2017 in Puerto Rico

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See also:	History of Puerto Rico; Historical outline of Puerto Rico; List of years in Puerto Rico; 2017 in the United States;

Events in the year 2017 in Puerto Rico.

Incumbents

President: Barack Obama (Democratic) (until January 20), Donald Trump (Republican) (starting January 20)
Governor: Alejandro García Padilla (until January 2), Ricardo Rosselló (starting January 2)
Resident Commissioner: Pedro Pierluisi (until January 3), Jenniffer González (starting January 3)

2 January – the 26th Senate and the 30th House of Representatives will meet from January 2, 2017 to January 1, 2021
11 June – In a referendum on its status, Puerto Ricans vote in favor of statehood amid a historically low turnout.^[1] This figure is attributed to a boycott led by the pro-status quo PPD party.^[2]
20 September – Hurricane Maria makes landfall over Puerto Rico, causing extensive damage to the power grid. Hurricane Maria death toll controversy resulted from the number of dead being underreported by officials. Total losses are estimated at $94.4 billion.^[3]

^ Frances Robles (June 11, 2017). "23% of Puerto Ricans Vote in Referendum, 97% of Them for Statehood". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
^ "PDP to boycott status referendum". April 20, 2017. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
^ Spalding, Rebecca (November 13, 2017). "Puerto Rico Seeks $94 Billion in Federal Aid for Hurricane Recovery". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on December 16, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
^ Perry, Dayn (March 23, 2017). "World Baseball Classic: Previous champs, results, medal count, MVPs, All-WBC teams". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
^ Russell Contreras (March 4, 2017). "Miriam Colon, iconic US Latina movie, theater actress, dies". wqow.com. The Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 4, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2017.

2017 in North America
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2017 in U.S. states and territories
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