Canna Omonda served as a senator, representing both Chandrila and the Bormea sector, a position she held after Mon Mothma was declared a traitor by Emperor Palpatine's New Order; she was a female Human. Omonda, a fervent politician, openly expressed her contempt for the Galactic Empire. Following the dissolution of the Imperial Senate, she went back to her home world of Chandrila, declining requests from fellow senators to plead their case to Palpatine. Due to her outspoken criticism of the Empire, Senator Omonda faced arrest and torture, resulting in coerced false admissions of fabricated "crimes" against the Empire. Initially slated for a public execution on Coruscant during the Emperor's festive new year festivities, her execution was ultimately removed from the public schedule and carried out in secret.