Sablan is the representative from the Northern Mariana Islands as a Democrat (2017-), previously an Independent (2009-2009), a Democrat (2009-2014), and an Independent caucusing with the Democrats (2015-2016). He has served since Jan 6, 2009. Sablan is next up for reelection in 2020.
Because the Northern Mariana Islands is a territory of the United States, and not a state, its representative in the House of Representatives is a delegate with limited voting privileges — Sablan can vote in committee but not on the House floor, including not on the final passage of bills. Delegates have a marginalized role in Congress and their constituents are not represented in Congress in the same manner as most citizens.
![Photo of Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP0]](/static/legislator-photos/412312-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2018 Report Card for Sablan.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Sablan is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Sablan has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Feb 19, 2019. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Gregorio Sablan sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Education and Labor
- Chair, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education
- Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment
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House Committee on Natural Resources
- Member, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife
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House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- Member, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
Enacted Legislation
Sablan was the primary sponsor of 4 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 4869: Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act
- H.R. 339: Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act
- H.R. 5889 (114th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1 Chalan Kanoa VLG in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, as the “Segundo T. Sablan and ...
- H.R. 573 (113th): To amend Public Law 93-435 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands, providing parity with Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Sablan sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Immigration (41%) Agriculture and Food (12%) Crime and Law Enforcement (12%) International Affairs (12%) Animals (12%) Government Operations and Politics (12%)
Recent Bills
Some of Sablan’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 737: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2019
- H.R. 559: Northern Mariana Islands Long-Term Legal Residents Relief Act
- H.R. 560: Northern Mariana Islands Residents Relief Act
- H.R. 6578: Northern Mariana Islands Workforce Stabilization Act
- H.R. 5478: Northern Mariana Islands Enhanced Nutrition Assistance Act of 2018
- H.R. 4869: Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act
- H.R. 4216: Northern Mariana Islands Enhanced Nutrition Assistance Act of 2017
Voting Record
Missed Votes
From Jan 2009 to Feb 2019, Sablan missed 28 of 326 roll call votes, which is 8.6%. This is much worse than the median of 2.0% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- @unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
