Celina Babauta
Celina Babauta | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate from the 3rd district | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
| Member of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives from the 1st district | |
| In office 2021–2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Franklin[1] |
Celina Roberto Babauta is a Northern Mariana Islander politician and incumbent Democratic member of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate representing the 3rd district. Babauta was sworn into office on January 9, 2023.[1]
Prior to her service in the Northern Mariana Islands Senate, Babauta served in the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives during the 22nd Commonwealth Legislature.[2]
Senate
Babauta was elected to the Northern Mariana Islands Senate in the 2022 election.[2] During the 23rd Commonwealth Legislature, she was a member of the INDEMS-majority and served as the Legislative Secretary.[3] During the 24th Commonwealth Legislature, Babauta has been a political outlier with Troy Torres of KANDIT News describing her as the late Governor Arnold Palacios’s sole ally in the Senate,[4] while Emmanuel Erediano of Marianas Variety described her as a lone member of the minority voting bloc.[5]
References
- ^ a b Borja, Chanele C. (Senate Journal Clerk) (January 9, 2023). "Presentation of the Members" (PDF). Journal of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate. 23 (1): 1. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
Senator-Elect Celina Roberto Babauta escorted by her husband Mr. Franklin Babauta
- ^ a b "Independents, Democrats take control of the CNMI Senate". KUAM News. November 16, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
- ^ Borja, Chanele C. (Senate Journal Clerk) (January 9, 2023). "Election of Legislative Secretary" (PDF). Journal of the CNMI Senate. 23 (1): 9–10. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
- ^ Torres, Troy (July 24, 2025). "Late Governors Sole Ally in the Senate Mourns Loss". KANDIT News Group. Archived from the original on August 13, 2025. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
- ^ Erediano, Emmanuel T. (August 4, 2025). "Senate leadership realigned; Babauta 'lone member of minority bloc'". Marianas Variety. Retrieved August 4, 2025.