Presidents Incumbent Superintendent of the Capitol, Eliezer Velázquez, was nominated by Rivera Schatz and ratified by House Speaker Jennifer González for a second term, a first for a superintendent. Rivera Schatz was sworn into his post on January 12, 2009. Thomas Rivera Schatz was reelected in 2012 and elected for the third time as a member of the Senate majority in the 2016 election with 10.33% of the "at large" votes, placing him in second place after independent senatorial candidate Dr. José Vargas Vidot and followed by Juan Dalmau of the Puerto Rico Independence Party (PIP). Rivera Schatz was elected to a second term as President of the Senate of Puerto Rico starting January 2017. He holds two records, first as the only reelected Senate President during the past 28 years and the only Senate President ever elected as such to non-consecutive terms. PNP President On July 22, 2019, Rivera Schatz announced he would succeed Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rosselló as head of the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico (PNP). Rosselló announced his intention to resign due to the ongoing controversy surrounding Telegramgate. Personal life Rivera Schatz and his father are avid collectors of antique cars. References External links Biography at the official website of the Senate of Puerto Rico |- |- |- 1966 births 20th-century Puerto Rican lawyers 20th-century Puerto Rican politicians 21st-century Puerto Rican lawyers 21st-century Puerto Rican politicians Interamerican University of Puerto Rico alumni Members of the Senate of Puerto Rico Living people New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico) politicians Politicians from the Bronx Presidents of the New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico) Presidents of the Senate of Puerto Rico Puerto Rican people of German descent Puerto Rican Roman Catholics Republican Party (Puerto Rico) politicians