Northern Mariana Islands Senate
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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 & Aguiguan, 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 has lost control of the House, is in coalition with the Democrats and a lone Independent over the Senate's leadership and voting agenda.
The CNMI Senate is one of the few state or territorial legislatures in the United States controlled by a third party, though under a legislative coalition.
[edit] Make-up of the Senate
Affiliation | Members |
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Covenant Party | 3 | |
Republican Party | 3 | |
Democratic Party | 2 | |
Independent | 1 | |
Total |
9 |
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