The CNMI Republican Party is a political party in the Northern Mariana Islands. The Northern Mariana Islands Republican Party is now associated with the United States Republican Party though no Northern Mariana Islands politicians have achieved high-ranking positions in the mainland United States.
Benigno Repeki Fitial is a Northern Marianan politician who served was the seventh governor of the Northern Mariana Islands. The second longest-serving governor in CNMI history,Fitial was elected on November 6,2005,assumed office on January 9,2006,and was re-elected to a (five-year) second term in 2009. He was impeached by the CNMI House of Representatives on February 11,2013,and was scheduled to face trial before the CNMI Senate to determine if he should be removed from office. He resigned on February 20,2013,after 7 years,1 month,and 11 days in office.
The 2009 Northern Mariana Islands general election were held on Saturday,November 7,2009. Voters in the Northern Mariana Islands voted for the Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands,6 seats in the Northern Mariana Islands Senate,all twenty seats in the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives,4 mayors,seats for the municipal council,and seats for the board of education. Additionally,a referendum was held.
Eulogio "Eloy" Songao Inos was a Northern Marianan politician who served as the eighth governor of the Northern Mariana Islands from 2013 to 2015. Inos,a member of the Republican Party,also served as the eighth lieutenant governor from 2009 to 2013.
Arnold Indalecio Palacios is a Northern Marianan politician currently serving as the tenth governor of the Northern Mariana Islands,since 2023. A political independent,he previously served as the 12th lieutenant governor of the Northern Mariana Islands from 2019 to 2023,and was a member of the Republican Party until 2021. He represented Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands Senate.
The 2014 Northern Mariana Islands general election were held on Tuesday,4 November,2014. The election coincided with the 2014 United States midterm elections. Voters in the Northern Mariana Islands voted for the Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands,the non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives,attorney general,6 seats in the Northern Mariana Islands Senate,all twenty seats in the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives,4 mayors,seats for the municipal council,and seats for the board of education. Additionally,a referendum involving changes to the constitution was held.
Same-sex marriage was legalized in the Northern Mariana Islands by the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges on June 26,2015,which struck down same-sex marriage bans nationwide. On June 29,Governor Eloy Inos issued a statement hailing the decision as "historic",and said he would work with the Attorney General and local officials to bring the U.S. territory into compliance. Attorney General Edward Manibusan issued a memorandum on June 30 confirming that the territory was bound by the court decision and said that marriage license forms would be changed to include same-sex couples.
The recreational and medicinal use of cannabis in the Northern Mariana Islands has been legal since September 2018. House Bill 20-178 was signed into law by Gov. Ralph Torres,becoming Public Law 20-66. The cannabis legalization bill was introduced as the "Taulamwaar Sensible CNMI Cannabis Act of 2018," named in honor of David Kapileo Peter or Taulamwaar,who advocated cannabis legalization over four years ago. The first dispensary opened to the public on July 16,2021.
Victor Borja Hocog is a Northern Marianan politician. He served as the President of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate from January 14,2019 to January 11,2021,and previously from January 12,2015 to December 29,2015. He also served as the 11th Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands from December 29,2015 to January 14,2019.
Gilbert Joseph Birnbrich was the Attorney General of the Northern Mariana Islands from 2014 to 2015.
Edward Eladio Manibusan is a Northern Marianan attorney and politician serving as the first elected Attorney General of the Northern Mariana Islands. He took office on January 12,2015. He previously served in the position from July 1,1989 to January 8,1990 when it was a gubernatorial appointment.
The 2018 Northern Mariana gubernatorial election took place on Tuesday,November 13,2018,to elect the Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands and the Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands to a four-year term in office. Incumbent Republican governor Ralph Torres,who ascended to governorship in December 2015 following the death of Governor Eloy Inos,sought election to a full term.
The 2018 Northern Mariana Islands general election were held on Tuesday,13 November 2018. Originally scheduled to take place on Tuesday,6 November 2018,to correspond with the 2018 United States midterm elections,the elections were delayed by one week due to the impact and aftermath of Typhoon Yutu. Early voting was held from Tuesday,6 November,until Monday,12 November 2018. An estimated 18,975 voters were eligible to vote in the 2018 election.
Luis John Deleon Guerrero Castro is a Chamorro-American politician and a former member of the 21st Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives. A former member of youth government in the early 2000s,he entered the civic arena by winning a seat in the local municipal government.
The 2022 Northern Mariana gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of the Northern Mariana Islands and the lieutenant governor of the Northern Mariana Islands to a four-year term in office. Because no candidate received 50% of the vote in the general election,the two highest-placing candidates advanced to a runoff election on November 25,2022.
Christina-Marie Elise Sablan,also known as Tina Sablan,is a Northern Marianan politician and former news anchor in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). A member of the Democratic Party,Sablan was a member of the Commonwealth House of Representatives,representing Precinct Two.
Edith E. DeLeon Guerrero is an American politician serving as a member of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate for the 3rd district. Elected in November 2020,she assumed office on January 11,2021.
The 2022 Northern Mariana Islands general election were held on Tuesday,8 November 2022,corresponding with the 2022 United States general elections. Voters in the Northern Mariana Islands voted for the Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands,the non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives,attorney general,6 seats in the Northern Mariana Islands Senate,all twenty seats in the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives,4 mayors,seats for the municipal council,seats for the board of education,a justice,and 2 judges.
Joseph Songao Inos is a politician from the Northern Mariana Islands. He has served as a member of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate and as the Mayor of Rota.
