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Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico

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Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
Incumbent
Jenniffer González

since January 3, 2017
United States House of Representatives
SeatPuerto Rico
Term lengthFour years, renewable[1]
FormationJanuary 2, 1900
First holderFederico Degetau
Websitegonzalez-colon.house.gov
Puerto Rico's at-large congressional district
Resident Commissioner
  Jenniffer Gonzalez[a]
RSan Juan
Area3,515 sq mi (9,100 km2)
Population (2019)3,193,694
Median household
income
14,412
Ethnicity
Occupation

The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Comisionado Residente de Puerto Rico) is a non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives who is elected by voters from Puerto Rico every four years and is the only member of the House who serves a four-year term. Because Puerto Rico is not a state, apportionment does not apply to Puerto Rico, which only has one congressional district (Puerto Rico's at-large congressional district) regardless of its population, which is why Puerto Rico has the most populated congressional district in the United States.

The current Resident Commissioner is Jenniffer González, who is a member of the New Progressive Party (NPP) who caucuses with the Republican Party. She is also Puerto Rico's first female Resident Commissioner.

Election results

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2020 Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner election
Party Candidate Votes %
PNP Jenniffer González (incumbent) 490,273 40.83
PPD Aníbal Acevedo Vilá 384,619 32.03
Citizen's Victory Movement Zayira Jordán Conde 154,751 12.89
Project Dignity Ada Norah Henriquez 94,059 7.83
Puerto Rican Independence Luis Piñero González II 76,398 6.36
Write-in 788 0.07
Total votes 1,200,888 100.00
PNP hold
Republican hold
  1. Gonzalez caucuses with the Republican Party.

References

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