Dave Apatang | |
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13th Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands | |
Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
Governor | Arnold Palacios |
Preceded by | Arnold Palacios |
Mayor of Saipan | |
In office January 12,2015 –January 8,2023 | |
Preceded by | Marian Tudela |
Succeeded by | Ramon Camacho |
Personal details | |
Born | David Mundo Apatang July 10,1948 |
Political party | Republican (before 2021) Independent (2021–present) |
Spouse | Antonia Pangelinan Mafnas (deceased 2016) |
Education | San Francisco State University (BA) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1967–1987 |
Rank | First Sergeant |
David Mundo Apatang (born July 10,1948) [1] [2] is a Northern Mariana Islander politician who is serving as the 13th lieutenant governor of the Northern Mariana Islands since 2023. He previously served as the mayor of Saipan from January 12,2015 to January 8,2023. As a Republican,Apatang formerly served in the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives. [3] Apatang was elected lieutenant governor of the Northern Mariana Islands in the 2022 election on an independent ticket headed by Arnold Palacios. [4]
While in the Army,Apatang earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in speech and communications from San Francisco State University.
Apatang [5] served in the United States Army from 1967 to 1987. [6] A Vietnam War veteran,Apatang was stationed at various times in Vietnam;the Panama Canal Zone;Würzburg,Germany;Fort Lewis in Washington;Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indiana;and Fort Jackson in South Carolina. He ended his career at Fort Jackson and served on its courts-martial council. He retired with the rank of first sergeant in 1987. [7]
Following his military service,Apatang served in local government. He served seven consecutive terms in the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives. [6]
Atapang was elected to the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives in the 1995 general election. He was the second highest vote-getter in Saipan's Precinct 1. [8] Apatang ran for the Senate in 2001 on behalf of the Covenant Party in the Northern Mariana Islands Senate's 3rd district. [9] In the 2005 gubernatorial election,Apatang ran for Lieutenant Governor as the running mate of Heinz Hofschneider. While both Hofschneider and Apatang were Republicans,they ran as independents. [10] In a four-way race,the Hofschneider–Apatang ticket lost to Benigno Fitial and Timothy Villagomez of the Covenant Party by a single point. [11]
Shortly after the death of Donald Flores,the mayor of Saipan,Apatang announced his candidacy for the position. [5] Apatang,running as an independent,defeated Republican candidate Jose Alguto Reyes and Democratic candidate Antonio Pinaula Mareham in the 2014 general election. [12] Apatang succeeded Marian Tudela,the acting Mayor appointed after Flores's death. [13] He was sworn in on January 12,2015 [14] and served two terms,ending on January 9,2023. [15] His wife,Antonia Pangelinan Mafnas,died in Hawaii on December 14,2016. [7] [16] In 2021,the House passed a resolution to honor Apatang's 50 years of service to the people of the CNMI. [15]
Apatang ran as a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands in the 2022 election,running on an independent ticket headed by then incumbent lieutenant governor Arnold Palacios. [4] They won 54.14% of the votes in the second round,defeating the incumbent Republic governor and the resurgent Democratic Party candidates. Apatang was sworn into office on January 9,2023.
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