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 & Aguijan, 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 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 is currently controlled by a Republican majority under Senate President Jude Hofschneider.^[1]

Maria Frica Pangelinan was the first woman to serve in the Senate.^[2]

Composition of the Senate

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority/plurality)			Total

	Republican	Covenant	Independent		Vacant
End of 17th Legislature	4	1	4	9	0

Beginning of 18th Legislature	5	0	4	9	0
End of 18th Legislature	6	0	3	9	0

Beginning of 19th Legislature	7	0	2	9	0
Latest voting share	7001780000000000000♠78%	7001220000000000000♠22%

Members, 19th Legislature

District	Name	Party
1 Rota	Steve Mesngon	Rep
	Victor Hocog	Rep
	Teresita Santos	Rep
2 Tinian	Francisco Borja	Ind
	Francisco Cruz	Rep
	Jude Hofschneider	Rep
3 Saipan	Sixto Igisomar	Rep
	Arnold Palacios	Rep
	Justo Quitugua	Ind

References

↑ http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?newsID=125246&cat=1
↑ Calindas, Marconi (2006-03-05). "'Women of power' meet Miss Teen beauties". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved 2009-07-17.

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Northern Mariana Islands Senate

Composition of the Senate

Members, 19th Legislature

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