Pete Tenorio
4th Resident Representative of the Northern Mariana Islands
In office
January 14, 2002 – January 3, 2009
Preceded byJuan Babauta
Succeeded byGregorio Sablan (Delegate)
2nd Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
In office
January 11, 1982 – January 8, 1990
GovernorPedro Pangelinan Tenorio
Preceded byFrancisco Ada
Succeeded byBenjamin Manglona
Personal details
Born (1941-08-08) August 8, 1941 (age 82)
Saipan, Mariana Islands, South Seas Mandate
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Hawaii, Manoa (BS, MS)

Pedro Agulto Tenorio (born August 8, 1941), who is often known as Pete A. Tenorio, is a Northern Marianan politician. He served as the fourth Resident representative of the Northern Mariana Islands to the United States from January 14, 2002 to January 3, 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected to the office first in November 2001 and again in November 2005. He served as the second lieutenant governor of the Northern Mariana Islands from January 11, 1982 to January 8, 1990.

Biography

In 2006 he was one of three main elected officials of the CNMI (along with Governor Benigno R. Fitial and Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Villagomez). The position of Resident Representative, also known locally as "Washington Representative", was established by Article V of the Constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the term of office was four years.[1] The CNMI Resident Representative maintained an office in Washington, D.C. and his expenses were funded by the CNMI government.

Tenorio was the CNMI's fourth and final Resident Representative. He took office as resident representative on January 14, 2002.[2] He served two terms, until the office was abolished on January 3, 2009.

This office was replaced by a nonvoting delegate in the United States Congress in January 2009. Established in 2008 with the enactment of Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 110–229 (text) (PDF), the first election for the congressional delegate was held on November 4, 2008. Tenorio was the Republican nominee; however, he lost by 357 votes to Gregorio C. Sablan, an independent.[3]

References

  1. ^ Constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands, Article V, Section 2
  2. ^ "Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands". Department of the Interior Office of Insular Affairs. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
  3. ^ Donato, Agnes E. (November 19, 2008). "Absentee votes confirm Kilili victory". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012.

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Political offices Preceded byFrancisco Ada Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands 1982–1990 Succeeded byBenjamin Manglona U.S. House of Representatives Preceded byJuan N. Babauta Resident Representative of the Northern Mariana Islands 2002–2009 Succeeded byGregorio Sablanas Delegate of the Northern Mariana Islands
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