilo Tirado | PPD |
| At-large | Eduardo Bhatia | PPD |
| At-large | Rossana López León | PPD |
| District I San Juan | José Nadal Power | PPD |
| District I San Juan | Ramón Luis Nieves | PPD |
| District IV Mayagüez–Aguadilla | Gilberto Rodríguez | PPD |
| District IV Mayagüez–Aguadilla | María Teresa González | PPD |
| District V Ponce | Martín Vargas Morales | PPD |
| District V Ponce | Ramón Ruiz | PPD |
| District VI Guayama | Ángel M. Rodríguez Otero | PPD |
| District VI Guayama | Miguel A. Pereira | PPD |
| District VII Humacao | Jorge Suárez | PPD |
| District VII Humacao | José Luis Dalmau | PPD |
| District VIII Carolina | Luis Daniel Rivera | PPD |
| District VIII Carolina | Pedro A. Rodríguez | PPD |
| At-large | Itzamar Peña | PNP |
| At-large | Larry Seilhamer Rodríguez | PNP |
| At-large | Margarita Nolasco | PNP |
| At-large | Thomas Rivera Schatz | PNP |
| District II Bayamón | Carmelo Ríos | PNP |
| District II Bayamón | Migdalia Padilla | PNP |
| District III Arecibo | Ángel Martínez | PNP |
| District III Arecibo | José Joito Pérez | PNP |
| At-large | Maria de Lourdes Santiago | PIP |

### House

PPD    PNP :
| District | Name | Political party |
| At-large | Brenda López de Arrarás | PPD |
| At-large | Charlie Hernández | PPD |
| At-large | Eduardo Ferrer Ríos | PPD |
| At-large | Jaime Perelló | PPD |
| At-large | Jorge Colberg Toro | PPD |
| At-large | Luis Vega Ramos | PPD |
| District 2 | Luis Raúl Torres | PPD |
| District 3 | Sonia Pacheco | PPD |
| District 4 | José Luis Báez | PPD |
| District 11 | Rafael "Tatito" Hernández | PPD |
| District 15 | César Hernández | PPD |
| District 16 | José "Tony" Rodríguez | PPD |
| District 17 | Armando Franco | PPD |
| District 19 | Efraín de Jesús | PPD |
| District 20 | Carlos Bianchi Angleró | PPD |
| District 21 | Lydia Méndez Silva | PPD |
| District 23 | Nelson Torres Yordán | PPD |
| District 25 | Víctor "Cacho" Vassallo | PPD |
| District 27 | José "Pito" Torres | PPD |
| District 29 | Carlos Vargas Ferrer | PPD |
| District 30 | Luis "Narmito" Ortíz | PPD |
| District 31 | Jesús Santa Rodríguez | PPD |
| District 32 | José "Conny" Varela | PPD |
| District 34 | Ramón Luis Cruz | PPD |
| District 35 | Narden Jaime Espinosa | PPD |
| District 38 | Javier Aponte Dalmau | PPD |
| District 39 | Roberto Rivera Ruíz | PPD |
| District 40 | Ángel Matos García | PPD |
| At-large | Jenniffer González | PNP |
| At-large | José Aponte Hernández | PNP |
| At-large | José Enrique Meléndez | PNP |
| At-large | Lourdes Ramos | PNP |
| At-large | María Milagros Charbonier | PNP |
| District 1 | José "Nuno" López | PNP |
| District 5 | Jorge Navarro Suárez | PNP |
| District 6 | Antonio "Tony" Soto | PNP |
| District 7 | Luis Pérez Ortíz | PNP |
| District 8 | Antonio "Toñito" Silva | PNP |
| District 9 | Ángel "Gary" Rodríguez | PNP |
| District 10 | Pedro Julio Santiago | PNP |
| District 12 | Héctor Torres Calderón | PNP |
| District 13 | Gabriel Rodríguez Aguiló | PNP |
| District 14 | Ricardo Llerandi | PNP |
| District 18 | Ángel Muñoz | PNP |
| District 22 | Waldemar Quiles Rodríguez | PNP |
| District 24 | Luis "Tato" León | PNP |
| District 26 | Urayoán Hernández | PNP |
| District 28 | Rafael "June" Rivera | PNP |
| District 33 | Ángel Peña | PNP |
| District 36 | Carlos "Johnny" Méndez | PNP |
| District 37 | Ángel Bulerín | PNP |