Edmund Villagomez | |
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Speaker of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives | |
Assumed office January 10, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Blas Jonathan T. Attao |
Personal details | |
Born | Edmund Joseph Sablan Villagomez |
Political party |
Covenant (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.
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]
Edmund Villagomez | |
---|---|
Speaker of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives | |
Assumed office January 10, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Blas Jonathan T. Attao |
Personal details | |
Born | Edmund Joseph Sablan Villagomez |
Political party |
Covenant (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.
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]