The 25th Senate of Puerto Rico is the upper house of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico and convened from January 2, 2013, to January 1, 2017. All members were elected in the General Elections of 2012. The Senate has a majority of members from the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). The body is counterparted by the 29th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico in the lower house.
| 25th Senate of Puerto Rico | |||||||||||||||||
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| In session | |||||||||||||||||
| January 2, 2013 – January 1, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||
| Leadership | |||||||||||||||||
| President | Eduardo Bhatia | ||||||||||||||||
| President pro tem | José Luis Dalmau | ||||||||||||||||
| Majority Leader | Aníbal José Torres | ||||||||||||||||
| Majority Whip | Rossana López | ||||||||||||||||
| Minority Leaders | Larry Seilhamer María de Lourdes Santiago | ||||||||||||||||
| Minority Whip | Carmelo Ríos | ||||||||||||||||
| Non-officers | |||||||||||||||||
| Secretary | Tania Barbarossa | ||||||||||||||||
| Sergeant-at-Arms | Luis A. Ramos Rivera | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure | |||||||||||||||||
| Seats | 27 voting members | ||||||||||||||||
| Parties represented | 18 PPD 8 PNP 1 PIP | ||||||||||||||||
| Length of term | 4 years | ||||||||||||||||
| Elections | |||||||||||||||||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
| Next election | November 8, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
| Legislature | |||||||||||||||||
| 17th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico | |||||||||||||||||
| Lower house | |||||||||||||||||
| 29th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico | |||||||||||||||||
| Sessions | |||||||||||||||||
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Leadership
| Office | Senator | District | Party |
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| President | Eduardo Bhatia | At-large | PPD |
| President pro tempore | José Luis Dalmau | District VII Humacao | PPD |
| Majority Leader | Aníbal José Torres | At-large | PPD |
| Majority Whip | Rossana López León | At-large | PPD |
| Minority Leader | Larry Seilhamer Rodríguez | At-large | PNP |
| Minority Whip | Carmelo Ríos | District II Bayamón | PNP |
| Minority Leader | Maria de Lourdes Santiago | At-large | PIP |
Members
| 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 Santiago | PNP |
| District III Arecibo | José Joito Pérez | PNP |
| At-large | Maria de Lourdes Santiago | PIP |
Non-officers
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