Teresita Apatang Santos (born October 25, 1959)[1][2] is a politician from the Northern Mariana Islands and current Secretary of the Department of Public Lands.[3] She previously served as a member of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives and as a member of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate.[4]
Teresita Santos | |
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| Member of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate from the Rota 1st district | |
| In office 2015–2022 | |
| Member of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives from the 7th district | |
| In office 2010–2014 | |
| Personal details | |
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Santos, a resident of the island of Rota,[5] is a member of the Republican Party, and represented the 1st Senatorial District. She was the Legislative Secretary of the Senate. She chaired the committee on Health and Welfare; she is the vice-chair of the committees on Education and Youth Affairs, Fiscal Affairs, and Judiciary, Government, and Law, and was a member of the committees on Rules and Procedure and Executive Appointments and Government Investigations.[6] She has spoken of the need to invest more money in the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation to improve its hospital services.[7] As of 2017 she was the only woman sitting in the Senate.[8] Santos served in the House of Representatives alongside Felicidad Ogumoro and Janet Maratita; when the latter was sworn in for a new term in 2011 the three became the first three women to serve together in the House in the history of the Northern Mariana Islands. At the time she was an independent.[9] Her cousin is the former director of the Department of Public Safety on Rota, Felix M. Santos, who challenged her for her seat in the House in 2012.[5] In the 2022 general election, Santos ran to be Mayor of Rota.[10] Aubrey Manglona Hocog won the election while Santos finished third of five candidates.[11]
Electoral history
edit2009
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Teresita Apatang Santos | 695 | 53.50% | |
| Independent | Ross Hugh Songao Manglona | 604 | 46.50% | |
| Total votes | 1,299 | 100.00% | ||
2012
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Teresita Apatang Santos (incumbent)[a] | 882 | 58.96% | |
| Independent | Felix Mundo Santos | 614 | 41.04% | |
| Total votes | 1,496 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Teresita Apatang Santos | 786 | 28.17% | |
| Republican | Steven King Mesngon | 687 | 24.62% | |
| Independent | Paul Atalig Manglona | 633 | 22.69% | |
| Independent | Jovita Maratita Taimanao (incumbent) | 492 | 17.63% | |
| Independent | Tom Glenn A. Quitugua | 192 | 6.88% | |
| Total votes | 2,790 | 100.00% | ||
2018
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Teresita Apatang Santos (incumbent) | 628 | 21.55% | |
| Republican | Victor Borja Hocog | 570 | 19.56% | |
| Republican | Felix Mundo Santos | 540 | 18.53% | |
| Independent | Albert Atalig Taitano | 442 | 15.17% | |
| Independent | Joel Gogue Charfauros | 396 | 13.59% | |
| Independent | Jovita Maratita Taimanao | 338 | 11.60% | |
| Total votes | 2,914 | 100.00% | ||
2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Aubry Manglona Hocog | 505 | 34.95% | |
| Independent | Harry James Atalig Masga | 470 | 32.53% | |
| Independent | Teresita Apatang Santos | 288 | 19.93% | |
| Independent | Magdalena San Nicolas Mesngon | 159 | 11.00% | |
| Independent | Alfredo Taisacan Taimanao | 23 | 1.59% | |
| Total votes | 1,445 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Notes
edit- ^ Teresita Santos switched her affiliation from Independent to Republican before the elections
References
edit- ^ "Inauguration of the Seventeenth Northern Marianas Commonwealth Legislature" (PDF). Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature. January 11, 2010. p. 30. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ Santos, Teresita (March 4, 2022). "Marianas Trench NMS nomination" (PDF). Letter to Kristina Kekuewa. NOAA. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ Dela Torre, Ferdie (February 14, 2024). "Santos seeks Senate support to enable DPL to tap $1M settlement". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ Erediano, Emmanuel (February 23, 2024). "Former Sen. Santos appointed as DPL chief". Marianas Variety. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ a b Erediano, Emmanuel T. "Santos vs. Santos on Rota". Marianas Variety. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Teresita Santos". Northern Marianas Commonwealth Legislature. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ Marianas Variety. "Senator Santos: Let's invest in CHCC". Marianas Variety. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ Representation2020.com. "CNMI and Guam - Report: Women still underrepresented in govt - Representation20/20". www.representation2020.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Janet Maratita is sworn into office - Saipan News, Headlines, Events, Ads - Saipan Tribune". www.saipantribune.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ De La Torre, Ferdie (June 13, 2022). "Santos to run as Rota mayor". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ "Official General Election Results Certified on November 11, 2022". Northern Mariana Islands Election Commission. November 11, 2022. Archived from the original on December 27, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ^ "2009 CNMI General Election Results". Commonwealth Election Commission. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
- ^ "Commonwealth Election Commission - 2012 Election Results". Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023
- ^ "Commonwealth Election Commission - Election 2014 Results". Archived from the original on November 30, 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "2018 CNMI General Election Results". Commonwealth Election Commission. Archived from the original on 2019-06-16. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- ^ "2022 Official General Election and Run-Off Results". Commonwealth Election Commission. 2022-11-11. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
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