Paul Manglona

Paul Atalig Manglona (born January 25, 1958) is a member of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate from Rota. Manglona was appointed to the Senate on February 10, 2016 to succeed Victor Hocog upon Hocog’s elevation to Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands. He previously served in the Senate from 1987 until 2013 and again from 2013 to 2015.

Biography
He was born on January 25, 1958, to Prudencio Taisacan Manglona, a longtime Mayor of Rota, and Bernadita Atalig Manglona. He graduated from Father Duenas Memorial High School in Guam in 1976 as the valedictorian. He then graduated from Santa Clara University with a BA Degree in civil engineering and further studied at San Jose State University. He returned to the Northern Mariana Islands and worked for the CMS Construction before working for Rota's Public Works. In 1985, Manglona was a delegate to the Second Constitutional Convention.

Manglona was first elected to the Senate in 1987 as a Republican. During his first tenue, Manglona served as the chamber’s president on multiple occasions. Manglona lost the 2012 Senate election to Republican Victor Hocog. In 2013, Senator Juan Manglona Ayuyu was convicted of smuggling of federally protected Mariana fruit bats. The conviction created a vacancy which the Northern Mariana Islands Supreme Court ruled would be filled by Manglona until the next general election. In the 2014 general election, Manglona finished third of five candidates for two seats. The winners were Republican candidates Teresita Santos and Steven King Mesngon.