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Northern Mariana politician (1949–2024) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Felicidad Taman Ogumoro (September 1, 1949 – January 2024) was a politician from the Northern Mariana Islands. She served for some years as a member of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives.
Felicidad Ogumoro | |
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| Vice Speaker of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives | |
| In office January 2010 – January 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Deleon Guerrero |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Dela Cruz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Felicidad Taman Ogumoro 1 September 1949 Saipan, Mariana Islands, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands |
| Died | January 2024 (aged 74) |
| Political party | Republican (2013–2024) Covenant (2009–2013) Reform (2001) Democratic (1979–2001) |
| Spouse |
Francisco Uludong
(m. 1976; died 1991) |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Saipan |
| Alma mater | University of Saint Mary |
| Profession | Businesswoman Politician |
Felicidad Taman Ogumoro was born September 1, 1949.[1] She was born into a poor Carolinian family on Saipan, the daughter of Daniel Rogolifoi Ogumoro and Estefania Taman; she is the eldest of eight children. During her childhood, she trained to become a member of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy and attended Mt. Carmel High School, a parochial school in Saipan.[2] She then attended the University of Saint Mary in Kansas and earned a B.A. in sociology.[3] She married Francisco Uludong in 1976 and they remained married until his death in 1991. She and Francisco had four children.[2] She was very involved in the United Carolinians Association and participated in its reestablishment in 2020.[4]
Ogumoro was elected to serve in the 1st Legislature of the Northern Mariana Islands.[2] She was the first woman to serve in the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives.[5] She was reelected in 1979 as a Democrat. During the 1st and 2nd legislatures, she served as the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Health, Education, and Welfare.[6] In the 1981 general election, Ogumoro, again the Democratic candidate, was swept out in a Republican wave election.[7]
After her first tenure in the legislature, she organized Western Pacific Associates, Micronesia's first locally owned public relations and business consulting firm.[3] In the 1990s, she led a small nationalist group called Inetnon Taotao Tano which opposed foreign development in the CNMI.[8] In 1991, she ran for the House from Precinct IV on a platform to establish a trust fund for future generations, fund housing development on homesteads and private property, improve education, and promote entrepreneurship.[9]
In 2001, she left the Democratic Party and joined former Governor Froilan Tenorio in establishing the Reform Party, an affiliate of the American Reform Party.[10][11] Governor Juan Babauta nominated Ogumoro to the Commonwealth Ports Authority board of directors in 2005.[12]
In the 2009 general election, Ogumoro was elected to the House for a second tenure.[13]
In the 17th Commonwealth Legislature, Ogumoro was chosen to serve as the Vice Speaker of the House.[14] She succeeded Joseph Pinaula Deleon Guerrero who served in the position during the 16th Commonwealth Legislature.[15] In her capacity as Vice Speaker, she served as Acting Speaker when Speaker Froilan Tenorio was off island.[16] Francisco Santos Dela Cruz took over as Vice Speaker for the 18th Commonwealth Legislature.[17]
Ogumoro was a member of the House of Representatives when Janet Maratita was sworn into office in 2011; the two women, alongside Teresita Santos, were the first three to serve simultaneously in the House.[18] Among her areas of interest while in the House was a desire to create a Northern Marianas Cultural Center.[19]
Originally elected as a member of the Covenant Party, Ogumoro chose to follow Governor Benigno Fitial to the Republican Party.[20] Ogumoro was reelected in 2012 and 2014. Ogumoro opted not to run for reelection in the 2016 general election and retired after the 19th Commonwealth Legislature.[21] After leaving the Legislature, Ogumoro was appointed to the advisory board of the Department of Public Lands.[22]
Ogumoro died in January 2024, at the age of 74.[23]
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