The Northern Marianas Islands has long been host to a Democratic and Republican Party as well as a healthy voting population of Independents. Since 2003, though, the Covenant Party has changed the political scene in the island territory. Since this party gained strength, there has been a great deal of party switching occuring between Republicans, Covenant Party members, and Independents. This is just the latest example.
Rep. Frank Dela Cruz (R-Saipan) said he will seek re-election on Nov. 6 but will run as an independent candidate, joining three other incumbent Republican lawmakers who will also do the same. Others have yet to decide whether to run and under which party.
“As much as I respect the governor, I don’t believe I can work well with the existing Republican organization right now,” Dela Cruz, a House member from Precinct 3, told Saipan Tribune.
The Covenant Party is due to soon be combined with the Republican Party according to the party’s founder and the Governor of the Northern Marianas Island.
3 responses so far ↓
1 Trent Hill // Jan 31, 2012 at 4:14 am
Does anyone know how each party in the Northern Marianas feels about the minimum wage?
2 Melty // Jan 31, 2012 at 6:00 am
dunno, but I do know there’s cheap temporary farm labor galor on Rota Island, from poor countries within a few thousand miles (Bangladesh, n elsewhere)… they outnumber permanent residents there (but no sweatshops on Rota like they got on Saipan Island)
The Rotanese have a strong sense of being Rotanese. I think there it’s “make a buck any way you can, more power to ya.” I doubt Rotanese care about any minimun wage.
I aint been to Saipan/Tinian.
3 Kim Dead Jung Party, via Lake // Jan 31, 2012 at 8:20 am
Trivial Trivia for 1200 Alex.
The Mariannas have / had the only recorded elected official with the American Reform Party.
ARP [Jesse Ventura and not Ross Perot / RfmPUSA] has reverted to a GOP shell.
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