Gregorio Sablan

Gregorio Sablan
Official portrait, 2009
Delegate to the
U.S. House of Representatives
from the Northern Mariana Islands'
at-large district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2009
Preceded byPedro Tenorio (Resident Representative)
Succeeded byKimberlyn King-Hinds (elect)
Member of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives
from the 2nd district
In office
1982–1986
Personal details
Born (1955-01-19) January 19, 1955 (age 69)
Saipan, Mariana Islands, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAndrea Sablan
Children6
EducationUniversity of Guam
Armstrong College
University of Hawaii, Manoa
WebsiteHouse website
Sablan's voice
Sablan speaks on Medicaid within the insular area
Recorded June 21, 2019

Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (/ɡrɪˈɡɔːrioʊ kɪˈliːli kəˈmɑːtʃoʊ səˈblɑːn/ grih-GOR-ee-oh kih-LEE-lee kə-MAH-choh sə-BLAHN;[1] born January 19, 1955) is a Northern Mariana Islander politician and former election commissioner. Elected in 2008, Sablan became the first delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Sablan has been a member of the Democratic Party throughout his life, but ran as an Independent for the delegate position, as the Democrats had nominated another candidate. He immediately changed his party affiliation in the House to Democratic in 2009, caucuses with Democrats and has remained an official party member during his tenure,[2][3][4] but ran as an Independent in all of his reelection campaigns between 2010 and 2020.[5][6] He ran as a Democrat for the first time in 2022.[7][8] On January 18, 2024, after serving 16 years as the CNMI's delegate to the United States House of Representatives, Sablan announced he would not seek re-election, going on to endorse the floor leader of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives and fellow Democrat, Ed Propst for the 2024 election.[9][10][11]

  1. ^ As pronounced in "A Message from Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan".
  2. ^ "Sablans, Gregorio Kilili Camacho, (1955-)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 15, 2009. elected as an Independent to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress (January 3, 2009-present); changed from an Independent to a Democrat on February 23, 2009.
  3. ^ "Directory of Representatives". United States House of Representatives. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  4. ^ Donato, Agnes (November 17, 2008). "Kilili to caucus with Democrats in US Congress". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2008.
  5. ^ "CNMI 2010 CNMI Delegate Election Results". Commonwealth Election Commission. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  6. ^ "2012 Election Results". Commonwealth Election Commission. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  7. ^ "Kilili to seek re-election under the Democratic Party". Saipan Tribune. October 25, 2021.
  8. ^ "NMI Democrats kick off campaign". Marianas Variety. January 27, 2022.
  9. ^ "NMI Del. Sablan will not seek re-election after 16 years in office". www.kuam.com. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  10. ^ Post, Emmanuel T. Erediano | For The Guam Daily (January 20, 2024). "Sablan not seeking reelection". The Guam Daily Post. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  11. ^ "CNMI's Edwin Propst to run for US Congress". RNZ. February 12, 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2024.