Maria Frica Pangelinan
Maria "Frica" Tudela Pangelinan[1] (born December 5, 1948) is a Northern Mariana Islander politician. She is the first female senator to serve in the Northern Mariana Islands Senate.[2]
She graduated from the University of Guam in 1981 with a BBA. While attending college, she served as acting director of finance.[3] She was elected as a delegate to the CNMI's second constitutional convention.[4]
Pangelinan is a member of the Democratic Party of the Northern Mariana Islands. In the 2018 Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial election, Pangelinan endorsed Republican incumbent Ralph Torres.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Our Campaigns - Pangelinan, Maria Frica Tudela. Accessed December 15, 2021
- ^ Calindas, Marconi (2006-03-05). "'Women of power' meet Miss Teen beauties". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ "Who Is Maria T. Pangelinan?" (PDF). Marianas Variety. Vol. 14, no. 4. April 12, 1985. p. 7. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ "Letter to Saipan Residents" (PDF). Marianas Variety. Vol. 14, no. 7. May 3, 1985. p. 9. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ Dandan, Zaldy. "Micronesia in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019" (PDF). The Contemporary Pacific. 32 (1). University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa: 225–231. doi:10.1353/cp.2020.0014. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 15, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Saipan Tribune: Senator Pangelinan Farewell letter published in the Saipan Tribune
- Senator Maria Frica T. Pangelinan official biography
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