Edward Pangelinan

American politician (1941–2023)

Edward DLG Pangelinan

Pangelinan while a member of the Congress of Micronesia

Resident Representative of the Northern Mariana Islands
In office
January 9, 1978 – January 1984
Preceded by| Position established
Succeeded by| Froilan Tenorio
Personal details
Born|

Edward De Leon Guerrero Pangelinan

(1941-10-24)October 24, 1941
Saipan, Mariana Islands,
South Seas Mandate
Died| February 4, 2023(2023-02-04) (aged 81)
Maryland, U.S.
Political party| Democratic (Before 1983)
Republican (1983–2023)
Spouse| Dulce[1]
Education| University of Guam
George Washington University (BA)
Howard University (JD)

Edward De Leon Guerrero Pangelinan (October 24, 1941 – February 4, 2023) was a politician from the Northern Mariana Islands. He served as the Chairman of the Marianas Political Status Commission and later as the 1st Resident Representative from the Northern Mariana Islands to the United States House of Representatives.

## Early life and career

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Edward De Leon Guerrero Pangelinan was born October 24, 1941.[2][3] He attended the University of Guam for two years before transferring to George Washington University to earn his bachelors. He earned his Juris Doctor from Howard University School of Law becoming the first Chamorro male lawyer in the Northern Mariana Islands.[4]

Pangelinan married Dulce G. Pangelinan with whom he has six children.[1][2] One of his children, James, attended West Point and is a Colonel in the United States Army. James Pangelinan is the highest-ranking member of the United States Army from the Northern Mariana Islands.[1]

Pangelinan was elected to the Congress of Micronesia as a member of the Popular Party.[4]

## Resident Commissioner

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In the 1977 general election, he defeated Juan Tudela Lizama of the Territorial Party, winning 3,127 votes to Lizama's 2,524 votes to become the first Resident Commissioner to the United States House of Representatives.[3] In 1983, he switched from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.[5] He lost reelection to Democrat Froilan Tenorio in the 1984 general election. He later became a lobbyist for the Northern Mariana Islands.[6]

## Post-congressional career

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In 1985, President Ronald Reagan reappointed Pangelinan to the Northern Mariana Islands Commission on Federal Laws.[2] He served as a legislative assistant to Delegate Ben Blaz of Guam.[7]

Pangelinan died of pancreatic cancer in Maryland, on February 4, 2023, at the age of 81.[8]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Sablan, Gregorio (June 26, 2018). "Commendation of Col. James G. Pangelinan". Congressional Record. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Publishing Office. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
2. ^ a b c "Appointment of Five Members of the Northern Mariana Islands Commission on Federal Laws, and Designation of the Chairman". Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. February 13, 1985. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
3. ^ a b "Democrats Lead in Gubernatorial and Mayorship, Territorials Lead in Both Houses" (PDF). Marianas Variety. Vol. 6, no. 39\. December 8, 1977. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
4. ^ a b Pangelinan, Edward DLG (February 12, 1997). "Interview of Edward DLG. Pangelinan" (PDF). Oral Histories (Interview). Interviewed by Howard P. Willens. Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands: Northern Marianas Humanities Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
5. ^ Porter, Kit (1993). "Starting Northern Marianas College: A Negotiation Perspective" (PDF).
6. ^ Sablan, Michael S. "Survey of CNMI-Contracted Lobbyists Activities January 1994 through September 2001" (PDF). Saipan: Office of the Public Auditor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
7. ^ "Virgin Islands, Guam, and Northern Mariana Islands issues: Hearings before the Subcommittee on Native American & Insular Affairs". United States House of Representatives. June 26, 1996. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
8. ^ Erediano, Emmanuel T. "CNMI founding father passes away". Marianas Variety. Retrieved February 5, 2023.

U.S. House of Representatives

New office |  Resident Representative of the Northern Mariana Islands
1978–1984  | Succeeded by

Froilan Tenorio

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