Pedro Agulto Tenorio Explained

Pete Tenorio
Office:4th Resident Representative of the Northern Mariana Islands
Term Start:January 14, 2002
Term End:January 3, 2009
Predecessor:Juan Babauta
Office1:2nd Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
Term Start1:January 11, 1982
Term End1:January 8, 1990
Governor1:Pedro Pangelinan Tenorio
Predecessor1:Francisco Ada
Successor1:Benjamin Manglona
Birth Date:8 August 1941
Birth Place:Saipan, Mariana Islands, South Seas Mandate
Party:Republican

Pedro Agulto Tenorio (born August 8, 1941), who is often known as Pete A. Tenorio, is a Northern Marianan politician. He served as the fourth Resident representative of the Northern Mariana Islands to the United States from January 14, 2002 to January 3, 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected to the office first in November 2001 and again in November 2005. He served as the second lieutenant governor of the Northern Mariana Islands from January 11, 1982 to January 8, 1990.

Biography

In 2006 he was one of three main elected officials of the CNMI (along with Governor Benigno R. Fitial and Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Villagomez). The position of Resident Representative, also known locally as "Washington Representative", was established by Article V of the Constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the term of office was four years.[1] The CNMI Resident Representative maintained an office in Washington, D.C. and his expenses were funded by the CNMI government.

Tenorio was the CNMI's fourth and final Resident Representative. He took office as resident representative on January 14, 2002.[2] He served two terms, until the office was abolished on January 3, 2009.

This office was replaced by a nonvoting delegate in the United States Congress in January 2009. Established in 2008 with the enactment of, the first election for the congressional delegate was held on November 4, 2008. Tenorio was the Republican nominee; however, he lost by 357 votes to Gregorio C. Sablan, an independent.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.cnmilaw.org/articlev.html Constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands, Article V, Section 2
  2. News: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands . . 2010-09-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120314032710/http://www.doi.gov/oia/Islandpages/cnmimain.htm . 2012-03-14 . dead .
  3. News: Absentee votes confirm Kilili victory . Agnes E. . Donato . Saipan Tribune . November 19, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120214004706/http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?newsID=85430&cat=1 . February 14, 2012 .