Vinnie Sablan
Vinnie Sablan | |
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| File:Vinnie Sablan 22nd CNMI Leg.png Sablan in 2021 | |
| Majority Leader of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate | |
| In office January 11, 2021 – January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Justo Songao Quitugua |
| Succeeded by | Corina Magofna |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vinson Flores Sablan August 31, 1978 |
| Party | Independent (before 2021) Republican (2021–present) |
| Education | Northern Marianas College University of Phoenix (BS) |
Vinson Flores "Vinnie" Sablan[1] is a Northern Marianan politician who served as a member of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate from the 3rd district.
Early life and career
[edit | edit source]Sablan was born August 31, 1978.[2][3] Sablan has associate degree in computer applications and business administration from Northern Marianas College and a bachelor's degree in management from University of Phoenix. Sablan was a Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality laboratory manager at the time of his first election.[4]
Political career
[edit | edit source]Sablan was first elected to public office in 2014, when he won one of two seats to represent the 4th district in the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives.[4] He was elected to the Northern Mariana Islands Senate in the 2018 general election alongside Justo Songao Quitugua.[5] In January 2021, at the start of the 22nd Commonwealth Legislature, Sablan was elected Floor Leader of the Senate to succeed Justo Songao Quitugua.[6] Later that month, he was unanimously elected the chairman of the 22nd Saipan and Northern Islands Legislative Delegation.[7] He was an independent aligned with the Republican-led majority[7] until joining the Republican Party in July 2021.[8] Sablan was a candidate for lieutenant governor of the Northern Mariana Islands in the 2022 gubernatorial election.[3]
In November 2025, he announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination to run for governor in 2026.[9] As of that same month, he is the chief of staff to Lieutenant Governor Dennis Mendiola.[10]
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