Arnold Indalecio Palacios (born August 22, 1955) is the 12th and current lieutenant governor of the Northern Mariana Islands, serving since 2019. He previously represented Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands Senate. Formerly a member of the Republican Party, he is currently an independent candidate for Governor in the 2022 election.

Contents

• 1 Personal life
• 2 Political career
• 3 See also
• 4 References

Personal life

Palacios graduated from Portland State University. Palacios is married to Wella Sablan Palacios and they have four children: Arnold Gerard, Nicole, Tiana and Eric.

Political career

Palacios is a former Speaker of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives. He was sworn in on January 14, 2008, as the Speaker of the House's 16th Legislature. He represented Election District 3 in the House, which encomp*es portions of Saipan and the Northern Islands.

Palacios was the running mate of four-time gubernatorial candidate Heinz Hofschneider in the 2009 election. If elected, Palacios would have become the Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands in 2010. Instead, he was elected in 2018 with in*bent Governor Ralph Torres to begin a term in January 2019.

Palacios is currently an independent candidate for Governor in the 2022 election, running with Saipan mayor David M. Apatang as his running-mate.

See also

• List of party switchers in the United States

References