Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives

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:

District 1: Saipan (6 seats)
District 2: Saipan (2 seats)
District 3: Saipan & the Northern Islands (6 seats)
District 4: Saipan (2 seats)
District 5: Saipan (2 seats)
District 6: Tinian (1 seat)
District 7: Rota & Aguiguan (1 seat)

The Speaker of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives is chosen by the House from among its members. N.M.I. Const. art. II, § 14(b).

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

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority/plurality)					Total

	Republican	Independent		Democratic	Covenant		Vacant
End of 18th Legislature	4	12		0	4	20	0

19th Legislature	7	13		0	0	20	0

20th Legislature	15	5		0	0	20	0

21st Legislature	13	7		0	0	20	0

Begin 22nd Legislature	9	1	2	8	0	20	0
Latest voting share	50%		50%

Leadership

For the 22nd Legislature, Edmund Villagomez was elected Speaker, Blas Jonathan Attao was elected Vice Speaker, and Ralph Yumul was elected Floor Leader.[1]

Office	Representative	Party
Speaker of the House	Edmund Villagomez	Independent
Vice Speaker	Blas Jonathan Attao	Republican
Floor Leader	Ralph Yumul	Republican

Members of the 22nd Legislature

In the 2020 general election, the Republican Party won nine seats, a resurgent Democratic Party won eight seats, and three seats were won by independents. Two of those independents, Edmund Joseph Sablan Villagomez and Donald Manalang Manglona, are aligned with the Democratic Party while Joseph Flores is aligned with the Republican Party.[2]

District	Name	Party
1 - Saipan	Roy Christopher Aldan Ada	Republican
	Celina Roberto Babauta	Democratic
	Angel Demapan	Republican
	Joseph Arriola Flores	Independent
	Joseph Leepan Tenorio Guerrero	Republican
	Edwin Kenneth Propst	Democratic
2 - Saipan	Christina-Marie Elise Sablan	Democratic
2 - Saipan	John Paul Palacios Sablan	Republican
3 - Saipan	Blas Jonathan Attao	Republican
	Ivan Alafanso Blanco	Republican
	Edmund Joseph Sablan Villagomez	Independent
	Ralph Naraja Yumul	Republican
	Vicente Castro Comacho	Democratic
	Denita Kaipat Yangetmai	Democratic
4 - Saipan	Sheila Therese Babauta	Democratic
4 - Saipan	Joel Castro Camacho	Republican
5 - Saipan	Leila Haveia Fleming Clark Staffler	Democratic
5 - Saipan	Richard Tudela Lizama	Democratic
6 - Tinian	Patrick Hofschneider San Nicolas	Republican
7 - Rota	Donald Manglona	Independent

Past composition of the House of Representatives

References

De La Torre, Ferdie (January 13, 2021). "Villagomez is new House speaker". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
De La Torre, Ferdie (December 17, 2020). "Majority in 22nd House a toss-up". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

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[1] De La Torre, Ferdie (January 13, 2021). "Villagomez is new House speaker". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

[2] De La Torre, Ferdie (December 17, 2020). "Majority in 22nd House a toss-up". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

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