Corina Magofna

Corina Lorraine Magofna is a member of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate from Saipan. Magnofa was elected to the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives in a 2021 special election. Magofna was then elected to the Senate in the 2022 general election.

Early life and career Corina Lorraine Magofna

Political career In the 2020 general election, Magofna ran for the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives for Precinct #3. In 2021, after the death of Republican minority leader Ivan A. Blanco, the Democratic Party of the Northern Mariana Islands nominated Magofna as their candidate for the special election.

In the 2022 general election, Magofna, as an independent, and Democratic candidate Celina Babauta won Saipan's two Senate seats. In the 23rd Commonwealth Legislature, Magofna serves as the floor leader for the majority and as chairwoman of the Committee on Resources, Economic Development, Programs and Gaming. During the 24th Commonwealth Legislature, at a reorganization session necessitated by the elevation of Dennis C. Mendiola to the position of lieutenant governor, Magofna was named Vice President of the Senate.