In 2003, the Covenant Party managed to gain half of the seats in the CNMI House of Representatives and one-third of the senate, both of which resulted in a plurality victory over both the Republicans and the Democrats.

In the 2007 Northern Mariana Islands general election, the party took 12 of 20 seats in the House of Representatives, giving them a strong majority in the lower chamber.

[8] Despite their position on national politics, the Republican-controlled CNMI government—which had a super-majority in the House and Senate in 2016—attempted to push for gun bans.

[9][10] On September 21, 2018, Republican Governor Ralph Torres signed into law the Taulamwaar Sensible CNMI Cannabis Act, stating: "Today, our people made history.

"[11] This made the CNMI the first place in the United States to launch a commercial cannabis legalization system through an act of lawmakers rather than it being implemented by voters through a ballot initiative and also the first U.S. jurisdiction to go from completely outlawing cannabis to allowing recreational use without first having a medical marijuana program.