Northern Mariana Islands Senate | |
Legislature: | Senate |
Jurisdiction: | Northern Mariana Islands |
House Type: | Upper house |
New Session: | 23rd Legislature |
Leader1 Type: | President |
Leader1: | Edith DeLeon Guerrero (D) |
Election1: | January 9, 2023 |
Leader2 Type: | Vice President |
Leader2: | Donald Manglona (I) |
Election2: | January 9, 2023 |
Leader3 Type: | Majority Leader |
Leader3: | Corina Magofna (I) |
Election3: | January 9, 2023 |
Leader4 Type: | Minority Leader |
Election4: | January 9, 2023 --> |
Seats: | 9 |
Last Election1: | November 8, 2022 |
Next Election1: | November 5, 2024 |
Structure1 Res: | 250px |
Structure1: | 23rd Legislature - Northern Mariana Islands Senate.svg |
Political Groups1: | Majority Caucus (5) Minority Caucus (4) |
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.
Maria Frica Pangelinan was the first woman to serve in the Senate.[1]
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]
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 Manglona its Vice President, and Corina Magofna its floor leader.[5]
District | Name | Party | Caucus | Took Office | ||
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1 Rota | Independent | Majority | January 9, 2023 | |||
Independent | Majority | February 10, 2016[6] | ||||
Republican | Minority | January 9, 2023 | ||||
2 Tinian | Republican | Minority | January 12, 2015[7] | |||
Republican | Minority | January 11, 2010[8] | ||||
Republican | Minority | January 11, 2021[9] | ||||
3 Saipan | Democratic | Majority | January 9, 2023 | |||
Independent | Majority | January 9, 2023 | ||||
Democratic | Majority | January 11, 2021 |
See main article: Political party strength in the Northern Mariana Islands. 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]
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority/plurality) | Total | |||||||||||||
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Republican | Independent | Democratic | Covenant | Vacant | |||||||||||
nowrap style="font-size:80%" | End of 17th Legislature | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||
nowrap style="font-size:80%" | Beginning of 18th Legislature | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||
nowrap style="font-size:80%" | End of 18th Legislature | 5 | 3 | 1[11] | |||||||||||
nowrap style="font-size:80%" | Beginning of 19th Legislature | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||
nowrap style="font-size:80%" | End of 19th Legislature | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||
nowrap style="font-size:80%" | 20th Legislature | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||
nowrap style="font-size:80%" | 21st Legislature | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||
nowrap style="font-size:80%" | 22nd Legislature | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||
nowrap style="font-size:80%" | 23rd Legislature | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||
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