Edith E. DeLeon Guerrero is an American politician serving as a member of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate for the 3rd district. Elected in November 2020, she assumed office on January 11, 2021.[1]
Edith DeLeon Guerrero | |
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| President of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Jude Hofschneider |
| Member of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate from the 3rd district | |
| Assumed office January 11, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Sixto Igisomar |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Relatives | Larry De Leon Guerrero (father) |
Life and career
editIn 2000, Governor Pedro Pangelinan Tenorio appointed her to the Marianas Public Land Trust.[2] She was reappointed in 2004 by Governor Juan Babauta and served until 2006.[3] In 2006, she became the director of the CNMI Workforce Investment Agency. She was a life insurance agent for ten years before serving as the director of the Workforce Investment Agency.[4]
In 2013, Governor Eloy Inos merged the Workforce Investment Agency and the Department of Labor. On October 3, 2013, Inos nominated DeLeon Guerrero, then Director of the Workforce Investment Agency, to serve as the Secretary of Labor.[5] She was sworn in on December 26, 2013.[6] Guerrero then served as secretary of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Labor until 2017.[7]
Her father, Lorenzo I. De Leon Guerrero, was the 13th Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands.[8]
CNMI Senate
editIn the 2020 general election, Guerrero defeated Republican incumbent Sixto K. Igisomar to become the first Democrat to win a Senate seat in Saipan since 2003.[7] On January 10, 2023, DeLeon Guerrero became the first woman to serve as President of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate. She took over the position from Jude Hofschneider.[9] On February 12, 2024, Guerrero stated she would be leaving the Democratic Party at the end of her term.[10]
After exploring a run for Delegate in the 2024 election,[11] DeLeon Guerero chose to run for reelection to the Senate as an independent.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Edith Deleon Guerrero". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ^ Kapileo, Ramona I. (Senate Journal Clerk) (July 20, 2000). "Messages from the Governor" (PDF). Journal of the CNMI Senate. 12 (12). CNMI: 3. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ Kapileo, Ramona I. (Senate Journal Clerk) (July 20, 2000). "Messages from the Governor" (PDF). Journal of the CNMI Senate. 14 (4). CNMI: 3. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ Cruz, Geraldine T (Clerk of the Senate). (October 6, 2010). "Ninth Day, Second Regular (Emergency) Session" (PDF). CNMI Senate Journal. 17 (22). CNMI Senate: 16–17. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ "EAGI panel sets public hearing on judge, Labor secretary nominees". Saipan Tribune. December 9, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ^ Staff (December 26, 2013). "New CNMI Labor secretary sworn in". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ^ a b Erediano, Emmanuel T. (November 4, 2020). "NMI Democrats win 8 House seats, Saipan Senate race". Pacific Island Times. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ^ Donato, Agnes E. (October 14, 2006). "Guerrero laid to rest". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ^ Bautista Esmores, Kimberly (January 9, 2023). "Deleon Guerrero makes history as first female Senate president". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- ^ Torre, Ferdie De La (2024-02-13). "DeLeon Guerrero: Delegate bid is an option". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
- ^ Manabat, Bryan (2024-02-23). "Six candidates flexing muscles for CNMI congressional delegate seat". Pacific Times. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
- ^ Erediano, Emmanuel T. (May 14, 2024). "I never moved to the dark side". Marianas Variety. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
said the Senate president, who is seeking re-election in November as an independent.
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