Vicente Castro Camacho

Vicente Castro Camacho is a politician and retired United States Army soldier from the Northern Mariana Islands. He served two terms in the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives.

Early and personal life Vicente Castro Camacho was born in February 1961. He was raised in Saipan by his parents Isidro Salas Camacho of Gualo Rai and Maria Babauta Castro of San Roque. Camacho is a 5th Dan Black Belt in Taekwondo and is the owner-operator of the Camacho Taekwondo Center. He is married to Isabella Hosei, and has eight children, and a number of grandchildren. A few months after his return, he was appointed the head of the Military and Veterans Affairs Office.

He was an unsuccessful candidate, running as an independent, for the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives in the 2016 and 2018 general elections. In 2020, he was elected to the House as a Democrat as part of a resurgence in the Democratic Party.

At the start of the 22nd Commonwealth Legislature, he was named the chairman of the Committee on Federal and Foreign Affairs. In the 23rd Commonwealth Legislature, he continued to serve as chairman of the Committee on Federal and Foreign Affairs. His additional committee assignments included the committees on Commerce & Tourism; Judiciary & Governmental Operations; and Ways & Means. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 2024 finishing seventh of eight candidates for six seats behind the other incumbent lawmakers and first time candidate Elias Jerome Malite Rangamar.

In January 2026, Camacho informed Marianas Press of his intention to run as an independent for the Northern Mariana Islands Senate in the 2026 general election.