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

  1. ↑ Our Campaigns - Pangelinan, Maria Frica Tudela. Accessed December 15, 2021
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Who Is Maria T. Pangelinan?" (PDF). Marianas Variety. Vol. 14, no. 4. April 12, 1985. p. 7. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Letter to Saipan Residents" (PDF). Marianas Variety. Vol. 14, no. 7. May 3, 1985. p. 9. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  5. ↑ Dandan, Zaldy. "Micronesia in Review: Issues and Events, 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019" (PDF). The Contemporary Pacific. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. 32 (1): 225–231. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 15, 2021.


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