Rafael “Tatito” Hernández is elected president of the House of Representatives

With the agreement of the entire delegation of New progressive party (PNP) and the legislature of the Worthiness project, Rafael “Tatito” Hernández Montañez became the new president of the House of Representatives.

Hernández Montañez received 46 votes in favor and none against. Meanwhile, the representative of Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP), Denis Marquez; and their counterparts by the Citizen Victory Movement (MVC), Mariana nogales and Jose Bernardo Márquez Reyes they abstained.

“He has a great sense of leadership and group motivational skills that are essential in this day and age,” said the representative of the People’s Democratic Party (PPD) Luis R. “Narmito” Ortiz in presenting the nomination of Hernández Montañez.

After the vote – which took place on a roll call basis – Hernández Montañez was sworn in and immediately afterwards recognized by the outgoing president of the chamber, Carlos “Johnny” Méndez, with a hug.

The first and second vice-presidents of the House were in the figures of José “Conny” Varela and Lydia Mández Silva, respectively. The La Pava spokesperson is taken over by the representative Angel Matos. Sergeant at Arms, meanwhile, had been confirmed Miguel Arvelo Kuilan and as secretary To graduate Javier Gomez Cruz, who has served as a senior judge for the past four years.

“In the spirit of guiding and advancing the work of this honorable Legislative Assembly … at this time, with free judgment and not bound by any agenda other than the one that brought me here, I am voting in favor”, he said. Lisie Janet Burgos Muñiz, representative of Proyecto Dignidad, to cast their vote.

“With the same reverence with which the Comrade has endorsed my Vice Presidency for the past four years, Tatito, I endorse you with my vote … and that the level of justice you have shown me in the past guides your Presidency,” said vice president of the chamber, José “Pichy Torres Zamora.

The Governor Pedro Pierluisi He participated in the ceremony, where he presented the same message that he presented to the senators. “I am aware of Representative Hernández’s statements and so far he couldn’t be more elegant and has the right attitude. There are many causes that unite us and what we are going to do is share that agenda, ”the CEO said in a statement ahead of the confirmation ceremony.

Pierluisi was confident that most legislative measures will be passed unanimously, and in those where there is no consensus, they will try to keep up the debate, he said. ‘That we do not fall into that tribalism and that shrill debate that leaves a lot to be desired. We have a lot of work to do… I am very positive about the future of Puerto Rico, ”said the governor.

In any case, the first executive branch provided for a weekly meeting with the presidents of both legislative chambers.