Territory
President of the Senate
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Chosen by the Senate from among its members
- Exact method
- Elected by the Senate from among its members
- Chosen by
- Senate of Puerto Rico
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Thomas Rivera Schatz PNP since January 2025 Report Source: metro.pr, checked (+2 more)
Sources
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, Senate of Puerto Rico and House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, read 2026-10-12: structure (27/51 baseline seats, 8 senatorial districts, at-large), presiding officers elected 2025-01-02. Fallback: Wikipedia/Wikidata, because the territory government site was not read in this run; cross-check the official site (ticket). For: President of the Senate, Thomas Rivera Schatz, current term
- metro.pr · checked Metro Puerto Rico, "¿Quiénes son los miembros del Senado y la Cámara...2025 al 2029?", 2025-01-14, read 2026-10-12: Rivera Schatz confirmed Senate President on Monday 2025-01-13; Senado de Puerto Rico Diario de Sesiones 2025-01-13 (senado.pr.gov) names the session the inaugural session of the Vigésima (20th) Asamblea Legislativa; 2026 Senate actas show him presiding. start_date corrected from 2025-01-02. Fallback: news report for the date, because the session diary PDF was not retrievable. For: Thomas Rivera Schatz, current term
- senado.pr.gov · checked Senado de Puerto Rico, home page (Liderato Legislativo), read 2026-10-12: Thomas Rivera Schatz (PNP) is President of the Senate. For: Thomas Rivera Schatz, current term
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