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Puerto Rico Officials, Elections & Campaign Finance

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Puerto Rico
Officials & election information.

Find your governor, Resident Commissioner, and legislature. Get official voting, results, and campaign-finance information.

1federal offices
1federal holders
81legislative records
2028next regular general-election cycle
Puerto Rico · beyond the federal filing list

Your government. Your election sources.

Puerto Rico elects a governor, a Legislative Assembly, municipal officials, and a Resident Commissioner—not U.S. senators. Its next regular general-election cycle is 2028; special elections can occur between general elections. Check CEE notices · About the four-year congressional term.

Coverage note: the FEC list covers federal filings, not all Puerto Rico candidates. Local campaign-finance totals and municipality-by-municipality candidate coverage are not yet imported here; they are not zero. Source links reviewed 2026-10-01.

Statewide executive · current sourced record

Governor of Puerto Rico

A permanent office record joined to the current holder and official government website.

Jenniffer González-Colón, Governor of Puerto Rico
Governor

Jenniffer González-Colón

Current roster matched to the official office website

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Current delegation

Who represents Puerto Rico in Washington?

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Current state legislature · sourced public records

81 current legislators across 50 permanent offices

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