In the 2007 election cycle, the CNMI House membership was increased from 18 to 20. Representatives serve two-year terms and are elected from seven election districts:
At the start of the 23rd Commonwealth Legislature, Villagomez was reelected as speaker while Joel C. Camacho was elected vice-speaker and Edwin Propst was elected floor leader.[3][4] On January 13, 2023, the four-member minority elected Patrick Hofschneider San Nicolas as minority leader.[5]
In the 2020 general election for the 22nd Legislature, the Republican Party won nine seats, a resurgent Democratic Party won eight seats, and three seats were won by independents. Two of those independents, Edmund Joseph Sablan Villagomez and Donald Manalang Manglona, are aligned with the Democratic Party while Joseph Flores is aligned with the Republican Party.[6] On July 23, 2021, the death of Republican 3rd district representative Ivan A. Blanco created a vacancy, to be filled in an October 16 special election.[7] Democrat Corina Magofna won the special election, flipping the seat.[8] In the 2022 elections for the 23rd Legislature, independents made significant gains, reducing the number of Democrats and Republicans in the House. However, 12 of the 13 independents formed a coalition government with the 4 Democrats.[9]
^Sablan, Jesus I. (Chair) (November 11, 2022). "Official General Election Results". Commonwealth Election Commission. Archived from the original on December 27, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
Notes
^One Republican voted with the Democratic–Independent coalition to elect the speaker of the House.[2]
^ A special election for Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives District 3 was called for October 16, 2021 after the seat became vacant after Ivan A. Blanco (R) died while in office on July 23, 2021. Corina L. Magofna (D) won.
