Northern Mariana Islands Board of Education
| Northern Mariana Islands Board of Education | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Nonpartisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | Four years |
| Authority: | Commonwealth Code Title 1, Division 2, Chapter 5 |
| Selection Method: | Elected (for voting members) and appointed (for non-voting members) |
| Current Officeholder(s) | |
| Anthony Barcinas, Antonio Borja, Dora Miura, Ryan Nuera, Aschumar Ogumoro-Uludong, Andrew L. Orsini, Vinnie Juan Q. Sablan, Ronald Snyder, Maisie B. Tenorio | |
| Elections | |
| Next election: | November 3, 2026 |
| Last election: | November 5, 2024 |
| Other Northern Mariana Islands Executive Offices | |
| Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands | |
The Northern Mariana Islands Board of Education is a territorial government agency of the Northern Mariana Islands, responsible for overseeing the public school system.
Current officeholders
Authority
The Northern Mariana Islands Board of Education's authority and jurisdiction are established in Commonwealth Code Title 1, Division 2, Chapter 5.
Qualifications
Candidates for the elected members of the board must be:
- Qualified to vote in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands;
- At least twenty-five years old; and
- "A resident and domiciliary of the Commonwealth for at least five years immediately preceding the date on which a member takes office."[1]
Elections
The board is composed of five voting members and three appointed, non-voting members, including a student representative. Each voting member serves a staggered four-year term beginning on the second Monday of January following the election. Elections for the Board of Education are nonpartisan.[2]
2024
District 1
Special election
General election
Special general election for Northern Mariana Islands Board of Education District 1
Daniel Quitugua won election in the special general election for Northern Mariana Islands Board of Education District 1 on August 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Daniel Quitugua (Nonpartisan) | 96.3 | 26 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.7 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 27 | |||
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Regular election
General election
General election for Northern Mariana Islands Board of Education District 1
Anthony Barcinas won election in the general election for Northern Mariana Islands Board of Education District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Anthony Barcinas (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 1,155 |
| Total votes: 1,155 | |||
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District 3
General election
General election for Northern Mariana Islands Board of Education District 3 (2 seats)
Aschumar Ogumoro-Uludong and incumbent Maisie B. Tenorio defeated Martin Ada, incumbent Gregory Borja, and Juan Tenorio in the general election for Northern Mariana Islands Board of Education District 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Aschumar Ogumoro-Uludong (Nonpartisan) | 30.0 | 4,889 |
| ✔ |  | Maisie B. Tenorio (Nonpartisan) | 23.4 | 3,816 |
| Martin Ada (Nonpartisan) | 16.2 | 2,639 | ||
 | Gregory Borja (Nonpartisan) | 16.1 | 2,622 | |
| Juan Tenorio (Nonpartisan) | 14.3 | 2,335 | ||
| Total votes: 16,301 | |||
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2022
District 2
General election
General election for Northern Mariana Islands Board of Education District 2
Incumbent Antonio Borja won election in the general election for Northern Mariana Islands Board of Education District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Antonio Borja (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 928 |
| Total votes: 928 | |||
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District 3
General election
General election for Northern Mariana Islands Board of Education District 3
Incumbent Andrew L. Orsini defeated Robert Harrell in the general election for Northern Mariana Islands Board of Education District 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Andrew L. Orsini (Nonpartisan) | 66.7 | 7,312 | |
| Robert Harrell (Nonpartisan) | 33.3 | 3,643 | ||
| Total votes: 10,955 | |||
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2020
District 1 (Rota)
General election
General election for Northern Mariana Islands Board of Education District 1
Incumbent Herman M. Atalig won election in the general election for Northern Mariana Islands Board of Education District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Herman M. Atalig (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 985 | |
| Total votes: 985 | |||
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District 3 (Saipan)
General election
General election for Northern Mariana Islands Board of Education District 3 (2 seats)
Maisie B. Tenorio and Gregory Borja defeated Stephen Woodruff in the general election for Northern Mariana Islands Board of Education District 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maisie B. Tenorio (Nonpartisan) | 48.5 | 7,248 |
| ✔ | | Gregory Borja (Nonpartisan) | 32.5 | 4,860 |
| Stephen Woodruff (Nonpartisan) | 19.0 | 2,837 | ||
| Total votes: 14,945 | |||
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Vacancies
In the event of a vacancy of a seat with voting powers, the Governor will appoint a replacement. The replacement will be the candidate who received the next highest number of votes in the same election in which the former board member won office.[3]
Duties
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Divisions
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Historical officeholders
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