| Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives | |
| Legislature: | 22nd Legislature |
| Coa Pic: | Seal of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg |
| House Type: | Lower house |
| Body: | Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature |
| Leader1 Type: | Speaker |
| Leader1: | Edmund Villagomez (I) |
| Election1: | January 13, 2021 |
| Leader2 Type: | Vice Speaker |
| Leader2: | Joel Camacho (I) |
| Election2: | January 9, 2023 |
| Leader3 Type: | Majority Leader |
| Leader3: | Ed Propst (D) |
| Election3: | January 9, 2023 |
| Leader4: | Patrick San Nicolas (R) |
| Election4: | January 13, 2023 |
| Seats: | 20 |
| Last Election1: | November 8, 2022 |
| Next Election1: | November 5, 2024 |
| Structure1 Res: | 250px |
| Structure1: | 23rd Legislature - Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives.svg |
| Political Groups1: | Majority Caucus (16) Minority Caucus (4) |
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:
The Speaker of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives is chosen by the House from among its members.[1]
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority/plurality) | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Independent | Democratic | Covenant | Vacant | ||||||
| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | End of 18th Legislature | 4 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | |||
| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | 19th Legislature | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | 20th Legislature | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | 21st Legislature | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | Begin 22nd Legislature | 9 | 1 | rowspan=3 | 2 | rowspan=2 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | July 23, 2021 | 8 | 19 | 1 | ||||||
| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | October 16, 2021 | 9 | 20 | 0 | ||||||
| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | 23rd Legislature | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Latest voting share | ||||||||||
At the start of the 23rd Commonwealth Legislature, Villagomez was reelected as speaker while Joel Castro Camacho was elected vice-speaker and Edwin Propst was elected floor leader.[2] [3] On January 13, 2023, the four-member minority elected Patrick Hofschneider San Nicolas as minority leader.[4]
| Office | Representative | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker of the House | Edmund Villagomez | Independent | ||
| Vice Speaker | Joel Castro Camacho | Independent | ||
| Majority Leader | Edwin Propst | Democratic | ||
| Minority Leader | Patrick Hofschneider San Nicolas | Republican |
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 A. 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]
| District | Name | Party | Caucus | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - Saipan | Ed Propst | Democratic | Majority | ||
| Vincent Raymon Seman Aldan | Independent | Majority | |||
| Joseph Arriola Flores | Independent | Minority | |||
| Roy Christopher Aldan Ada | Republican | Minority | |||
| Diego Vincent Fejeran Camacho | Democratic | Majority | |||
| Roman Cepeda Benavente | Independent | Majority | |||
| 2 - Saipan | Manny Gregory Tenorio | Independent | Majority | ||
| John Paul Palacios Sablan | Independent | Majority | |||
| 3 - Saipan | Blas Jonathan "BJ" Tenorio Attao | Independent | Majority | ||
| Edmund Villagomez | Independent | Majority | |||
| Ralph Naraja Yumul | Independent | Majority | |||
| Denita Kaipat Yangetmai | Democratic | Majority | |||
| Marissa Renee Flores | Independent | Majority | |||
| Vicente Castro Camacho | Democratic | Majority | |||
| 4 - Saipan | Malcolm Jason Omar | Independent | Majority | ||
| Joel Castro Camacho | Independent | Majority | |||
| 5 - Saipan | Angelo Atalig Camacho | Independent | Majority | ||
| Thomas John Dela Cruz Manglona | Republican | Minority | |||
| 6 - Tinian | Patrick Hofschneider San Nicolas | Republican | Minority | ||
| 7 - Rota | Julie Marie Atalig Ogo | Independent | Majority |
See main article: Political party strength in the Northern Mariana Islands.