Patrick H. San Nicolas
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Patrick San Nicolas | |
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| Minority Leader of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives | |
| In office January 13, 2023 – February 19, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Angel Demapan |
| Succeeded by | Roy Ada |
| Member of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives from the 6th district | |
| Assumed office January 11, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Antonio S.N. Borja |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patrick Hofschneider San Nicolas |
| Party | Republican |
Patrick Hofschneider San Nicolas[1] is a Northern Mariana Islander politician. He serves as a Republican member for the 6th district of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives.[2] He was a police officer at the Department of Public Safety and as an investigator, then commissioner at the Tinian Casino Gaming Control Commission.[3] In the 23rd Commonwealth Legislature, he was selected to be the minority leader.[4][5] For the 24th Commonwealth Legislature, San Nicolas and the other members of the minority bloc informed Speaker Villagomez that they named Roy Ada as the new minority leader.[6]
After incumbent mayor Edwin P. Aldan announced his retirement, San Nicolas announced his campaign to serve as mayor of Tinian. He ran against his predecessor as Precinct #6 representative, Antonio San Nicolas Borja, in the Republican primary on April 11, 2026.[7] Borja won with an overwhelming 543 votes to San Nicolas' 180 votes.[8]
