Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan

Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan served as a Representative from Northern Mariana Islands in the United States Congress from 2009 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan contributed to the legislative process during 8 terms in office.

Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan’s service in Congress occurred during a significant period in American history. As a member of the House of Representatives, Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan participated in the democratic process and represented the interests of constituents.

Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan ( grih-GOR-ee-oh kih-LEE-lee kə-MAH-choh sə-BLAHN; born January 19, 1955) is an American politician and former election commissioner. Elected in 2008, Sablan became the first delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Sablan has been a member of the Democratic Party throughout his life, but ran as an Independent for the delegate position, as the Democrats had nominated another candidate. He immediately changed his party affiliation in the House to Democratic in 2009, caucuses with Democrats and has remained an official party member during his tenure, but ran as an Independent in all of his reelection campaigns between 2010 and 2020. He ran as a Democrat for the first time in 2022. On January 18, 2024, after serving 16 years as the CNMI’s delegate to the United States House of Representatives, Sablan announced he would not seek re-election, going on to endorse the floor leader of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives and fellow Democrat, Ed Propst for the 2024 election.