Tina Sablan
Tina Sablan | |
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Sablan during 22nd CNMI Legislature | |
| Member of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives from the 2nd district | |
| In office 2019–2023 | |
| Member of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives from the 1st district | |
| In office 2008–2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Christina-Marie Elise Sablan May 18, 1981 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | College of Santa Fe (BS) University of Hawaiʻi (MUP) |
Christina-Marie Elise Sablan (born May 18, 1981), also known as Tina Sablan, is a Northern Marianan politician and former news anchor in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). A member of the Democratic Party, Sablan was a member of the Commonwealth House of Representatives, representing Precinct Two.
Sablan was the Democratic Party candidate for CNMI Governor in the 2022 election, where she was the first female nominee from any major party. Sablan finished in third place in the election. In the runoff election Sablan endorsed Arnold Palacios over incumbent governor Ralph Torres. After Palacios won the runoff election, Sablan joined his administration as a pro-bono senior policy advisor.