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 The Northern Mariana Islands's at-large congressional district encompasses the entire U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The territory does not have a voting member of Congress, but does elect a delegate who can particip ...

to the

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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

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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. The CNMI Resident Representative maintained an office in

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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. He served two terms, until the office was abolished on January 3, 2009. This office was replaced by a nonvoting

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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.

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Official CNMI Office of the Resident Representative Pedro A. Tenorio
, - 1941 births Lieutenant Governors of the Northern Mariana Islands Living people Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands) politicians Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from the Northern Mariana Islands Resident Representatives of the Northern Mariana Islands University of Hawaiʻi alumni {{NorthernMarianas-politician-stub