resident commissioner
noun
1
: a nonvoting representative of a dependency in the U.S. House of Representatives
2
: a resident administrator in a British colony or possession
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The billboards are in protest of the Partido Nuevo Progresista (New Progressive Party), one of the major political parties in Puerto Rico that traces back to 1967 and currently holds both the seat of the governor and of the resident commissioner.
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Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2024
Puerto Rico’s resident commissioner, who sits in Congress, has advocated for funding equity but lacks full voting power to sway change.
—Mariela Torres Cintrón, STAT, 21 Feb. 2024
The statistics don’t include those delegates and the resident commissioner for Puerto Rico, who cannot vote on the final passing of bills but are members of Congress.
—Kevin Freking, Fortune, 12 Feb. 2024
The term of the last resident commissioner, Louis Jackson, expired on Sept. 30.
—Joseph Flaherty, arkansasonline.com, 22 Nov. 2023
Puerto Rico is served by a resident commissioner, who is elected every four years.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 27 Sep. 2022
The island only has one representative in Congress, Republican Jenniffer González-Colón, a resident commissioner who can't vote.
—Theara Coleman, The Week, 24 Dec. 2022
There is also a resident commissioner from the US territory of Puerto Rico.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2022
The resident commissioner gains the right to vote in committee via an amendment to the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970.
—CNN, 9 Dec. 2021
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Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2024
Puerto Rico’s resident commissioner, who sits in Congress, has advocated for funding equity but lacks full voting power to sway change.
—Mariela Torres Cintrón, STAT, 21 Feb. 2024
The statistics don’t include those delegates and the resident commissioner for Puerto Rico, who cannot vote on the final passing of bills but are members of Congress.
—Kevin Freking, Fortune, 12 Feb. 2024
The term of the last resident commissioner, Louis Jackson, expired on Sept. 30.
—Joseph Flaherty, arkansasonline.com, 22 Nov. 2023
Puerto Rico is served by a resident commissioner, who is elected every four years.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 27 Sep. 2022
The island only has one representative in Congress, Republican Jenniffer González-Colón, a resident commissioner who can't vote.
—Theara Coleman, The Week, 24 Dec. 2022
There is also a resident commissioner from the US territory of Puerto Rico.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2022
The resident commissioner gains the right to vote in committee via an amendment to the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970.
—CNN, 9 Dec. 2021
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“Resident commissioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resident%20commissioner. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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