Gregorio Kilili C. Sablan (Ind-MP) will be seeking his 8th term as the CNMI\u2019s delegate in the U.S. House of Representatives under the NMI Democratic Party.<\/p>\n
Sablan, who is in the U.S. mainland right now, disclosed during a Zoom conference over the weekend that he already submitted, via email, to NMI Democratic Party chair Nola K. Hix, his intent to seek re-election as a Democrat.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease consider this my official notice of my intent and please let me know what further I need to do to be consistent with the party\u2019s rules and by-laws,\u201d Sablan told Hix. <\/p>\n
Hix forwarded Sablan\u2019s email to Saipan Tribune.<\/p>\n
Sablan, 66, said he will be campaigning to support the Democratic Party\u2019s candidates for 2022 election.<\/p>\n
Hix said the party is ready to entertain Sablan\u2019s request to run as their nominee.<\/p>\n
Sablan said after over months of weighing the pros and cons and looking at every angle, he and his wife, Andrea, eventually decided that he would be more useful to the people in the Marianas if he will continue doing this job as a delegate.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter all, our people invested\u2026over a decade [in me] to represent them in the U.S. Congress,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Sablan said he ran as independent in his previous terms but he has caucused with Democrats in Congress. He said was a Democrat when he was with the CNMI Legislature and even chaired the Democratic Party before.<\/p>\n
Sablan said he read in the newspaper about an announcement from the Democratic Party that those who are interested to run under the party, including the delegate\u2019s position, should submit their letter of intent. He said he sent an email to Hix informing her of his intent to seek the nomination of the Democratic Party for the position of delegate.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf the party should allow me, should nominate me as their candidate, and I will be very honored to run as a Democrat, and then I\u2019ll work with the party, work with the candidates, and hope to get as many winning seats as we can,\u201d Sablan said.<\/p>\n
He said the level of corruption that\u2019s going on at the present time in the Commonwealth government is just unacceptable. \u201cWe need to face this matter, we need to address it and address is in a much more forceful way,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Sablan said people should understand that they pay for the cost of corruption.<\/p>\n
He said there are many things that are coming out of the House of Representatives Judiciary and Governmental Operations Committee\u2019s hearings.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just really, really disappointing. I\u2019ve never seen this level of corruption,\u201d the delegate said. <\/p>\n
The JGO Committee is investigating Gov. Ralph DLG Torres\u2019 expenditures of public funds and travels.
\nSablan reiterated his recent statement that many people see the corruption and yet very few have been able to say \u201cstop.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEnough is enough,\u201d Sablan said.<\/p>\n
In 2008, Sablan became CNMI\u2019s first elected delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives. He is currently serving his seventh term.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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