# Pablo José Hernández Rivera

Pablo José Hernández Rivera is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Puerto Rico at large.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Puerto Rico at large
- Serving since: 2025-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: H001103
- FEC candidate IDs: H4PR01010

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/H001103 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

0.6% of Rivera’s statements contain a personal attack, in the bottom 5% of House Democrats (average 6.6%).

## What Rivera says (119th Congress (2025–27))

957 classified statements: 706 posts on X, 151 press releases, 100 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Rivera | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.6% | 6.6% | 207 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 12.1% | 27.5% | 204 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 79.5% | 73.2% | 41 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.3% | 9.8% | 137 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 35.4% | 22.7% | 16 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 0.1% | 1.9% | 210 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 27% (House Democrats 20%); Government Operations and Politics 24% (House Democrats 20%); Education 18% (House Democrats 9.8%); Health 18% (House Democrats 26%); Emergency Management 17% (House Democrats 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.56 (standard error 0.03), from 1,482 donors and 80 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 93% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

85 roll calls. Attendance 94.1% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 100% (96.4%). 0 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 33 bills: 33 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 227. 3.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 113 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10874: Medicare Low Income Subsidy Equality Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10874
- H.R. 10622: PROMISE for Small Businesses Act (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10622
- H.R. 10441: Puerto Rico Disaster Recovery Completion Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10441
- H.R. 10275: Puerto Rico Energy Opportunity and Geothermal Assessment Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10275
- H.R. 9595: Sergeant First Class Jorge Otero Barreto Medal of Honor Act (in committee, 2026-07-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9595
- H.R. 9246: Puerto Rico Democratic Self Determination Act (in committee, 2026-06-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9246
- H.R. 7829: Disaster Aid Without Delay Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7829
- H.R. 7696: AI Cyber Grid Protection Resilient Development Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7696
- H.R. 7697: International AI Energy Grid Modernization Strategy Act (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7697
- H.R. 7397: Puerto Rico Water Infrastructure Resilience Act (in committee, 2026-02-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7397

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $968.4K (House Democrats median $2.0M). 20% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 85% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPabloJose/status/2114689858106957991
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPabloJose/status/2114749918862884998
- 2026-10-26 · Press release · Declaración del Comisionado Residente ante las redadas de ICE en Puerto Rico · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://hernandez.house.gov/media/press-releases/declaracion-del-comisionado-residente-ante-las-redadas-de-ice-en-puerto-rico
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepPabloJose/status/2114080876846104686
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPabloJose/status/2113436482572525724
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepPabloJose/status/2113721211586818493
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepPabloJose/status/2113331572086612036
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepPabloJose/status/2113002146002006294
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepPabloJose/status/2112628142389244370
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepPabloJose/status/2111833943796265379

## Links

- Official site: https://hernandez.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepPabloJose
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/61569891687422
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reppablojose
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H001103

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/H001103