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24th Senate of Puerto Rico
Upper house of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 24th Senate of Puerto Rico was the upper house of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico that met from January 2, 2009, to January 1, 2013. All members were elected in the General Elections of 2008. The Senate had a majority of members from the New Progressive Party (PNP).
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24th Senate of Puerto Rico | |||||||||
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In session | |||||||||
January 2, 2009 – January 1, 2013 | |||||||||
Leadership | |||||||||
President | Thomas Rivera Schatz | ||||||||
President pro tem | Margarita Nolasco | ||||||||
Majority Leader | Larry Seilhamer | ||||||||
Majority Whip | Lucy Arce | ||||||||
Minority Leader | José Luis Dalmau | ||||||||
Minority Whip | Eduardo Bhatia | ||||||||
Non-officers | |||||||||
Secretary | Brunilda Ortíz | ||||||||
Sergeant-at-Arms | Billy Sánchez | ||||||||
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Seats | 31 voting members | ||||||||
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Parties represented | PNP PPD | ||||||||
Length of term | 4 years | ||||||||
Legislature | |||||||||
16th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico | |||||||||
Lower house | |||||||||
28th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico | |||||||||
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The body is counterparted by the 28th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico in the lower house.