constitutional amendments proposed by the governor and submitted by two-thirds of the Legislature for a referendum. The first amendment would have reduced the size of the Senate from 27 to 17 members and of the House of Representatives from 51 to 39 members. While the governor's main opponent, PDP gubernatorial candidate, Senator Alejandro García Padilla supported the amendments, most PDP voters did not follow his lead and contributed to the defeat of both amendments, which was also opposed by the Puerto Rican Independence Party and three minor parties. Post-gubernatorial life On 9 January 2013, Fortuño presented his resignation to the presidency of the New Progressive Party, and accepted the party directorate's request that he serve as the acting president until 3 February, when Pierluisi was selected to succeed Fortuño. Fortuño and former first lady Lucé Vela moved to Washington, D.C., in early 2013. where he is a partner with the Steptoe & Johnson law firm in its Corporate, Securities & Finance Group and the Government Affairs and Public Policy Group. He is also involved in Steptoe's Latin American practice. Fortuno is a frequent speaker in forums related to business and conservative causes. Orders, awards and recognition Order of Isabel the Catholic, Commander by Number, awarded by King Juan Carlos I of Spain in 2009. Ancestry See also List of Hispanic Americans in the United States Congress Notes References External links Office of the Governor of Puerto Rico Fortuño's MySpace site Biography by CIDOB Foundation (Spanish) Caribbean Business article on Dec. 2006 Caribbean Business/Gaither/WOSO poll General profile 2008 |- |- |- |- |- |- 1960 births 20th-century Puerto Rican politicians 21st-century Puerto Rican politicians Commanders by Number of the Order of Isabella the Catholic Governors of Puerto Rico Living people New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico) politicians People from San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican lawyers Puerto Rican party leaders Puerto Rican people of Catalan descent Puerto Rican people of Corsican descent Puerto Rican people of Galician descent Puerto Rican Roman Catholics Puerto Rico Statehood Students Association alumni Republican National Committee members Republican Party (Puerto Rico) politicians Republican Party governors of Puerto Rico Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Puerto Rico Resident Commissioners of Puerto Rico Statehood movement in Puerto Rico University of Virginia School of Law alumni Walsh School of Foreign Service alumni Members of Congress who became lobbyists