Arnold Indalecio Palacios is a Northern Marianan politician currently serving as the 12th
lieutenant governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
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since January 14, 2019. He previously represented Saipan in the
Northern Mariana Islands Senate
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. Formerly a member of the
Republican Party, he is the
governor-elect of the Northern Mariana Islands, having won the
2022 election.
Personal life
Palacios graduated from
Portland State University
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.
Palacios is married to Wella Sablan Palacios
and they have four children: Arnold Gerard, Nicole, Tiana and Eric.
Political career
Palacios is a former
Speaker
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of the
Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives
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. He was sworn in on January 14, 2008, as the Speaker of the House's 16th Legislature.
He represented Election District 3 in the House, which encompasses portions of
Saipan and the Northern Islands.
Palacios was the
running mate
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of four-time gubernatorial candidate
Heinz Hofschneider
Heinz Sablan Hofschneider (born July 1, 1957) is a politician from the Northern Mariana Islands. Hofschneider served as the Speaker of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives from 2002 to 2004 and is a four-time candidate for Governor ...
in the
2009 election. If elected, Palacios would have become the Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands in 2010. Instead, he was elected in
2018
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with incumbent Governor
Ralph Torres
Ralph Deleon Guerrero Torres (born August 6, 1979) is a Northern Marianan politician currently serving as the ninth governor of the Northern Mariana Islands since December 29, 2015. He is a Republican from Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern M ...
to begin a term in January 2019.
Palacios is currently an independent candidate for Governor in the
2022 election, running with
Saipan mayor
David M. Apatang as his running-mate.
See also
*
List of party switchers in the United States
Switches by Democrats Democratic to Republican 1800–1899
* 1855 – Reuben Fenton, while U.S. Representative from New York (1853–1855 and 1857–1864), later Governor of New York (1865–1868) & U.S. Senator from New York (1869–1875).
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Living people
Cabinet secretaries of the Northern Mariana Islands
Governors of the Northern Mariana Islands
Lieutenant Governors of the Northern Mariana Islands
Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands) politicians
Speakers of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives
Portland State University alumni
People from Saipan
Republican Party governors of the Northern Mariana Islands
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