Northern Mariana Islands Senate
Northern Mariana Islands Senate | |
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senate | |
Type | |
Type | of Northern Mariana Islands |
History | |
New session started | 19th Legislature (Jan. 2015 - Jan. 2017) |
Leadership | |
Vice President | (R) since January 11, 2021 |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | (I) since February 10, 2016 |
Seats | 9 |
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The Northern Mariana Islands Senate is the upper house of the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature. The Senate consists of nine senators representing three senatorial districts (Saipan & the Northern Islands, Tinian & Aguijan, and Rota), each a multi-member constituency with three senators.
In the November 2007 elections, the three senators up for re-election were all re-elected to another four-year term in the 16th and 17th Senate. The Covenant Party, which lost control of the House, entered into coalition with the Democrats and a lone Independent over the Senate's leadership and voting agenda.
The CNMI Senate was controlled in 2016 by a Republican majority under Senate President Franciso Borja.[1]
Maria Frica Pangelinan was the first woman to serve in the Senate.[2]
Composition of the Senate[]
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority/plurality)
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Total | ||||
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Republican | Independent | Democratic | Covenant | Vacant | ||
End of 17th Legislature | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
Beginning of 18th Legislature | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
End of 18th Legislature | 6 | 3 | ||||
Beginning of 19th Legislature | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
End of 19th Legislature | 6 | 3 | ||||
20th Legislature | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
21st Legislature | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
22nd Legislature | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Latest voting share | 56% | 33% | 11% |
Senators of the 21st Commonwealth Legislature[]
District | Name | Party |
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1 Rota |
Victor B. Hocog | Republican |
Independent | ||
Teresita Santos | Independent | |
2 Tinian |
Jude Hofschneider | Republican |
Republican | ||
Republican | ||
3 Saipan |
Republican | |
Vinnie Sablan | Independent | |
Democratic |
Past composition of the Senate[]
See also[]
- Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives
- List of Northern Mariana Islands Governors
References[]
- ^ "Borja is new Senate president". 4 January 2016.
- ^ Calindas, Marconi (2006-03-05). "'Women of power' meet Miss Teen beauties". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
External links[]
- Politics of the Northern Mariana Islands
- Political organizations based in the Northern Mariana Islands
- Territorial upper houses in the United States
- Government of the Northern Mariana Islands
- Northern Mariana Islands stubs