Edmund Villagomez
Speaker of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives
Assumed office
January 10, 2021
Preceded byBlas Jonathan T. Attao
Personal details
Born
Edmund Joseph Sablan Villagomez
Political partyCovenant (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

  1. ↑ "2009 General Election Results". Commonwealth Election Commission. November 23, 2009. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  2. ↑ De La Torre, Ferdie (2021-04-06). "Lee Pan wants to be next Saipan mayor". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  3. ↑ "2014 General Election Results". Commonwealth Election Commission. November 23, 2014. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  4. ↑ Bautista Esmores, Kimberly (January 10, 2023). "Villagomez re-elected House speaker". Saipan Tribune.
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