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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: CW-1 visa program cap (2023): 14,999 (lifeline for CNMI employers)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: broadband internet subscription rate (2020): 84.0%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: average household size (2020): 4.15
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Filipino population (alone, 2020): 15,456
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Chamorro population (alone, 2020): 12,001
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: homeownership rate (2020): 29.0%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: poverty rate (families, 2019): 33.7% (approximately 38% of population below federal poverty line)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median household income (2019): $31,362
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: population (2020 Census): 47,329
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: CNMI Senate and House of Representatives elections — 2024 General Election (2024) — mixed, margin multiple races across 3 senatorial districts and 7 house precincts
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.12)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 92 (share 0.25)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 72 (share 0.3)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHCC) (900 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: CNMI Public School System (1200 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Government (3500 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) is a U.S. territory in the western Pacific Ocean with a population of approximately 47,329 (2020 Census). The at-large congressional district encompasses 14 islands, with most residents concentrated on Saipan, Tinian, and Rota. The CNMI is a majority-minority territory where Asian residents form the largest racial group (22,054 identifying as Asian alone), followed by Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders (20,665 alone). The Chamorro population — the indigenous people of the Marianas — is the largest detailed ethnic group, with 12,001 identifying as Chamorro alone. The Filipino population (15,456 alone) is the largest detailed Asian group. The median household income is $31,362 — less than half the U.S. national median — and approximately 38% of the population lives below the federal poverty line, while 33.7% of families were in poverty as of 2019. The homeownership rate is only 29%. The economy is dominated by tourism, which before COVID-19 accounted for approximately 42% of GDP, with nearly 500,000 annual visitors in 2019. By FY2025, arrivals had dropped to approximately 160,640. The CNMI relies heavily on the CW-1 visa program (capped at 14,999 annually) for foreign workers. The territory has a unique Covenant relationship with the United States established in 1976, and its delegate to Congress holds non-voting status — able to serve on committees and vote on amendments in the Committee of the Whole, but not on final passage of legislation. King-Hinds is the second person and first woman to hold this office, first elected in 2024 with 40.3% of the vote in a five-way race.
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Voted sponsored on H.R. 3400 (Territorial Response and Access to Veterans' Essential Lifecare Act (TRAVEL Act of 2025)) on 2025-05-14: King-Hinds introduced her first bill — the TRAVEL Act — to authorize the VA to assign traveling physicians to provide essential healthcare to veterans in U.S. territories. The bill passed the House 371-21 on September 15, 2025, with broad bipartisan support. The legislation directly addresses a core constituent need: the CNMI's 1,937 veterans lack access to specialized medical care without traveling thousands of miles to Hawaii or the mainland. This is the most significant legislative achievement of her freshman term and exemplifies her focus on territorial parity. The bill was co-sponsored by both Republican and Democratic delegates from other territories.
Date: 2025-05-14
Added: 02 May 2026
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Voted yea on H.R. 3838 (Multiple Amendments — September 10, 2025) on 2025-09-10: King-Hinds voted yea on multiple H.R. 3838 amendments (Nos. 3, 5, 11, 14, 23, 24) that passed. Her voting pattern shows she supports some amendments while opposing most others — consistent with a delegate who participates actively in committee work but exercises selective support.
Date: 2025-09-10
Added: 02 May 2026
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Voted yea on H.R. 4776 (Roy of Texas Amendment No. 5 (FY2026 NDAA amendment)) on 2025-12-18: King-Hinds voted yea on a conservative amendment to the FY2026 NDAA — a rare yea vote among her predominantly nay voting record (11 yea, 30 nay across 51 recorded amendment votes). The amendment failed. As a non-voting delegate, she can vote in the Committee of the Whole on amendments but not on final passage.
Date: 2025-12-18
Added: 02 May 2026
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[statement] In the same interview, King-Hinds expressed concern about the OBBBA's Medicaid work requirement, noting 'we don't have jobs right now [in the CNMI]. The economy is in such poor state, businesses are closing, work hours are being reduced and we are going to require people to work to be able to avail themselves of healthcare when there are no jobs.' She said her office would 'track this and see what impact this new law will have on the CNMI.'
Date: 2025-07-07
Added: 02 May 2026
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[statement] King-Hinds touted the OBBBA (H.R. 1) as protecting CNMI Medicaid funding, stating the bill 'keeps the CNMI's Medicaid funding structure intact with an 83% federal match rate and roughly $66 million' and that 'these changes will not affect our block grants.'
Date: 2025-07-07
Added: 02 May 2026
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As CNMI Delegate, King-Hinds's campaign finance disclosures show no contributions from AIPAC, defense contractors, Wall Street firms, or major national PACs — a financial profile that distinguishes her sharply from almost all voting members of Congress.
Date: 2025-12-31
Added: 02 May 2026
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King-Hinds's mother Serafina King served as a member of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives. Her brother is Senator Karl King-Nabors, who was re-elected unopposed in Tinian in 2024. She is married to Chester Hinds and has one child.
Date: 2024-11-06
Added: 02 May 2026
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King-Hinds's net worth is not publicly estimated by Quiver Quantitative, OpenSecrets, or other standard congressional wealth trackers, consistent with a modest financial profile from a small U.S. territory. She is a practicing attorney and former Commonwealth Ports Authority chair with no disclosed individual stock holdings.
Date: 2026-05-01
Added: 02 May 2026
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King-Hinds filed her FEC Form 2 (Statement of Candidacy) on March 24, 2025, designating 'King-Hinds for Congress' as her principal campaign committee for the 2026 election cycle. Her FEC candidate ID is H4MP01022.
Date: 2025-03-24
Added: 02 May 2026
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King-Hinds's campaign relies on grassroots small-dollar contributions processed through WinRed, consistent with a small-dollar, GOP-aligned operation — far from the big-PAC orbit common on the mainland. PoliScore notes her funding footprint is 'small and local' with spending primarily through CNMI vendors.
Date: 2026-05-01
Added: 02 May 2026
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King-Hinds raised approximately $24,000 for her 2026 reelection campaign through early 2026, with Q4 2025 FEC filings disclosing $7,500 in new fundraising. Her campaign's FEC Form 3 (April 2024) reported $13,411 in total individual contributions with zero PAC money and zero contribution refunds.
Date: 2026-04-28
Added: 02 May 2026
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