Jude Hofschneider

Jude Hofschneider
Jude Hofschneider
9th Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
	In office; February 20, 2013 – January 12, 2015
Governor	Eloy Inos
Preceded by	Eloy Inos
Succeeded by	Ralph Torres
President of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate
	In office; January 14, 2013 – February 20, 2013
Preceded by	Paul Mangloña
Succeeded by	Ralph Torres
Personal details
Born	September 12, 1966; Mariana Islands, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Northern Marianas College; University of Wisconsin, Madison; University of Phoenix

Jude Untalan Hofschneider (born September 12, 1966) is an American Republican politician from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. He served as the ninth Lieutenant Governor. He was automatically elevated to this position on February 20, 2013, when the former lieutenant governor, Eloy S. Inos, assumed the governorship.

Background and personal life

Hofschneider graduated from Reynolds High School at Troutdale, Oregon in 1988. His initial civil service job was as a soil and water conservation coordinator. He went on to receive an associate degree from Northern Marianas College in 1996. Hofschneider then served as an environmental specialist in the Tinian Department of Public Works, and later the deputy director of that agency. He continued his education online through the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of Phoenix.[1]

Political career

Municipal office

In 2004, Hofschneider was elected to the Tinian & Aguiguan Municipal Council. He served for two years on the Association of Mariana Islands Mayors and Municipal Councilors (AMIM).[1]

Commonwealth Legislature

In 2006, Hofschneider won election to the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature as a senator. In his seven years serving with that body, he acted in a variety of roles. From 2010 to 2013 he was the vice president of the Senate. In January 2013, he won election to the presidency of the Senate.

Lieutenant Governorship

Hofschneider took up the lieutenant governorship in February 2013. He served as acting governor while the governor was out of the commonwealth.[2] His term ended in 2015.

References

"Jude Hofschneider biography". Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Governor's Office. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
Eugenio, Haidee (May 9, 2013). "Acting governor Hofschneider appoints Ray Quichocho as judge". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved August 17, 2013.