Sheila Babauta

Sheila Therese Jack Babauta (born 1989 or 1990) is a politician from the Northern Mariana Islands and former member of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives, representing District 4 for the Democratic Party.

[4][5] Babauta was born and grew up on the island of Saipan, on the edge of the Mariana Trench.

[1] In 2020, Babauta joined the Democratic Party of the Northern Mariana Islands and ran for reelection in the 2020 general election under their banner.

[8] In November 2021, she described her plans to attend the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in Glasgow, Scotland, although the journey would be "no easy feat.

"[9] At the conference she introduced former United States President Barack Obama when he addressed the conference, saying that he was a "son of the Asia Pacific" who "recognizes that communities impacted by climate change must have a seat at the table to ensure accountability and action from all parties who contribute major carbon emissions".

A headshot of Sheila Babuta taken at start of the 22nd Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Legislature