Resident commissioner of Puerto Rico

Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
Incumbent Jenniffer González since January 3, 2017
United States House of Representatives
Seat	Puerto Rico
Term length	Four years, renewable[1]
Formation	January 2, 1900
First holder	Federico Degetau
Salary	US$174,000
Website	gonzalez-colon.house.gov

Puerto Rico's at-large congressional district
Resident Commissioner	Jenniffer Gonzalez[a] R–San Juan
Area	3,515 sq mi (9,100 km2)
Population (2019)	3,193,694
Median household income	14,412
Ethnicity	80.5% Hispanic 8.5% Black 6.8% White 3.6% other 0.4% Native American 0.2% Asian
Occupation	67.9% White-collar 20.5% Blue-collar 11.6% Gray-collar

The resident commissioner of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Comisionado Residente de Puerto Rico) is a non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives elected by the voters of the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico every four years,^[1] the only member of the House of Representatives who serves a four-year term. Because the commissioner represents the entire territory of Puerto Rico irrespective of its population, and is not subject to congressional apportionment like those House members representing the 50 states, Puerto Rico's at-large congressional district is the largest congressional district by population in all of the United States.

Commissioners function in every respect as a member of Congress, including sponsoring legislation and serving on congressional committees, where they can vote on legislation,^[2] but they cannot vote on the final disposition of legislation on the House floor.^[3] They receive a salary of $174,000 per year^[4] and are identified as Member of Congress.^[2]

The current commissioner is Jenniffer González-Colón of the New Progressive Party (PNP), the first woman to hold the post.^[1] She is also affiliated with the Republican Party (R) at the national level.

Other U.S. territories have a similar representative position called a delegate.

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