{"id":239876,"date":"2016-11-07T06:00:58","date_gmt":"2016-11-06T20:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=239876"},"modified":"2016-11-07T06:00:58","modified_gmt":"2016-11-06T20:00:58","slug":"candidates-2016-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/candidates-2016-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"YOUR CANDIDATES IN THE 2016 ELECTIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Editor\u2019s Note: The Saipan Tribune attempted to collect information on all candidates. Only a few were able to provide responses within deadline.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>JUDGE\u2019S RETENTION<\/p>\n<p>Name: CAMACHO, Joseph Norita<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Retention on the Bench<br \/>\nRe-Electionist?: Yes<br \/>\nEducational Background: Juris Doctor, Gonzaga University School of Law, 2001; master of Public Administration, Seattle University, 1998; BA history, San Jose State University, 1994.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. DELEGATE<\/p>\n<p>Name: SABLAN, Gregorio Kilili Camacho<br \/>\nPosition Sought: U.S. Delegate<br \/>\nRe-electionist?: Yes<br \/>\nParty: Independent<\/p>\n<p>SENATE<\/p>\n<p>Name: IGISOMAR, Sixto Kaipat<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Senate-Saipan<br \/>\nRe-electionist?: Yes<br \/>\nParty: Republican<\/p>\n<p>Name: YUMUL, Ray Naraja<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Senate-Saipan<br \/>\nRe-electionist?: No<br \/>\nParty: Independent<\/p>\n<p>Name: BORJA, Francisco Manglona<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Senate-Tinian<br \/>\nRe-electionist?: Yes<br \/>\nParty: Republican<\/p>\n<p>Name: SAN NICOLAS, Henry Hofschneider<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Senate-Tinian<br \/>\nRe-electionist?: No<br \/>\nParty: Independent<\/p>\n<p>Name: HOCOG, George Ogo<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Senate-Rota<br \/>\nRe-electionist?: No<br \/>\nParty: Republican<\/p>\n<p>Name: MANGLONA, Thomas Lee Atalig<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Senate-Rota<br \/>\nRe-electionist?: No<br \/>\nParty: Democrat<\/p>\n<p>Name: MANGLONA, Paul Atalig<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Senate-Rota<br \/>\nRe-electionist?: No<br \/>\nParty: Independent<br \/>\nEducational Background: Master of Science in Structural Engineering, San Jose State University, 1982; BS Civil Engineering, Santa Clara University, 1980<br \/>\nPolitical Experience: CNMI Legislature 1988-present, Senate president, four terms; CNMI Second Constitutional Convention, 1985; board member, MIHA, 1986-1987<\/p>\n<p>HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (PRECINCT 1)<\/p>\n<p>Name: DELEON GUERRERO, Joseph Pinaula<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative<br \/>\nRe-electionist?: Yes<br \/>\nParty: Republican<\/p>\n<p>Name: DEMAPAN, Angel Aldan<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 1<br \/>\nRe-electionist?: Yes<br \/>\nParty: Republican<br \/>\nEducational Background: Business Administration, NMC; Communications, University of Hawaii at Manoa<br \/>\nPolitical Experience: 19th CNMI House of Representatives; Speaker, 2nd and 3rd CNMI Youth Congress<\/p>\n<p>Name: GUERRERO, Joseph LeePan Tenorio<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 1<br \/>\nRe-electionist?: Yes<br \/>\nParty: Republican<\/p>\n<p>Name: MARATITA, Janet Ulloa<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 1<br \/>\nRe-electionist?: No<br \/>\nParty: Republican<\/p>\n<p>Name: SABLAN, Gregorio Muna Jr.<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 1<br \/>\nRe-electionist?: No<br \/>\nParty: Republican<\/p>\n<p>Name: SABLAN, Antonio Pangelinan<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 1<br \/>\nRe-electionist?: Yes<br \/>\nParty: Republican<\/p>\n<p>Name: BENAVENTE, Roman Cepeda<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 1<br \/>\nRe-electionist?: Yes<br \/>\nParty: Republican<\/p>\n<p>Name: DUENAS, Anthony Indalecio<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 1<br \/>\nRe-electionist?: No<br \/>\nParty: Independent<\/p>\n<p>Name: FLORES, Joseph Arriola<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 1<br \/>\nRe-electionist?: No<br \/>\nParty: Independent<\/p>\n<p>Name: PROPST, Edwin Kenneth<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representaive, Precinct 1<br \/>\nRe-Electionist?: Yes<br \/>\nParty: Independent<br \/>\nEducational Background: AB Communication, University of Hawaii at Manoa; NMC<br \/>\nPolitical Experience:  Incumbent, 19th CNMI Legislature.