Edmund Villagomez
Northern Mariana Islands politician
Edmund Villagomez | |
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| Speaker of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 10, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Blas Jonathan T. Attao |
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| Born | Edmund Joseph Sablan Villagomez |
| Political party | Covenant (Before 2013) Independent (2013–present) |
Edmund Joseph Sablan Villagomez is a politician from the Northern Mariana Islands who serves as the Speaker of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives.
Political career
Villagomez was first elected from District 3 in 2009 as a member of the Covenant Party.[1] Following the dissolution of the Covenant Party in 2013, Villagomez ran as an independent in the 2014 election.[2][3]
In the 22nd Commonwealth Legislature, a coalition of legislators led by a resurgent Democratic Party backed Villagomez for Speaker. On the fourth ballot, Representative Ralph Naraja Yumul switched his support to Villagomez. Villagomez was reelected as Speaker in the 23rd Commonwealth Legislature.[4]
References
- ^ "2009 General Election Results". Commonwealth Election Commission. November 23, 2009. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ De La Torre, Ferdie (2021-04-06). "Lee Pan wants to be next Saipan mayor". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ^ "2014 General Election Results". Commonwealth Election Commission. November 23, 2014. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ Bautista Esmores, Kimberly (January 10, 2023). "Villagomez re-elected House speaker". Saipan Tribune.
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| Preceded by Blas Attao | Speaker of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives 2021–present | Incumbent |
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Members of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives
23rd Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands Legislature (2022–2024)
- Speaker of the House
- Edmund Villagomez (I)
- Majority Leader
- Ed Propst (D)
- Minority Leader
- Patrick San Nicolas (R)
- Vice Speaker
- Joel Camacho (I)
- ▌Edwin Propst (D)
- ▌Vincent Raymon Seman Aldan (I)
- ▌Joseph Arriola Flores (I)
- ▌Roy Christopher Aldan Ada (R)
- ▌Diego Vincent Fejeran Camacho (D)
- ▌Roman Cepeda Benavente (I)
- ▌Manny Gregory Tenorio (I)
- ▌John Paul Palacios Sablan (I)
- ▌Blas Jonathan "BJ" Tenorio Attao (I)
- ▌Edmund Villagomez (I)
- ▌ Ralph Naraja Yumul (I)
- ▌Denita Kaipat Yangetmai (D)
- ▌ Marissa Renee Flores (I)
- ▌Vicente Castro Camacho (D)
- ▌ Malcolm Jason Omar (I)
- ▌ Joel Castro Camacho (I)
- ▌ Angelo Atalig Camacho (I)
- ▌Thomas John Dela Cruz Manglona (R)
- ▌Patrick Hofschneider San Nicolas (R)
- ▌ Julie Marie Atalig Ogo (I)
- ▌Democratic (4)
- ▌Republican (3)
- ▌Independent (13)
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