21st Senate of Puerto Rico

{{short description|Session of the Puerto Rico Legislature}}

{{Infobox Senate of Puerto Rico

| session = 21st

| start = 1997

| end = 2001

| president = Charlie Rodríguez

| pro_tempore = Aníbal Marrero Pérez (1997-2000)
Lucy Arce (2000)

| majority_leader = José Enrique Meléndez (PNP)

| majority_whip =

| minority_leader = Antonio Fas Alzamora (PPD)
Rubén Berríos (PIP)

| minority_whip =

| secretary =

| sergeant =

| seats = 28

| non_officers = 2

| party1 = PNP

| party2 = PPD

| party3 = PIP

| majority = PNP

| legislature = 13th

| lower_house = 25th

| session1 = 1st

| session1start = January 14, 1997

| session1end = January 12, 1998

| session2 = 2nd

| session2start = January 13, 1998

| session2end = January 11, 1999

| session3 = 3rd

| session3start = January 12, 1999

| session3end = January 10, 2000

| session4 = 4th

| session4start = January 11, 2000

| session4end = January 1, 2001

| previous = 20th

| next = 22nd

}}

The 21st Senate of Puerto Rico was the upper house of the 13th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico that met from January 2, 1997, to January 1, 2001. All members were elected in the General Elections of 1996. The Senate had a majority of members from the New Progressive Party (PNP).

The body is counterparted by the 25th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico in the lower house.

Leadership

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! Position !! Name !! Party !! District

President of the SenateCharlie Rodríguez{{Party shading/New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico}} | PNPAt-Large
President pro TemporeAníbal Marrero Pérez{{Party shading/New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico}} | PNPAt-Large
Majority LeaderJosé Enrique Meléndez{{Party shading/New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico}} | PNPVI
Majority Whip{{Party shading/New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico}} | PNP
Minority LeaderAntonio Fas Alzamora{{Party shading/Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico}} | PPDAt-large
Minority Whip{{Party shading/Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico}} | PPD

Members

=Membership=

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! width=10| District !! Name !! Party

rowspan=2| I - San Juan

| Junior González

| {{Party shading/New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico}} | PNP

Jorge Santini

| {{Party shading/New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico}} | PNP

rowspan=2| II - Bayamón

| Aníbal Marrero Pérez

| {{Party shading/New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico}} | PNP

Ramón Luis Rivera Jr.

| {{Party shading/New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico}} | PNP

rowspan=2| III - Arecibo

| Norma Carranza

| {{Party shading/New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico}} | PNP

Víctor Marrero Padilla

| {{Party shading/New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico}} | PNP

nowrap rowspan=2| IV - Mayagüez-Aguadilla

| Carlos Pagán

| {{Party shading/New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico}} | PNP

Jorge Ramos Comas

| {{Party shading/Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico}} | PPD

rowspan=2| V - Ponce

| Modesto Agosto Alicea

| {{Party shading/Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico}} | PPD

Bruno Ramos

| {{Party shading/Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico}} | PPD

rowspan=2| VI - Guayama

| Carmen Luz Berríos

| {{Party shading/New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico}} | PNP

José Enrique Meléndez

| {{Party shading/New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico}} | PNP

rowspan=2| VII - Humacao

| Carlos Dávila López

| {{Party shading/New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico}} | PNP

Luis Felipe Navas

| {{Party shading/New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico}} | PNP

rowspan=2| VIII - Carolina

| Roger Iglesias

| {{Party shading/New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico}} | PNP

Luisa Lebrón

| {{Party shading/New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico}} | PNP

rowspan= 11| At-Large

| Luz Arce Ferrer || {{Party shading/New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico}} | PNP

Eudaldo Báez Galib{{Party shading/Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico}} | PPD
Rubén Berríos{{Party shading/Puerto Rican Independence Party}} | PIP
Eduardo Bhatia{{Party shading/Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico}} | PPD
Antonio Fas Alzamora{{Party shading/Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico}} | PPD
Velda González de Modestti{{Party shading/Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico}} | PPD
Kenneth McClintock{{Party shading/New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico}} | PNP
Mercedes Otero{{Party shading/Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico}} | PPD
Sergio Peña Clos{{Party shading/New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico}} | PNP
Roberto Rexach Benítez{{Party shading/New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico}} | PNP
Enrique Rodríguez Negrón{{Party shading/New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico}} | PNP

References

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