Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
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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.
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Seat | Puerto Rico |
Term length | Four years, renewable[1] |
Formation | January 2, 1900 |
First holder | Federico Degetau |
Website | gonzalez-colon |
Puerto Rico's at-large congressional district | |||
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Resident Commissioner |
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Area | 3,515 sq mi (9,100 km2) | ||
Population (2019) | 3,193,694 | ||
Median household income | 14,412 | ||
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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.