Edward Manibusan

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Ed Manibusan
File:AG Manibusan.png
Attorney General of the Northern Mariana Islands
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 12, 2015
Governor
Preceded byGilbert Birnbrich
In office
July 1, 1989 – January 8, 1990
Acting
GovernorPedro Tenorio
Preceded byAlexandro Castro
Succeeded byRobert Naraja
Chair of the Northern Mariana Islands Democratic Party
In office
April 6, 2012 – January 1, 2014
Preceded byJesus Borja (acting)
Succeeded byJesus Borja (acting)
Personal details
BornEdward Eladio Manibusan
1952 or 1953 (age 72–73)
PartyDemocratic
SpouseDelfina[1]
Children3
EducationUniversity of Guam
California State University, Fullerton (BA)
Gonzaga University (JD)

Edward Eladio Manibusan (born 1952/1953)[2] is a Northern Mariana Islander attorney and politician serving as the first elected Attorney General of the Northern Mariana Islands. He took office on January 12, 2015. He previously served in the position from July 1, 1989 to January 8, 1990 when it was a gubernatorial appointment.

Early life and education

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He graduated from Marianas High School in 1972.[3] He attended the University of Guam from 1972 to 1975 where he earned an associate's degree in political science.[4] Manibusan graduated from California State University at Fullerton with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Law in 1977. He then attended Gonzaga University School of Law and graduated in 1982.[2]

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After graduating law school, Manibusan became a public defender. One year later, he was made an assistant attorney general assigned to the criminal division.[2] In 1986, Governor Pedro Pangelinan Tenorio appointed Manibusan, the Director of the Department of Public Safety. Manibusan was sworn in as DPS director on November 14, 1986.[5]

He was the appointed Attorney General from 1989 to 1990. He was an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands from February 1993 to July 1998,[6] the Presiding Judge of the NMI Superior Court from July 1998 to March 2003,[6] and an attorney in solo private practice. Prior to the election he also held an honorary appointment as the Civilian Aide to the United States Secretary of the Army for the CNMI.[7]

In 1998, Judge Procter Ralph Hug Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit appointed Manibusan as a special judge at the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands from January 26, 1998 to December 31, 1998.[8]

Interim

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Manibusan retired from active government service on March 14, 2003.[1] On April 6, 2012, he became the chairman of the reorganized Democratic Party of the Northern Mariana Islands, succeeding acting chair Jesus Borja.[9][10][11] In that capacity he worked to rebuild ties with the Democratic National Committee, achieving such recognition at the 2012 Democratic National Convention.[12] He also sought to ensure the party ran a gubernatorial candidate in the 2014 election, after it failed to do so in 2009.[13] He resigned on January 1, 2014, and was succeeded in the interim by Jesus Borja (who had been acting chair before Manibusan's election) and permanently by Benjamin M. Cepeda in February 2014.[14][15][16] Cepeda then resigned on May 19, 2014 to join Juan Babauta's 2014 election independent campaign slate, with Rosiky Camacho initially becoming acting chair until he permanently held the post.[17][18][19]

Attorney General

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The Attorney General, previously an appointed position, became an elected position effective for the 2014 general election.[20] Manibusan was elected in 2014, defeating attorney Michael Evangelista by about a two to one margin.[21] Manibusan succeeded Gilbert Birnbrich, who was appointed by Governor Eloy Inos five months before the election.[20] He was reelected in 2018, without opposition.[22] In 2022, Manibusan defeated former judge Juan Tudela Lizama by approximately ten points to be reelected Attorney General.[23]

Electoral history

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2014 CNMI Attorney General election (non-partisan)[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Edward Manibusan 8,599 64.99%
Nonpartisan Michael Norita Evangelista 4,672 31.31%
Total votes 13,231 100.00%
2018 CNMI Attorney General election (non-partisan)[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Edward Manibusan (incumbent) 11,366 100.00%
Total votes 11,366 100.00%
2022 CNMI Attorney General election (non-partisan)[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Edward Manibusan (incumbent) 7,524 55.17%
Nonpartisan Juan Tudela Lizama 6,113 44.83%
Total votes 13,637 100.00%

References

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  9. ^ Democratic Party elects Manibusan as chair of Central Executive Committee
  10. ^ Disgruntled GOP members welcome to join Democrats
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  14. ^ Manibusan to run for AG
  15. ^ Gubernatorial race gets crowded
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  17. ^ Ex-Democratic Party chair explains why he joined Babauta-Torres team
  18. ^ Democratic Party chairman quits, goes to Babauta’s team to run as representative
  19. ^ Democratic Party chair’s challenge for runoff
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