Maria Frica Pangelinan

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Maria "Frica" Tudela Pangelinan [1] (born December 5, 1948) is a Northern Mariana Islander politician. She is the first female senator to serve in the Northern Mariana Islands Senate. [2]

She graduated from the University of Guam in 1981 with a BBA. While attending college, she served as acting director of finance. [3] She was elected as a delegate to the CNMI's second constitutional convention. [4]

Pangelinan is a member of the Democratic Party of the Northern Mariana Islands. In the 2018 Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial election, Pangelinan endorsed Republican incumbent Ralph Torres. [5]

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References

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