Pedro Agulto Tenorio
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Pedro Agulto Tenorio who is often known as Pete A. Tenorio, was the Resident Representative to the United States
from the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
(CNMI). He is a member of the Republican Party
, and was elected to the office first in November 2001 and again in November 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. 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 last Resident Representative. He took office as resident representative on January 14, 2002. 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 , 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.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
from the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands
The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , is a commonwealth in political union with the United States, occupying a strategic region of the western Pacific Ocean. It consists of 15 islands about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines...
(CNMI). He is a member of the Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
, and was elected to the office first in November 2001 and again in November 2006.
He was one of three main elected officials of the CNMI (along with Governor Benigno R. Fitial
Benigno R. Fitial
Benigno Repeki Fitial is the current governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Fitial was elected on November 6, 2005 and assumed office on January 9, 2006 and was re-elected to a second, five-year term in 2009....
and Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Villagomez
Timothy P. Villagomez
Timothy Pangelinan Villagomez was the Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands who served under current Governor Benigno R. Fitial until his resignation on April 26, 2009. Villagomez took office as Lieutenant Governor on January 9, 2006, after being elected as a ticket during the 2005...
). 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. The CNMI Resident Representative maintained an office in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
and his expenses were funded by the CNMI government.
Tenorio was the CNMI's last Resident Representative. He took office as resident representative on January 14, 2002. He served two terms, until the office was abolished on January 3, 2009.
This office was replaced by a nonvoting delegate
Delegate (United States Congress)
A delegate to Congress is a non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives who is elected from a U.S. territory and from Washington, D.C. to a two-year term. While unable to vote in the full House, a non-voting delegate may vote in a House committee of which the delegate is a member...
in the United States Congress in January 2009. Established in 2008 with the enactment of , 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.