The United States congressional delegations from the Northern Mariana Islands consist of single

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elected at-large. The first non-voting delegate to the

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, was elected in 2008 and took office in 2009.

Resident Representative

From 1978 to 2009, in accordance with the

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, the

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elected a Resident Representative who had no actual privileges in the House or Senate. They served two year terms until 1990, when the terms were increased to four years.

Non-voting Delegate

In 2008, with the passage of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 by the United States Government the Resident Representative was replaced by a non-voting Delegate. Below are tables of non-voting delegates to the

from the

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