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Roberto López Román sworn in as representative for District 31; House assigns him to multiple committees
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Roberto Jesús López Román was sworn in Oct. 7, 2025, as representative for District 31 after certification by the State Elections Commission; the House also assigned him to a slate of committees including Labor, Economic Development and Education.
Roberto Jesús López Román was sworn in on Oct. 7, 2025, as the duly elected representative for District 31 of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives after the House read a certification from the State Elections Commission. The certification, dated Sept. 29, 2025 and signed by Jorge Rivera Rueda as commission president, declared López Román elected in the special election held Sept. 28, 2025 under the procedures set by the Código Electoral (Ley 58‑2020).
The House clerk read the certification into the record before López Román took the oath of office in the chamber. López Román placed his left hand on a Bible and repeated the oath, pledging to “mantendré y defenderé la constitución de los Estados Unidos y la constitución y las leyes del gobierno de Puerto Rico.” Family members and local officials from Caguas and Gurabo joined him on the floor for the ceremony.
Members from across party delegations welcomed López Román. Representative Márquez Lebrón, the independentista delegation spokesperson, called the oath “un honor” and offered the delegation’s cooperation; Representative Daisy Burgos Muñiz (Proyecto Dignidad) and Representative Ferrer Santiago (Popular Democratic Party) also gave brief welcome remarks urging service and collaboration. López Román thanked colleagues and said he would “servir… por mi gente de mi distrito y de todo Puerto Rico.”
Shortly after the swearing-in the House announced committee assignments and substitutions: the chamber designated López Román as president of the Labor and Workforce Affairs Committee (Comisión del Trabajo y Asuntos Laborales) and placed him on several other standing committees including Economic Development, Education, Tourism, Small and Medium Business, and regional committees for the eastern regions. The Speaker ordered the clerk to publish the changes and to update committee membership rolls.
Authorities and certification: The clerk read the State Elections Commission’s certification that had invoked Article 4.1 and related provisions of the Código Electoral (Ley 58‑2020) as the legal basis for issuing the certification. The read certification also noted statutory challenge timelines under articles cited in the electoral code.
What this means: López Román assumes full legislative duties for District 31. The committee designations give him active roles in labor and economic committees; the House recorded the committee substitutions in the session minutes and ordered administrative update of committee rosters.