<\/p>\n<p>Name: TEREGEYO, Ana Sablan<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 1<br \/>\nRe-Electionist: No<br \/>\nParty: Independent<br \/>\nEducational Background: HS (GED) + 14 CR HR college credits (Personnel Management)<br \/>\nPolitical Experience:<br \/>\nMember, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th Commonwealth Legislature, 1992-2000<\/p>\n<p>HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (PRECINCT 2)<\/p>\n<p>Name: DEMAPAN, Rafael Sablan<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 2<br \/>\nRe-Electionist: Yes<br \/>\nParty: Republican<\/p>\n<p>Name: SABLAN, John Paul Palacios<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 2<br \/>\nRe-Electionist: Yes<br \/>\nParty: Republican<\/p>\n<p>Name: ICHIHARA, Vicente Aldan<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 2<br \/>\nRe-Electionist: No<br \/>\nParty: Independent<\/p>\n<p>HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (PRECINCT 3)<\/p>\n<p>Name: BARCINAS, Donald Cabrera<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 3<br \/>\nRe-Electionist: No<br \/>\nParty: Republican<\/p>\n<p>Name: BLANCO, Ivan Alafonso<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 3<br \/>\nRe-Electionist: No<br \/>\nParty: Republican<\/p>\n<p>Name: DELA CRUZ, Francisco Santos<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 3<br \/>\nRe-Electionist: No<br \/>\nParty: Republican<\/p>\n<p>Name: ITIBUS, Jose Ilo<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 3<br \/>\nRe-Electionist: No<br \/>\nParty: Republican<\/p>\n<p>Name: ATTAO, Blas Jonathan \u201cBJ\u201d Tenorio<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 3<br \/>\nRe-Electionist: Yes<br \/>\nParty: Independent<\/p>\n<p>Name: BENAVENTE, Anthony Tenorio<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 3<br \/>\nRe-Electionist: Yes<br \/>\nParty: Independent<\/p>\n<p>Name: CAMACHO, Vicente Castro<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 3<br \/>\nRe-Electionist: No<br \/>\nParty: Independent<\/p>\n<p>Name: HOFSHNEIDER, Heinz Sablan<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 3<br \/>\nRe-Electionist: No<br \/>\nParty: Independent<\/p>\n<p>Name: TEBUTEB, Ramon Angailen<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 3<br \/>\nRe-Electionist: Yes<br \/>\nParty: Independent<\/p>\n<p>Name: TORRES, Stanley Estanislao Tudela McGinnis<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 3<br \/>\nRe-Electionist: No<br \/>\nParty: Independent<\/p>\n<p>Name: VILLAGOMEZ, Edmund Joseph Sablan<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 3<br \/>\nRe-Electionist: Yes<br \/>\nParty: Independent<\/p>\n<p>Name: YUMUL, Ralph Naraja<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 3<br \/>\nRe-Electionist: Yes<br \/>\nParty: Independent<\/p>\n<p>HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (PRECINCT 4)<\/p>\n<p>Name: CAMACHO, George Norita<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 4<br \/>\nRe-Electionist: Yes<br \/>\nParty: Republican<\/p>\n<p>Name: IGITOL, Alice Santos<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 4<br \/>\nRe-Electionist: No<br \/>\nParty: Republican<\/p>\n<p>Name: MURDOCK, Aaron Jay<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 4<br \/>\nRe-Electionist: No<br \/>\nParty: Democrat<\/p>\n<p>Name: RUAK, Joseph Kani<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 4<br \/>\nRe-Electionist: No<br \/>\nParty: Independent<\/p>\n<p>Name: SABLAN, Vinson Edward Flores<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 4<br \/>\nRe-Electionist: Yes<br \/>\nParty: Independent<\/p>\n<p>HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (PRECINCT 5)<\/p>\n<p>Name: AGULTO, Antonio Reyes<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 5<br \/>\nRe-Electionist: No<br \/>\nParty: Republican<\/p>\n<p>Name: AGUON, Francisco