Assistant party leaders of the Senate of Puerto Rico
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| Majority Whip of the Senate of Puerto Rico PPD Leader | |
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since January 3, 2021 | |
| Style | Senator |
| Minority Whip of the Senate of Puerto Rico PNP Leader | |
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since January 3, 2021 | |
| Style | Senator |
| Minority Whip of the Senate of Puerto Rico MVC Leader | |
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since January 3, 2021 | |
| Style | Senator |
The Assistant Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate of Puerto Rico (commonly called Majority Whip and Minority Whip) are two Puerto Rican Senators who are elected by the party conferences that hold the majority and the minority respectively. These leaders substitute the Majority and Minority leaders in their absence.
The Senate is currently composed of 12 senators from the Popular Democratic Party (PPD), 10 senators from the New Progressive Party (PNP), 2 senators from the Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana (MVC), and one senator each from the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) and Proyecto Dignidad (PD) as well as one independent senator.
The incumbent whips are senators at-large Gretchen Marie Hau Irizarry (from the PPD), Carmelo Ríos Santiago (from the PNP), and Rafael Bernabe Riefkohl (from the MVC).