Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives

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the Northern Mariana Islands

The Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives is the lower house of the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature.

In the 2007 election cycle, the CNMI House membership was increased from 18 to 20. Representatives serve two-year terms and are elected from seven election districts:

In the November 2007 general election, which elected the 16th House, Republicans won a majority (12 seats) and took control of the House in January 2008.

Composition of the House of Representatives

  Independent (13)
Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority/plurality)
Total
Republican Covenant Independent Vacant
End of 18th Legislature 4 4 12 20 0
Beginning of 19th Legislature 7 0 13 20 0
Latest voting share 20% 0% 65%

Leadership

Office Representative Party
Speaker of the House Joseph Deleon Guerrero Ind
Vice Speaker Rafael Demapan Rep
Floor Leader George Camacho Rep

Members

District Name Party
1 - Saipan Roman Benavente Ind
Joseph Deleon Guerrero Ind
Angel Demapan Rep
Joseph Lee Pan Guerrero Rep
Edwin Propst Ind
Antonio Sablan Ind
2 - Saipan Rafael Demapan Rep
John Paul Sablan Rep
3 - Saipan Blas Jonathan Attao Ind
Anthony Benavente Ind
Felicidad Ogumuro Rep
Ramon Tebuteb Ind
Edmund Villagomez Ind
Ralph Yumul Ind
4 - Saipan George Camacho Rep
Vinson Sablan Ind
5 - Saipan Lorenzo Deleon Guerrero Ind
Francis Taimanao Ind
6 - Tinian Edwin Aldan Ind
7 - Rota Glenn Maratita Rep

See also

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