Northern Mariana Islands Senate

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Northern Mariana Islands Senate
Senate
Type
Type
History
New session started
23rd Legislature
Leadership
Edith DeLeon Guerrero (D)
since January 9, 2023
Vice President
Donald M. Manglona (I)
since January 9, 2023
Majority Leader
Corina Magofna (I)
since January 9, 2023
Structure
Seats9
23rd Legislature - Northern Mariana Islands Senate.svg
Political groups
Majority Caucus (5)
  •   Independent (3)
  •   Democratic (2)

Minority Caucus (4)

Elections
Last election
November 8, 2022
Next election
November 5, 2024
Website
https://cnmileg.net/senate.asp

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.

Contents

Maria Frica Pangelinan was the first woman to serve in the Senate. [1]

Vacancies

In the event of a vacancy that occurs less than two years before the end of the Senator's term, the Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands appoints the runner-up of the most recent election. Should that individual decline, the next highest vote getting, unsuccessful candidate become the prospective appointee. Should all the previous candidate's decline, the Governor would then choose an eligible citizen for consideration. [2] In the event a vacancy occurs more than two years before the next scheduled election, a special election is held. [3]

Senators of the 23rd Commonwealth Legislature

In the 2022 general election, a coalition of Democrats and Independents won a majority of seats in the Northern Mariana Islands Senate. [4] When the 23rd Commonwealth Legislature convened on January 9, 2023, it elected Edith DeLeon Guerrero its President, Donald M. Manglona its Vice President, and Corina Magofna its floor leader. [5]

DistrictNamePartyCaucusTook
Office
1
Rota
Donald M. Manglona IndependentMajorityJanuary 9, 2023 [4]
Paul Manglona IndependentMajorityFebruary 10, 2016 [6]
Dennis C. Mendiola RepublicanMinorityJanuary 9, 2023 [4]
2
Tinian
Jude Hofschneider RepublicanMinorityJanuary 12, 2015 [7]
Francisco Q. Cruz RepublicanMinorityJanuary 11, 2010 [8]
Karl King-Nabors RepublicanMinorityJanuary 11, 2021 [9]
3
Saipan
Celina Babauta DemocraticMajorityJanuary 9, 2023 [4]
Corina Magofna IndependentMajorityJanuary 9, 2023 [4]
Edith DeLeon Guerrero DemocraticMajorityJanuary 11, 2021

Past composition of the Senate

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 Francisco Borja. [10]

AffiliationParty
(Shading indicates majority/plurality)
Total
Republican Independent Democratic Covenant Vacant
End of 17th Legislature440190
Beginning of 18th Legislature540090
End of 18th Legislature531 [11]
Beginning of 19th Legislature720090
End of 19th Legislature63
20th Legislature720090
21st Legislature630090
22nd Legislature531090
23rd Legislature43209
Latest voting share

See also

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