U.S. Army veteran Alfredo Taisacan Taimanao filed yesterday before the Commonwealth Election Commission in Susupe his candidacy for mayor of Rota as an independent candidate. <\/p>\n
CEC executive director Kayla Igitol said Taimanao submitted his nominating petition and candidacy documents.<\/p>\n
Taimanao is the third to file a candidacy for Rota mayor since the CEC started accepting Monday the nominating petitions and candidacy documents.<\/p>\n
Igitol also disclosed yesterday that they only managed to get eight individuals registered during their voter registration drive on Rota last July 8.<\/p>\n
For the first time in Rota history, six individuals are running for mayor in the Nov. 8 general elections.<\/p>\n
Sen. Teresita A. Santos (Ind-Rota) and Magdalena San Nicolas Mesngon filed Monday their candidacies for mayor of Rota, both as independent candidates.<\/p>\n
Mesngon is currently a Head Start teacher. She previously served as director of Rota\u2019s Community and Cultural Affairs.<\/p>\n
The three others running for mayor are Aubrey Hocog, Harry Masga, and Rodney Taisacan.<\/p>\n
Hocog is running under the Republican Party. She is the Commonwealth Economic Development Authority board chairwoman. She is currently working for the Rota Mayor\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n
Masga is employed by the Rota office of U.S. Delegate Gregorio Kilili C. Sablan (D-MP).<\/p>\n
Taisacan is a former Commonwealth Ports Authority seaport director.
\nIt is not clear yet who the NMI Democratic Party\u2019s bet is for Rota mayor.<\/p>\n
Jonathan Cabrera, interim chair of the NMI Democratic Party, said yesterday that once the CEC has formally endorsed all their candidates, they will make a formal announcement with their list of candidates. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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