Vinnie Sablan

Vinson Edward Flores "Vinnie" Sablan is a Northern Marianan politician who served as a member of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate from the 3rd district.

Early life and career Sablan was born August 31, 1978. He was elected to the Northern Mariana Islands Senate in the 2018 general election alongside Justo Songao Quitugua. In January 2021, at the start of the 22nd Commonwealth Legislature, Sablan was elected Floor Leader of the Senate to succeed Justo Songao Quitugua. Later that month, he was unanimously elected the chairman of the 22nd Saipan and Northern Islands Legislative Delegation. He was an independent aligned with the Republican-led majority Sablan was a candidate for lieutenant governor of the Northern Mariana Islands in the 2022 gubernatorial election.

As of November 2025, he is the chief of staff to Lieutenant Governor Dennis Mendiola.

In November 2025, he announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination to run for governor in 2026. He withdrew from the Republican primary on February 26, 2026, in order to run for the Northern Mariana Islands Senate.