Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives

Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives
Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives
22nd Legislature
Type
Type	Lower house of the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature
Leadership
Speaker	Edmund Villagomez (I) ; since January 13, 2021
Vice Speaker	Diego Camacho (D) ; since January 13, 2025
Majority Leader	Marissa Flores (I) ; since January 13, 2025
Minority Leader	Roy Ada (R) ; since February 19, 2025
Structure
Seats	20
Political groups	Majority Caucus (14) Independent (12); Democratic (2); Minority Caucus (6) Independent (4); Republican (2);
Elections
Last election	November 5, 2024
Next election	November 3, 2026

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.^[1]

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^[a]	1	2	8	0	20	0
July 23, 2021	8			8		19	1
October 16, 2021	8			9^[b]		20	0

23rd Legislature	3	1	12	4	0	20	0

24th Legislature	2	4	12	2	0	20	0
Latest voting share	30%		70%

Leadership

For the 24th Commonwealth Legislature, Villagomez was reelected as speaker, a position in which he has served since 2021. Diego Camacho, one of the chamber's two Democratic members, was elected vice-speaker and Marissa Flores was elected floor leader.^[3] In February 2025, the five-member minority bloc informer Speaker Villagomez that they named Roy Ada as the new minority leader.^[4]

Office	Representative	Party
Speaker of the House	Edmund Villagomez	Independent
Vice Speaker	Diego Camacho	Democratic
Floor Leader	Marissa Flores	Independent
Minority Leader	Roy Ada	Republican

Members of the 24th Legislature

In the 2020 general election for the 22nd Legislature, 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.^[5] On July 23, 2021, the death of Republican 3rd district representative Ivan Blanco created a vacancy, to be filled in an October 16 special election.^[6] Democrat Corina Magofna won the special election, flipping the seat.^[7] In the 2022 elections for the 23rd Legislature, independents made significant gains, reducing the number of Democrats and Republicans in the House. However, 12 of the 13 independents formed a coalition government with the 4 Democrats.^[8] In the 2024 general election, the INDEMS retained their majority, but the minority bloc grew to five members.^[4]

District	Name	Start	Party	Caucus
1 Saipan	Raymond Palacios	January 13, 2025	Independent	Majority
	Vincent Aldan	January 9, 2023	Independent	Majority
	Joseph Flores	January 14, 2019	Independent	Minority
	Roy Ada	January 11, 2021	Republican	Minority
	Diego Camacho	January 9, 2023	Democratic	Majority
	Roman Benavente	January 9, 2023	Independent	Majority
2 Saipan	Daniel Aquino	January 13, 2025	Independent	Minority
2 Saipan	John Sablan	January 2013	Independent	Majority
3 Saipan	Blas Attao	January 12, 2015	Independent	Majority
	Edmund Villagomez	January 11, 2010	Independent	Majority
	Ralph Yumul	January 14, 2019	Independent	Majority
	Denita Yangetmai	January 11, 2021	Democratic	Majority
	Marissa Flores	January 9, 2023	Independent	Majority
	Elias Rangamar	January 13, 2025	Independent	Minority
4 Saipan	Malcolm Omar	January 9, 2023	Independent	Majority
4 Saipan	Joel Camacho	January 14, 2019	Independent	Majority
5 Saipan	Angelo Camacho	January 9, 2023	Independent	Majority
5 Saipan	Thomas Manglona	January 3, 2023	Independent	Majority
6 Tinian	Patrick San Nicolas	January 11, 2021	Republican	Minority
7 Rota	Julie Ogo	January 9, 2023	Independent	Majority

Past composition of the House of Representatives

References

↑ N.M.I. Const. art. II, § 14(b).
↑ "Democrats take control of CNMI House of Representatives". Radio New Zealand. Auckland, New Zealand. January 14, 2021. Archived from the original on February 16, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
↑ Erediano, Emmanuel T. (December 26, 2026). "Villagomez to be House speaker again, Mendiola to lead Senate". Marianas Variety.
1 2 Erediano, Emmanuel T. (February 19, 2025). "Ada is new House minority leader". Marianas Variety. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
↑ De La Torre, Ferdie (December 17, 2020). "Majority in 22nd House a toss-up". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
↑ Commonwealth Election Commission, "Proclamation - Special Election for the Third Election District (Precinct 3)," August 19, 2021
↑ "Magofna Wins Northern Mariana Islands Special Election". October 18, 2021.
↑ Sablan, Jesus I. (Chair) (November 11, 2022). "Official General Election Results". Commonwealth Election Commission. Archived from the original on December 27, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2023.

Notes

↑ One Republican voted with the Democratic–Independent coalition to elect the speaker of the House.^[2]
↑ A special election for Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives District 3 was called for October 16, 2021 after the seat became vacant after Ivan A. Blanco (R) died while in office on July 23, 2021. Corina L. Magofna (D) won.

External links

Official website Archived 2016-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
The 16th Legislature, Saipan Tribune, 2008-01-14 Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] N.M.I. Const. art. II, § 14(b).

[2] "Democrats take control of CNMI House of Representatives". Radio New Zealand. Auckland, New Zealand. January 14, 2021. Archived from the original on February 16, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.

[5] Erediano, Emmanuel T. (December 26, 2026). "Villagomez to be House speaker again, Mendiola to lead Senate". Marianas Variety.

[Ada_Minority_Leader-6] 1 2 Erediano, Emmanuel T. (February 19, 2025). "Ada is new House minority leader". Marianas Variety. Retrieved February 28, 2025.

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

[8] Commonwealth Election Commission, "Proclamation - Special Election for the Third Election District (Precinct 3)," August 19, 2021

[9] "Magofna Wins Northern Mariana Islands Special Election". October 18, 2021.

[10] Sablan, Jesus I. (Chair) (November 11, 2022). "Official General Election Results". Commonwealth Election Commission. Archived from the original on December 27, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2023.

[3] One Republican voted with the Democratic–Independent coalition to elect the speaker of the House.^[2]

[4] A special election for Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives District 3 was called for October 16, 2021 after the seat became vacant after Ivan A. Blanco (R) died while in office on July 23, 2021. Corina L. Magofna (D) won.

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v t e Members of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives
25th Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands Legislature (2025–2027) Speaker of the House Edmund Villagomez (I) Vice Speaker Diego Camacho (D) Floor Leader Marissa Flores (I) Minority Leader Roy Ada (R)
▌Raymond Ulloa Palacios (I) ▌Vincent Seman Aldan (I) ▌Joseph A. Flores (IR) ▌Roy Ada (R) ▌Diego Camacho (D) ▌Roman C. Benavente (I) ▌Daniel I. Aquino (IR) ▌John Paul P. Sablan (I) ▌Blas T. Attao (I) ▌Edmund Villagomez (I) ▌Ralph N. Yumul (I) ▌Denita Yangetmai (D) ▌Marissa Flores (I) ▌Elias Rangamar (IR) ▌Malcolm Omar (I) ▌Joel C. Camacho (I) ▌Angelo Camacho (I) ▌Thomas Manglona (IR) ▌Patrick H. San Nicolas (R) ▌Julie Ogo (I)
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