Teresa Kim-Tenorio
SUPERIOR Court Associate Judge Teresa Kim-Tenorio was retained by CNMI voters on Tuesday, winning 84.21% of the total ballots cast.
Of the 11,767 voters who cast their ballots, 9,909 voted yes for her retention while only 1,858 voted no. The “yes” vote won in all election precincts on all three main islands.
Judge Kim-Tenorio’s current term will expire next year. A nominee of the late Gov. Eloy S. Inos, she was confirmed by the Senate in December 2013. In the 2018 election, 84.5% of voters chose to retain her.
BOE
In the non-partisan Board of Education election for Saipan’s two open seats, Aschumar Kodep Ogumoro-Uludong finished first with 4,889 votes.
In second place was BOE member Maisie Tenorio, who was re-elected with 3,816 votes.
Former Rep. Martin Ada finished third with 2,639 votes while BOE member Gregory Pat Borja ended in fourth place with 2,622 votes.
In fifth place is former Rep. Juan I. Tenorio, who garnered 2,335 votes.
On Rota, the island’s lone BOE seat was won by Anthony Wayne Barcinas, who ran unopposed. He received 1,155 votes.
The BOE has five elected members — three from Saipan and one each from Tinian and Rota. It formulates policy and exercises control over the Public School System through the education commissioner, who is a board appointee.
