WikiMini

Paul Manglona

Paul Manglona
A headshot of Paul Manglona
President of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate
In office
January 2010 – January 14, 2013
Preceded byPete Reyes
Succeeded byJude Hofschneider
In office
1998–2004
Preceded byJesus Sablan
Succeeded byJoaquin Adriano
Personal details
Born (1958-01-25) January 25, 1958 (age 67)
Rota, Northern Mariana Islands
Political partyIndependent
Republican (former)
Alma materSanta Clara University
ProfessionPolitician

Paul Atalig Manglona (born January 25, 1958) is a politician from the Northern Mariana Islands and an incumbent member of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate from Rota. He was sworn into office on July 31, 2025 and previously served in the Senate from January 1988 to January 2013, again from November 2013 to January 2015, and again from February 2016 to January 2025.

Biography

[edit]

He was born on January 25, 1958,[1] to Prudencio Taisacan Manglona, a longtime Mayor of Rota, and Bernadita Atalig Manglona.[2][3] He graduated from Father Duenas Memorial High School in Guam in 1976 as the valedictorian. He then graduated from Santa Clara University with a BA Degree in civil engineering and further studied at San Jose State University. He returned to the Northern Mariana Islands and worked for the CMS Construction before working for Rota's Public Works.[4] In 1985, Manglona was a delegate to the Second Constitutional Convention.[5]

He was elected in the 1987 election as a Republican to succeed outgoing Senator Julian Songao Calvo.[6][7] During his first tenue, Manglona served as the chamber’s president on multiple occasions.[8] Manglona lost the 2012 Senate election to Republican Victor Hocog. In 2013, Senator Juan Manglona Ayuyu was convicted of smuggling of federally protected Mariana fruit bats. The conviction created a vacancy which the Northern Mariana Islands Supreme Court ruled would be filled by Manglona until the next general election.[9] In the 2014 general election, Manglona finished third of five candidates for two seats. The winners were Republican candidates Teresita Santos and Steven King Mesngon.[10]

Manglona was again appointed to the Senate on February 10, 2016 to succeed Victor Hocog upon Hocog’s elevation to Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands.[11] In the 2024 general election, Manglona lost to special education teacher Ronnie Mendiola Calvo.[12] After the elevation of Dennis C. Mendiola to the lieutenant governorship, Manglona was once again appointed to a Senate vacancy.[13]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Inauguration of the Seventeenth Northern Marianas Commonwealth Legislature" (PDF). Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature. January 11, 2010. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  2. ^ Manglona, Prudencio (February 15, 1997). "Interview of Prudencio T. Manglona" (PDF) (Interview). Interviewed by Howard P. Willens and Deanne C. Siemer. Northern Marianas Humanities Council. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "Organizational Meeting" (PDF). Journal of the CNMI Senate. 12 (1): 15. January 10, 2000. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "Senator Manglona donates $2,000 in scholarship money". Mariana's Variety News & Views. June 28, 1991. p. 6. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  5. ^ "Your Candidates in the 2016 Elections". Saipan Tribune. 2016-11-07. Archived from the original on 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  6. ^ Legaspi, Nick (November 20, 1987). "Final vote tally brings no Surprise upsets". Marianas Variety. Vol. 16, no. 35. p. 14. Retrieved August 22, 2025 – via eVols.
  7. ^ Limole, K-Andrea Evarose (January 14, 2021). "Hofschneider elected CNMI Senate president". The Guam Daily Post. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  8. ^ Chan, Dennis B. (February 1, 2016). "Manglona seeks participation in next Rota session". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  9. ^ Sablan, Christina. "Micronesia in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014: Northern Mariana Islands". The Contemporary Pacific. 27 (1). University of Hawaiʻi Press: 239–250. Retrieved April 15, 2024 – via eVols.
  10. ^ "2014 General Election Results". Commonwealth Election Commission. November 21, 2014. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020.
  11. ^ Borja, Francisco M. (President of the Senate) (February 10, 2016). "Appointment of Paul A. Manglona" (PDF). Senate Journal. 17 (25). Northern Mariana Islands Senate: 4–11. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  12. ^ Erediano, Emmanuel T. (November 6, 2024). "Senate president and longest-serving senator lose seats". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  13. ^ Erediano, Emmanuel (July 31, 2025). "Paul Manglona returns to Senate". Marianas Variety. Retrieved July 31, 2025.