Jude Hofschneider
President of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate
In office
January 11, 2021 – January 9, 2023
Preceded byVictor Hocog
Succeeded byEdith DeLeon Guerrero
In office
January 14, 2013 – February 20, 2013
Preceded byPaul Manglona
Succeeded byRalph Torres
9th Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
In office
February 20, 2013 – January 12, 2015
GovernorEloy Inos
Preceded byEloy Inos
Succeeded byRalph Torres
Personal details
Born (1966-09-12) September 12, 1966 (age 57)
Mariana Islands, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
Political partyRepublican
EducationNorthern Marianas College
University of Wisconsin, Madison
University of Phoenix

Jude Untalan Hofschneider (born September 12, 1966) is a Northern Marianan politician and member of the Northern Mariana Islands from the 2nd district.[1] He has served as that body's President on two occasions and as the 9th Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands from February 20, 2013 to January 12, 2015. He was automatically elevated to this position on February 20, 2013, when the former lieutenant governor, Eloy S. Inos, assumed the governorship.

Background and personal life

Hofschneider graduated from Reynolds High School at Troutdale, Oregon in 1988. His initial civil service job was as a soil and water conservation coordinator. He went on to receive an associate degree from Northern Marianas College in 1996. Hofschneider then served as an environmental specialist in the Tinian Department of Public Works, and later the deputy director of that agency. Enrolled with University of Phoenix on-line curriculum.

Political career

Municipal office

In 2004, Hofschneider was elected to the Tinian & Aguiguan Municipal Council. He served for two years on the Association of Mariana Islands Mayors and Municipal Councilors (AMIM).[2]

Commonwealth Legislature

In 2006, Hofschneider won election to the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature as a senator. In his seven years serving with that body, he acted in a variety of roles. From 2010 to 2013 he was the vice president of the Senate. In January 2013, he won election to the presidency of the Senate.

Lieutenant governorship

Hofschneider took up the lieutenant governorship in February 2013. He served as acting governor while the governor was out of the commonwealth.[3] His term ended in 2015.

See also

References

  1. ^ Bautista Esmores, Kimberly (January 9, 2023). "Deleon Guerrero makes history as first female Senate president". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "Jude Hofschneider biography". Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Governor's Office. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  3. ^ Eugenio, Haidee (May 9, 2013). "Acting governor Hofschneider appoints Ray Quichocho as judge". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
Political offices Preceded byPaul Manglona President of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate 2013 Succeeded byRalph Torres Preceded byEloy Inos Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands 2013–2015 Preceded byVictor Hocog President of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate 2021–2023 Succeeded byEdith DeLeon Guerrero
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