Votes: "No" votes: Minority leader George Camacho (R-Saipan), Reps. Felicidad Ogumoro (R-Saipan), Teresita Santos (R-Rota), and Richard Seman (R-Saipan) === except for Article 10 - Rep. George Camacho abstained due to conflict. “Yes” votes: House Speaker Joseph Deleon Guerrero (IR-Saipan), Vice Speaker Frank Dela Cruz (IR-Saipan), floor leader Ralph Demapan (Cov-Saipan), Reps. Antonio Agulto (IR-Saipan), Anthony Benavente (IR-Saipan), Roman Benavente (IR-Saipan), Trenton Conner (Ind-Tinian), Lorenzo Deleon Guerrero (IR-Saipan), Cris Leon Guerrero (Cov-Saipan), Janet Maratita (IR-Saipan), John P. Sablan (Cov-Saipan), Tony Sablan (IR-Saipan), Mario Taitano (IR-Saipan), Ray Tebuteb (IR-Saipan), Edmund Villagomez (Cov-Saipan), and Ralph Yumul (IR-Saipan) === except for Article 15 - Rep. Roman Benavente abstained unknown reasons. Career prior to governorship Government: Speaker of the House of Representatives, 3rd, 12th, & 14th NMI Legislature Vice Speaker, 5th NMI Legislature Minority Leader, 2nd and 4th NMI Legislature Chief Administrative Officer, 1st NMI Legislature Budget Officer, 1st NMI Legislature Budget Analyst, Trust Territory Government News Director, KJQR Radio Station Business: President, Bank of Saipan Vice President, Tan Holdings Corporation Special Consultant, L&T Corporation President, Century Insurance Corporation President, Century Travel Corporation President, Consolidated Transportation Services Inc. (CTSI) President, Pacific Oriental Inc. (POI) President, Home Improvement (MPI) Politics & Civic Contributions: Founder, CNMI Covenant Party Chairman, Northern Marianas Republican Party Chairman, Bush for President Committee for the CNMI Chairman, CNMI Zoning Board Chairman, NMI Trusteeship Termination Task Force Chairman, 1st CNMI Civil Service Commission Chairman, Saipan Municipal Scholarship Board Member, CNMI Tax Task Force Member, Republican Presidential Task Force (US) Delegate, 1st Northern Marianas Constitutional Convention Chairman, Constitutional Convention Committee(s) on Tax, Public Debt, Education, & Local Government See also List of minority governors and lieutenant governors in the United States References External links Office of the Governor, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Biography of Gov. Benigno R. Fitial Pacific Magazine: "The Business Governors": The Inauguration of Gov. Benigno Fitial and Lt. Gov. Timothy Villagomez Covenant Party Site 1945 births Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands) politicians Governors of the Northern Mariana Islands Impeached state and territorial governors of the United States Living people Northern Mariana Islands businesspeople Northern Mariana Islands people of Carolinian descent People from Saipan Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands) politicians Republican Party governors of the Northern Mariana Islands University of Guam alumni Speakers of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives