PETE A. TENORIO

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

– Saipan Intermediate School, 1957

– Pacific Islands Central School (PICS), Moen, Chuuk, 1958-1959

– Tumon Jr./Sr. High School (John F. Kennedy High School) Guam, 1960

– BA Geology, University of Hawaii, 1965

– MS Hydrology, University of Hawaii, 1969

– MS Environmental Health, University of Hawaii, 1970

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

– Elected, Senator, Congress of Micronesia, 1972

– Negotiator of the Covenant as a Member of the Northern Marianas Political Status Commission, 1973-1976

– Executive director, Northern Marianas Office of Transition Studies and Planning, 1975-1977

– Executive director, Marianas Public Land Corp., 1977-1981

– Member of CNMI-US Commission on Federal Laws, 1980-1986

– Elected, Lt. Governor for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for two terms, 1981-1989

– Chaired the negotiation for the second multi-year Covenant Section 702 financial assistance agreement with the federal government, 1984-1985

– Chaired the CNMI Team in Covenant Section 902 consultation with the federal government, 1987-1989

– Businessman and consultant in Water Resources, Environment and Land Development, 1990-2001

– Elected, CNMI Resident Representative to the United States, 2002-current

Editor’s Note: Resident Representative Pete A. Tenorio was unable to submit his responses to the Saipan Tribune questionnaire in time for yesterday’s deadline. He has, however, furnished us a copy of his platform for a second term, which we are reprinting here.

FEDERAL RELATIONS

– Continue the quest for Delegate until the people of the CNMI are represented in Congress.

– Continue educating and familiarizing members of Congress and the Administration about the CNMI.

– Continue discussions of critical Covenant and Federal-CNMI issues.

ECONOMIC RECOVERY

– Continue working with Congress to amend Head note 3(a) to promote competitiveness by decreasing the value added requirement for items manufactured in the CNMI.

– Continue working with Interior to attract investors to the CNMI.

– Continue working with the State Department to open doors for tourism with more countries.

– Work with the Congress to ensure that tax incentives and credits currently available to CNMI residents continue, and to clarify tax cover over laws to the benefit of the CNMI.

– Work with the Congress to pass submerged land legislation that will grant the CNMI economic rights to surrounding waters.

– Continue to seek an exemption from restrictive Federal laws to expedite land and marine resources development plans.

– Seek assistance from Congress and the US Dept. of Agriculture to promote agricultural development and agricultural produce export.

EDUCATION AND HEALTH

– Continue working for inclusion in federal education and health programs that will benefit the CNMI.

– Request emergency funds from Congress for a complete renovation of CHC, to insure adequate facilities for proper health care.

– Explore ways of increasing the federal cap on Medicaid expenditures in the CNMI.

– Continue lobbying for health programs targeted at reducing the number of chronic and debilitating diseases currently prevalent in the CNMI.

– Continue lobbying for increased participation in new and existing education programs to assist Public School System and Northern Marianas College to benefit students.

– Continue seeking resolution to the numerous Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) and other hazardous waste sites in the CNMI that could potentially pollute fragile ground water resources and affect the health of the people.

TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE

– Continue requesting federal assistance to improve CNMI water systems so that every home has sufficient and drinkable water.

– Work with Congress and the Administration to develop a comprehensive sewage system construction master plan for Saipan, Tinian and Rota.

– Continue working with Congress and the Administration for additional assistance with all transportation systems including aviation, highways, and marine facilities and programs.

– Continue working with Congress to obtain a waiver of the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC).

– Continue working with OIA and the Administration to establish a comprehensive volcanic and geologic monitoring program.