Concepcion<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 5<br \/>\nRe-Electionist: No<br \/>\nParty: Republican<\/p>\n<p>Name: CABRERA, James Anthony Duenas<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 5<br \/>\nRe-Electionist: No<br \/>\nParty: Independent<\/p>\n<p>Name: CAMACHO, Antonio Muna<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 5<br \/>\nRe-Electionist: No<br \/>\nParty: Independent<\/p>\n<p>Name: DELEON GUERRERO, Lorenzo Iglesias<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 5<br \/>\nRe-Electionist: Yes<br \/>\nParty: Independent<\/p>\n<p>HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (PRECINCT 6)<\/p>\n<p>Name: ALDAN, Edwin Palacios<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 6<br \/>\nRe-Electionist: Yes<br \/>\nParty: Republican<\/p>\n<p>Name: BORJA, Diana Hocog<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 6<br \/>\nRe-Electionist: No<br \/>\nParty: Independent<\/p>\n<p>HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (PRECINCT 7)<\/p>\n<p>Name: MANGLONA, Tricia Marie Atalig<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 7<br \/>\nRe-Electionist: No<br \/>\nParty: Democrat<\/p>\n<p>Name: MARATITA, Glenn Lizama<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Representative, Precinct 7<br \/>\nRe-Electionist: No<br \/>\nParty: Republican<\/p>\n<p>MUNICIPAL COUNCIL<\/p>\n<p>Name: CASTRO, Luis John Deleon Guerrero<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Municipal Council (Saipan &amp; Northern Islands)<br \/>\nParty: Non-Partisan<\/p>\n<p>Name: KAIPAT, Diego Litulumar<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Municipal Council (Saipan &amp; Northern Islands)<br \/>\nParty: Non-Partisan<\/p>\n<p>Name: BORJA, Antonio San Nicolas<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Municipal Council (Tinian)<br \/>\nParty: Non-Partisan<\/p>\n<p>Name: CING, Raynaldo Mendiola<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Municipal Council (Tinian)<br \/>\nParty: Non-Partisan<\/p>\n<p>Name: FLEMING, Deborah Aldan<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Municipal Council (Tinian)<br \/>\nParty: Non-Partisan<\/p>\n<p>Name: HOFSCHNEIDER, Edwin Manglona<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Municipal Council (Tinian)<br \/>\nParty: Non-Partisan<\/p>\n<p>Name: MENDIOLA-LONG, Phillip Thomas<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Municipal Council (Tinian)<br \/>\nParty: Non-Partisan<\/p>\n<p>Name: PALACIOS, Sylvestre Hofschneider<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Municipal Council (Tinian)<br \/>\nParty: Non-Partisan<\/p>\n<p>Name: BARCINAS, Anthony Wayne<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Municipal Council (Rota)<br \/>\nParty: Non-Partisan<\/p>\n<p>Name: CHARFAUROS, Vanessa Lyn Gogue<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Municipal Council (Rota)<br \/>\nParty: Non-Partisan<\/p>\n<p>Name: MEREB, Ivan Jr.<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Municipal Council (Rota)<br \/>\nParty: Non-Partisan<\/p>\n<p>Name: RAMOS, Kary John<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Municipal Council (Rota)<br \/>\nParty: Non-Partisan<\/p>\n<p>BOARD OF EDUCATION<\/p>\n<p>Name: ADA, Marylou Seman<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Board of Education &#8211; Saipan<br \/>\nParty: Non-Partisan<\/p>\n<p>Name: ORSINI, Andrew Lujan<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Board of Education &#8211; Saipan<br \/>\nParty: Non-Partisan<\/p>\n<p>Name: RAYPHAND, James Michael<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Board of Education &#8211; Saipan<br \/>\nParty: Non-Partisan<\/p>\n<p>Name: TENORIO, Janice Marie Ada<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Board of Education &#8211; Saipan<br \/>\nParty: Non-Partisan<\/p>\n<p>Name: APATANG, Dexter Peter<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Board of Education &#8211; Rota<br \/>\nParty: Non-Partisan<\/p>\n<p>Name: ATALIG, Herman Manglona<br \/>\nPosition Sought: Board of Education &#8211; Rota<br \/>\nParty: Non-Partisan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor\u2019s Note: The Saipan Tribune attempted to 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