24th Senate of Puerto Rico

24th Senate of Puerto Rico
In session
January 2, 2009 – January 1, 2013
Leadership
President	Thomas Rivera Schatz
President pro tem	Margarita Nolasco
Majority Leader	Larry Seilhamer
Majority Whip	Lucy Arce
Minority Leader	José Luis Dalmau
Minority Whip	Eduardo Bhatia
Non-officers
Secretary	Brunilda Ortíz
Sergeant-at-Arms	Billy Sánchez
Structure
Seats	31 voting members
Parties represented	PNP      PPD
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Legislature
16th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico
Lower house
28th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
Sessions
1st January 14, 2009 – January 12, 2010 2nd January 13, 2010 – January 11, 2011 3rd January 12, 2011 – January 10, 2012 4th January 11, 2012 – January 1, 2013 {{{session5}}} {{{session5start}}} – {{{session5end}}} {{{session6}}} {{{session6start}}} – {{{session6end}}} {{{session7}}} {{{session7start}}} – {{{session7end}}} {{{session8}}} {{{session8start}}} – {{{session8end}}}
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1st	January 14, 2009 – January 12, 2010
2nd	January 13, 2010 – January 11, 2011
3rd	January 12, 2011 – January 10, 2012
4th	January 11, 2012 – January 1, 2013
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The 24th Senate of Puerto Rico was the upper house of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico that met from January 2, 2009 to January 1, 2013. All members were elected in the General Elections of 2008. The Senate had a majority of members from the New Progressive Party (PNP).

The body is counterparted by the 28th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico in the lower house.

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